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Encyclopedia of the Book
New Castle, Del.; London: Oak Knoll Press; British Library, 2nd ed. (1996), xxiii, 551 pp.
"Containing nearly 4,000 entries of defined terms, Glaister's encyclopedia remains the definitive source on the book as an object and on bookmaking as a trade. There are entries for people (bookseller Thomas Gosden); businesses (Pelican Press); places (Little Britain); slang terms (the French livres
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International Book Publishing: An Encyclopedia
Deep Insights
London; Chicago: Fritzroy Dearborn Publishers (1995), xxvi, 736 pp.
"The first part [...] deals with [...] topics as copyright protection, desktop advances, the role of the editor, multinational publishers, scholarly publishing, best-sellers, and more. Major essays explore the nature and impact of the new technologies, changing patterns of readership, scientific pub
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Freedom for Publishing - Publishing for Freedom: The Central and East European Publishing Project
Budapest et al.: Central European University Press (1995), 201 pp.
"The Oxford-based Central and East European Publishing Project was a remarkable initiative to support embattled Central and East European publishers and journals, and to punch holes through the cultural iron curtain by encouraging translations and a 'common market of the mind' between East and West.
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Making Books Available and Affordable: Proceedings of the First Annual National Conference on Book Development, Held at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, April 25-29, 1994
Awka: Nigerian Book Foundation (1995), 136 pp.
"The papers from a conference organized by the Nigerian Book Foundation, which examined four possible solutions to overcome some of the formidable problems faced by the Nigerian book industries: (i) book subsidy schemes, (ii) self-sufficiency in materials for book production, (iii) exploitation of n
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The Story of APNET: A Study of the Origins, Structure, Activities and Policy of the African Publishers Network
Harare: African Publishers Network (APNET) (1995), 18 pp.
"A UNESCO-commissioned study that sets out the background that led to the establishment of the African Publishers Network, its constitution, policies, programmes and activities, publications, and its achievements. Also examines APNET's relations with the World Bank and with donor agencies." (Hans M.
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The Book in Nigeria Today: Some Current Issues
Ibadan: Sam Bookman Educational and Communication Services (1995), 175 pp.
"A collection of essays, by the [then] Director of Publishing at Ibadan University Press, on various aspects of the book situation in Nigeria, which have previously been published in various journals and magazines or as chapters in books. The essays cover topics such as books in national development
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Development Directory of Indigenous Publishing
Harare: African Publishers Network (APNET) (1995), xii, 199 pp.
"Contains essays on aspects of indigenous publishing in various African countries, overviews on the state of publishing in specific regions, a directory of book trade publications and reference sources published in five African countries, plus two inventories of (i) African book development organiza
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Books in Namibia: Past Trends and Future Prospects
Windhoek: Association of Namibian Publishers (1994), 37 pp.
"An informative history of books and publishing in Namibia; also examines the present situation [mid-1990s] and assesses the future prospects for the book industries." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 726)
Promoting Technical Publishing in Africa
Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (1994), 129 pp.
"The proceedings of an important seminar sponsored by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation of ACP-EU/CTA held in the Netherlands in November 1992 that brought together some 60 professionals from the book industries in 22 countries. The seminar examined the obstacles facing the
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Pour relever le défi de l'édition au Bénin
Cotonou: Éditions du Flamboyant (1994), 93 pp.
"Réunit les débats et discours prononcés lors de l'assemblée générale de 1994 des membres de l'Association des éditeurs du Bénin, abordant diverses questions relatives à l'édition, à l'écriture et au développement du livre au Bénin." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Sa
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Culture and the Book Industry in Nigeria
Lagos: National Council for Arts and Culture (1993), 298 pp.
"The papers from a 1983 symposium on 'Culture and the Book Industry in Nigeria', although not published until ten years later. Arranged in three parts, it contains 16 papers on various aspects of the state of the book in Nigeria in all its dimensions: writing and authorship, orality, literacy, reade
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"A selection of some of the best analytical writings on African and Third World publishing and book development. Contains 12 contributions on publishing in Africa, most reprinted from The African Book Publishing Record, including some individual country studies." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & R
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Bibliography on Publishing and Book Development in the Third World, 1980-1993
Norwood, New Jers.: Ablex (1993), 152 pp.
"857 references, partially annotated, relating to book publishing in developing countries, grouped according to region (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East) or to topics (e.g. 'Development and Publishing', 'Economics of Publishing', 'Foreign Assistance', 'Language Issues'). Also includes an int
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The Book Trade and Publishing in Mozambique
African Book Publishing Record, volume 19, issue 1 (1993), pp. 9-12
Historia del libro en Chile
Santiago: Editorial Andrés Bello (1993), 253 pp.
