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The international publishers association ipa is an international industry federation representing all aspects of book and journal publishing. Literamed has in its stable over 400 titles of books all widely accepted in nigerian schools. Black tower publishers nig ltd could be your answer. The the first three books cassava is publishing in the us. It is a rallying point for all book, journals, and electronic publishers in the country since its inception.
Introduction book publishing in nigeria is essentially private and unregulated nigerian publishers association the main professional body for book publishers was established in 1965. Associations in the book sector the nigerian publishers association npathe main professional body for nigerian book publishers was established in l965. At the 2007 nigeria book trust foundation book fair in lagos, in may, the ibadanbased writer, tony marinho, complained bitterly of being reaped off by his publishers. There are over 100 book publishers in nigeria, with ibadan and lagos as major publishing centres. Literamed publications nigeria ltd, a leading childrens book publisher in nigeria was incorporated in 1969. We take great pride in the quality of books that are printed here at gsap. Aug 20, 2010 established in 2004, farafina books has become one of nigerias leading independent literary publishers.
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Dec 23, 2011 today, literamed publications limited is nigerias leading childrens book publisher, and its imprint, lantern books, has become a household name in nigeria and throughout west africa. Focuses on the book publishing industry in nigeria. Aigboje higo enjoys a reputation as nigeria s most eminent and highly respected publisher. Epp books publishers and distributors nig ltd address. Get the book issues in book publishing in nigeria putting the necessary infrastructure in place is a challenge to publishing. Hes also a restaurant critic, literary blogger, and the author of the plays the thing, a complete ya guide to the plays of william shakespeare published by pentian, as well as more than 30 ya biographies and histories for chelsea house publishers.
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Black tower global enterprise is a company, which runs the mainline online selfpublishing organization. Problems and prospects of book publishing in nigeria. Jun 03, 2015 introduction book publishing in nigeria is essentially private and unregulated nigerian publishers association the main professional body for book publishers was established in 1965. Aigboje higo enjoys a reputation as nigerias most eminent and highly respected publisher. It was july 2010 that the idea to publish a book became more intense. Small scale publishing, moneyspinning venture the guardian. Nairaland forum entertainment literature book publishing in nigeria 25152 views. Using the swot analysis, the research looks at some of the strengths, challenges, basic problems and opportunities associated with the book publishing in nigeria. Submit up to 6 poems on any subject of 60 lines or less, or a long poem up to 200 lines plus 2 shorter poems. Streetlib nigeria is a publishing portal for authors and publishers in nigeria to digitally distribute their books around the world, with no upfront fees. Its imprint lantern books is now a household name in nigeria and west africa. Advantages of indigenous publishing in promoting nigerian history, culture, language and social and economic life.
Evans brothers nigeria publishers limited has continued to thrive in the development of high quality educational and curriculumbased books, as well as leisure books. Unqualified authorpublishers, poor production, inadequate distribution, and lack of capital are all evident. Unqualified author publishers, poor production, inadequate distribution, and lack of capital are all evident. List of best book publishers in nigeria, top book publishers in nigeria, book publishers near me, best book publishers. Odade publishers monthly judgements of the supreme court. Lack of professional expertise in bibliographic work and marketing. Home page nigerian publishers association nigerian. This will have positive impact on education in nigeria. Every time someone asks us, was this book really printed here in nigeria. By publishing textbooks by established authors in line with approved curriculums to story books which serve as a springboard for young readers, lantern books. Preprimary, primary, juniorsenior secondary and tertiary as well as leisure and general readership.
The study is descriptive and data sourced from secondary sources. Issues like poor financing, government regulation, poor reading culture, piracy and dearth of expertise were interrogated. Americanah by chimamanda ngozi adichie, things fall apart by chinua achebe, half of a yellow sun by chimamanda ngozi adichie, p. Top 10 publishing companies in nigeria best book publishers. Publishing and selling your book on amazon kindle in. This is a story i had wanted to tell a long while ago, but events after my first book publication since 2010 has hindered it. We publish and markets books for all levels of education i. Membership in the association currently 103 is not. Hapicom publishers is one of the printing and publishing company situated in abuja, that specializes on educational books publishing and distribution. Niyi osundare told sunday sun in 2005 that, despite his many awardwinning books and bestsellers, he was yet to reap from the fruit of his labour. Initially the publisher under the british, he oversaw the periods of indigenisation of editorial policy and transition to majority local ownership. May 10, 2015 publishing is as lucrative as oil business.
In making sure that this form of art, written art, still stands, i will be sharing with you these five easy steps to publishing a book in nigeria, and im sure it will work anywhere in the world. It took onibonoje publishers, which marked its 50th anniversary in publishing in 2009, a long, tasking journey to arrive its present status. The onibonje publishers experience after 50 years iwu juliana james iwu juliana james is a librarian at covenant university, in canaanland, ota, ogun state, nigeria. Procedure for downloading evans ereader and purchasing the evans ebooks. Nigerian book publisher cassava republic is opening shop in the. I have published two books on amazon kindle store in the past as a nigerian, but im no longer enthusiastic about publishing on. Company is working in advertising, newspaper publishers business activities. Though farafina continues to struggle against the limitations of publishing in nigeria, notably poor. Dennis abrams is a contributing editor for publishing perspectives, responsible for news, childrens publishing and media. Its imprint, lantern books, is a household name in nigeria and west africa.