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Main Author: Hasan, Abul
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1981
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED233320
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contents Promoting National Book Strategies in Asia and the Pacific--Problems and Perspectives. Studies on Books and Reading No. 4. Hasan, Abul Books Childrens Literature Cultural Differences Foreign Countries Government Role Language Variation Literature Problems Production Techniques Publishing Industry Reading Habits Regional Characteristics Focusing on the present state of book development in the Asia-Pacific region, where countries are separated by vast distances, this report examines measures that might improve local book industries and meet the needs for endogenous literature. The various sections of the report discuss (1) the book situation and needs in the Asia-Pacific region; (2) the intellectual aspects of book production, including endogenous authorship, translations, editing, copyright considerations, and the need for professionalism; (3) the physical aspects of book production, such as printing facilities and equipment, paper supplies, production costs, cooperative publishing, and publishing for rural areas; (4) the aspects of book distribution, including distribution channels, wholesalers, retail bookshops, book clubs, postal rates, market research, and library development; and (5) techniques for promoting the book industry, such as book development councils, financial incentives, training facilities, and improving reading habits and children's literature. Appendixes contain statistical tables, a summary of discussions and recommendations from a Unesco regional seminar on book development in the Western Pacific, and recommendations of the Unesco Collective Consultation on National Book Strategies in Asia and the Pacific. (FL)
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spellingShingle Promoting National Book Strategies in Asia and the Pacific--Problems and Perspectives. Studies on Books and Reading No. 4.
Hasan, Abul
Books
Childrens Literature
Cultural Differences
Foreign Countries
Government Role
Language Variation
Literature
Problems
Production Techniques
Publishing Industry
Reading Habits
Regional Characteristics
Promoting National Book Strategies in Asia and the Pacific--Problems and Perspectives. Studies on Books and Reading No. 4. Hasan, Abul Books Childrens Literature Cultural Differences Foreign Countries Government Role Language Variation Literature Problems Production Techniques Publishing Industry Reading Habits Regional Characteristics Focusing on the present state of book development in the Asia-Pacific region, where countries are separated by vast distances, this report examines measures that might improve local book industries and meet the needs for endogenous literature. The various sections of the report discuss (1) the book situation and needs in the Asia-Pacific region; (2) the intellectual aspects of book production, including endogenous authorship, translations, editing, copyright considerations, and the need for professionalism; (3) the physical aspects of book production, such as printing facilities and equipment, paper supplies, production costs, cooperative publishing, and publishing for rural areas; (4) the aspects of book distribution, including distribution channels, wholesalers, retail bookshops, book clubs, postal rates, market research, and library development; and (5) techniques for promoting the book industry, such as book development councils, financial incentives, training facilities, and improving reading habits and children's literature. Appendixes contain statistical tables, a summary of discussions and recommendations from a Unesco regional seminar on book development in the Western Pacific, and recommendations of the Unesco Collective Consultation on National Book Strategies in Asia and the Pacific. (FL)
title Promoting National Book Strategies in Asia and the Pacific--Problems and Perspectives. Studies on Books and Reading No. 4.
topic Books
Childrens Literature
Cultural Differences
Foreign Countries
Government Role
Language Variation
Literature
Problems
Production Techniques
Publishing Industry
Reading Habits
Regional Characteristics
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED233320