Book Development

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Indigenous Publishing Programme

What Is Book Development?

  • A condition not only for having more output,
  • but also different kinds of outputs of what were previously produced
  • as well as changes in the technical and institutional arrangements by which output is produced and distributed.

The term was coined by Unesco to cover the myriad range of people, processes and skills which go into the making and reading of a book.

Does South Africa Need Book Development?

  • Yes, we need more local books,
  • Yes, we need more local language and diverse content books,
  • Yes, we need to transformation and investment into the sector to better serve all South Africans.

In the mid-1960s, Unesco held a series of regional meetings in Asia, Africa, the Arab States and Latin America to assess long-term book needs and assist in working out national policies and strategies to overcome the book hunger in these areas. It was at these meetings that Unesco also encouraged the formation of national book development councils which could play a key role in promoting and coordinating all areas of book development activity in harmony with overall national development.