The repository aims to provide quick access to key literature about the many aspects of book
culture, and publishing and book development in Sub-Saharan Africa generally, and at the
same time provide a of mapping of the past. This initial selection provides access to over 900
critically annotated records (published through to the end of February 2022.) While not all of
them could be considered as seminal, or offer significant analytical depth, many are
contributions to the literature that are interesting, insightful, timely, or even provocative, and
hence their inclusion here. The emphasis is on fairly recent studies (2000-2021), and those that,
for the most part, are accessible online. A selection of earlier studies and documents on the
African book industries (1960-1999) have also been included, with an emphasis on those now
available online. A good number of these – mainly articles and studies published in journals
– have now become available in digital formats, while some others (books, collections, or
conference proceedings) that are now long out-of-print, should still be accessible in major
academic and university libraries.
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