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National Book Policy: A Guide for Users in the Field

Paris: UNESCO, 2nd revised ed. (2005), 68 pp.
"A useful practical guide for all those involved in setting up book policy strategies, and the formulation and adoption of national book acts, especially those in the developing world. It sets out the objectives of a national book policy, and then deals with a review of the sub-sectors concerned (i. ... more
"Ce numéro spécial de la revue Africultures, consacré à “Où va le livre en Afrique ?”, contient de nombreuses contributions sur divers aspects de l'édition, du commerce du livre, de l'état du livre et du lectorat en Afrique (principalement francophone). Il comprend également des articles ... more
"UNESCO’s involvement with the books programme started off as general in character, becoming focused in the 1990s on country-specific circumstances, culminating in the publication of the practical guide, The National Book Policy. Numerous actions were initiated and implemented under the programmes ... more
"This is something of a benchmark volume on the subject of publishing and book development in Africa (and in some other developing countries). It contains the proceedings, and reflects the thinking and the deliberations that emerged from a seminar on“Understanding the Educational Book Industry”, ... more
"While many other publication address the problems of developing local private publishing from a commercial and professional point of view, this guide is specifically designed for the purpose of creating a sustainable and affordable system for the provision of good quality learning materials for sch ... more
"The report of a consultation forum which brought together 58 participants from book-related organizations and institutions in Botswana, and which was convened to identify the key issues in book development, the problems facing the book industries in Botswana, and the way forward to lead to the esta ... more
"The UNESCO/DANIDA Basic Learning Materials Initiative originated in the International Consultative Forum on Education for All. The first phase of the programme began in 1993, with a survey of the book sector in selected countries, and culminated in the publication of a manual entitled “A Guide to ... more
"The proceedings of an 'Indaba' on national book policies held immediately before the 1996 Zimbabwe International Book Fair, and which attracted participants and speakers from many parts of Africa and elsewhere, representing the whole spectrum of book sector interests. Conceived in collaboration wit ... more
"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 ... more
"Examines the nature of book subsidy schemes in Europe, North America, Australia, India, and in Africa." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1401)
"Contains the working papers, contributions submitted by participants, and the final report of the Regional Meeting of Experts on National Book Strategies in Africa, which was held in Dakar in February 1982. It opens with a working paper submitted by the UNESCO Secretariat on National Book Strategie ... more

World Congress on Books

Paris: UNESCO (1982), 22 pp.
"In two parts: 'International Book Year Plus Ten' and 'Toward a Reading Society: Targets for the 80s.' The first of these is an analysis of present trends and forecasts for the future such as problems facing governments and all who are concerned with the production and distribution of books in an in ... more