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For a review of the above collection see The African Book Publishing Record volume 41, no. 3 (2015). https: / /www.degruytencom/view/journals/ abpr/41 /3/abpr.41.issue-3.xml A freely accessible pre-print version of the review can be found at https: / / www.academia.edu / 11989705 / A frican Studies in the Digital Age. DisConnects Edited by Terry Barringer and Marion Wallace. Leiden and Boston Brill 2014 2. (02 June 2020) https: / /www.internationalpublishers. org / copyright-news-blog / 984-ipa-calls- for-project-proposals-to-tackle-africas-remote-learning-challenges-in-2021-2022 12. https: / /www. apinnovation. fund/ 13. https: / /www.dubaicares.ae/ 14. (21 April 2020) https: / /en.unesco.org/news/startling-digital-divides-distance-learningernerge This UNESCO press release states, inter alia: "Disparities are particularly acute in low-income countries: in sub-Saharan Africa, 89 per cent of learners do not have access to household computers and 82% lack internet access. Journal Of the World Publishing Community, Part I: Volume 30, Issue 3 (2019): 17-25. https: / /doi.org/10.1163/ 18784712-0 3003004 Part II: Volume 30, Issue 4 (2019): 16-36. https: / /doi.org/10.1163/18784712-0 3004002 Pre-print version of parts I and II combined also at (freely accessible) https:/ /www.academia.edu /39210555 /Publishing in Africa Where Are We Now An Update for 2019 7. [Extracted from the article]

This is the second instalment of a two-part article. Part 1 of this article appeared in Logos , 30 (3). Part 2 sets out a number of suggestions to strengthen the book industries in Africa, and the way forward, especially on capacity- and skills-building; training for book industry personnel; strengthening book professional associations, South–South linkages, and knowledge-sharing; encouraging international collaboration; the need for ongoing research and documentation; African books in the global marketplace; and the important but still neglected area of publishing in African indigenous languages. An Appendix provides a summary of the International Publishers Association (IPA) and Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) meetings on the African book industry, held in Nairobi in June 2019, together with links to a number of articles, reports, and press statements about the meetings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This two-part article is a sequel to a two-part paper published in Logos in 2008–2009. It provides a round-up of the current situation of the book industry in Africa today (primarily that in English-speaking sub-Saharan Africa), together with a brief review of the activities of the various organizations that have supported African publishing over the years. Part 1 examines the persistent failure of African governments to support their book industries and public libraries in a tangible and positive fashion. It reviews the current status of book development councils in Africa, the unsatisfactory progress in establishing national book policies, the challenges of generating book industry data, and the opportunities presented to African publishers by the new digital environment. An Appendix provides a list of conferences, meetings, and seminars on publishing and book development held in Africa between 1968 and 2019. Part 2 of this article will appear in Logos , 30 (4). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 16 chapters in this book form a Festschrift in honour of Henry Chakava, the distinguished Kenyan publisher who is widely recognized as one of Africa's most dynamic and innovative publishers, as well as a prolific author of articles and studies on many aspects of publishing and the book sector in Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the second part of a two-part piece on African publishing. It explores the accomplishments of several book trade and book promotional organizations in Africa. It examines some issues and the progress that has been achieved in some areas affecting the country's book sector. It discusses some initiatives designed to provide free or substantially reduced-rate journal access.

The article examines the unsatisfactory state of the publishing and book industries in Africa as of December 2008. The author observes that during the last twenty years or more libraries across the continent have declined to a state of crisis. A large number of these institutions are almost exclusively dependent on acquiring new books through overseas donation programmes. It is also noted that African governments have offered little support for creative writing like sponsorship of book prizes and awards, writers' workshops, or professional training, much less support for publishing outlets.