The Ghanaian founder of Sub-Saharan Publishers outlines the importance of the Africa Publishing Innovation Fund amid the pandemic.
‘Giving Tuesday’: Penguin Random House Supports Worldreader, Ingram Supports Binc
Two corporate leaders in international publishing, Penguin Random House and Ingram, are kicking off the ‘season of giving’ with support for book related charities.
Xerox’s ‘Speaking of Work’ Compilation Benefits Worldreader and 92nd Street Y
In a campaign called ‘Set the Page Free’–which highlights Xerox’s cloud-based software–the company has compiled contributed stories from 14 writers.
Books for Africa Reports Its Largest Year in Shipped Copies
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.
South Africa’s Feminist Press Modjaji Books Turns 10: ‘Needs and Issues’
Struck by ‘the gatekeeping that keeps women’s writing out of sight,’ Colleen Higgs started Modjaji Books a decade ago in Cape Town.
Ahead of LBF at IPA Congress: Many Publishers, Great and Small
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.
Worldreader Named One of the Most Innovative Nonprofits of 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.
Worldreader Report Tracks Ebook Downloads in Asia and Africa
What do readers in Africa and Asia really want? A new Worldreader report tracks millions of ebook downloads and reading trends across the regions.
E-Readers Now “Main Attraction” at Some Kenyan Libraries
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.
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.
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