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Akoss Ofori-Mensah: The Pandemic’s Impact on African Publishers

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonOctober 14, 2020

The Ghanaian founder of Sub-Saharan Publishers outlines the importance of the Africa Publishing Innovation Fund amid the pandemic.

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‘Giving Tuesday’: Penguin Random House Supports Worldreader, Ingram Supports Binc

In News by Porter AndersonNovember 27, 2018

Two corporate leaders in international publishing, Penguin Random House and Ingram, are kicking off the ‘season of giving’ with support for book related charities.

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Xerox’s ‘Speaking of Work’ Compilation Benefits Worldreader and 92nd Street Y

In News by Porter AndersonOctober 24, 2017

In a campaign called ‘Set the Page Free’–which highlights Xerox’s cloud-based software–the company has compiled contributed stories from 14 writers. 

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Books for Africa Reports Its Largest Year in Shipped Copies

In News by Dennis AbramsAugust 2, 2017

Ethiopia leads as the main recipient country in what Books for Africa describes as its biggest year of donated content. The charity is three decades old.

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South Africa’s Feminist Press Modjaji Books Turns 10: ‘Needs and Issues’

In News by Dennis AbramsMay 26, 2017

Struck by ‘the gatekeeping that keeps women’s writing out of sight,’ Colleen Higgs started Modjaji Books a decade ago in Cape Town.

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Ahead of LBF at IPA Congress: Many Publishers, Great and Small

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonApril 11, 2016

Dichotomies of local and global, major and modest, resonated throughout the International Publishers Association’s 31st Congress, convened in the run-up to London Book Fair.

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Worldreader Named One of the Most Innovative Nonprofits of 2016

In News by Hannah JohnsonFebruary 22, 2016

Literacy nonprofit Worldreader was named by Fast Company magazine as one of the year’s most innovative companies for its work using digital books to fight poverty.

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Worldreader Report Tracks Ebook Downloads in Asia and Africa

In News by Dennis AbramsJanuary 19, 2016

What do readers in Africa and Asia really want? A new Worldreader report tracks millions of ebook downloads and reading trends across the regions.

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E-Readers Now “Main Attraction” at Some Kenyan Libraries

In Feature Articles, Growth Markets by Guest ContributorNovember 30, 2015

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.

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Using Solar Power for E-readers in Africa, France

In Tech Digest by Edward NawotkaMarch 3, 2015

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.

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