Updated and expanded, this third edition reference guide and networking tool is for all those interested in the book industries and book development in Africa. It provides detailed information on the major and/or most active book publishers in Africa today, and has been revised and expanded to include over 420 publishers. New in this edition are publisher Web site addresses, representative/local agencies and languages of publication. Other information, fully updated, includes: full names and addresses; telephone numbers; fax numbers; e-mail addresses; year founded; ISBN prefix; contact name; chief executive; rights contact; number of titles in print; average number of new titles published annually; overseas distributors, nature of publisher's list and publisher's area of specialization. Other listings include over 45 book trade organisations, over 20 book trade journals and reference sources.

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