Author, publisher and bookseller : a tripartite synergy in Nigerian book industry

Nwogu, J. E. and Akinde, Taiwo A. Author, publisher and bookseller : a tripartite synergy in Nigerian book industry. Continental Journal of Information Technology, 2007, vol. 1, pp. 25-34. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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English abstract

This work is about the roles of Author, Publisher and Bookseller in Book development in Nigeria. The paper started by delving into the history of Book Publishing in Nigeria after which it proceeded by defining who an author, a publisher, and a bookseller is and expatiated on the indispensable roles of these key actors in Nigerian Book Industry and in the emerging Information Society. Furthermore, the various constraints to book development were identified while the paper advised on how the Book Industry can be further promoted in Nigeria. However, the paper concluded and made recommendations on how the Book sector can help in enhancing scholarship in the country.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Book development, Industry, Information Society, Printing works, Nigeria
Subjects: A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AA. Library and information science as a field.
Depositing user: Francis Abulude
Date deposited: 28 Apr 2011
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:18
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/15580

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