The first of a two part report from the 2015 East Africa Digital Reading Summit in Kenya looks at developments in e-reading and library ebook use.
View from Kenya: On Boxing, Publishing, and Going Digital
Kenyan publishing is in a perpetual fight for survival, but sees potential in the digital revolution to open new means of distribution and production.
International Publishing Leaders Seek Answers at Yale
Half a dozen publishers who attended this year’s Yale Publishing Course shared their international publishing challenges. Do you have answers for them?
In Kenya, Frustration Divides Authors and Publishers
Abenea Ndago lookes at the persistent war between authors and their publishers in Kenya, where frustration is overflowing.
As Seen from Uganda, “African Writing is Alive and Well”
The Ugandan International Writers Conference revealed a wide-variety of new initiatives aimed at elevating the professionalism of African writing.
Using Solar Power for E-readers in Africa, France
Worldreader now offers solar-powered charging stations for schools and libraries in Africa; France’s Bookeen is developing a new light-powered e-ink device.
Worldreader on Book Donations in the Digital Age
Dani Zacarias of Worldreader argues book donations have a dramatic impact on the developing world and it is both easier and cheaper in the digital age.
Worldreader: Mobile Publishing and Reading South of the Sahara
Despite numerous challenges, people in emerging African markets are engaged in mobile reading, and reading more, writes Alexander Polzin of Worldreader.
“The West is Running Out of Stories,” say Africans
With Port Harcourt, Nigeria serving as UNESCO World Book Capital 2014, African book publishers consider the future for Africa’s writers.
Kenya’s Passionate Publishers Grow in Confidence, Influence
A coterie of aggressive, creative publishing houses are fighting to expand the literary horizons of Kenyans and bring their books to the world.