Category: Ghana
Reading as National Priority As Ghana International Book Fair Gets Under Way
Ghana International Book Fair director Yvonne Bossman urges reading as a national development priority at the 23rd edition launch, highlighting youth literacy initiatives and industry growth.
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Beyond the Audiobook Store: Why Publishers Need to Think Bigger About Audio Distribution
British Airways partners with Audible, but the bigger story is audio escaping apps — from airline cabins and connected cars to six-cent daily subscriptions in Africa. Why publishers must look beyond premium markets.
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Ghana’s Publishing Renaissance: New Leadership Signals Industry Transformation
Ghana’s new publishing leadership drives industry reform amid GH₵3bn education investment, targeting regional market dominance by 2030.
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Ghana prepares to embrace AI in publishing while western Luddites fight to hold back the industry
Much of the world has simply skipped the entire landline/PC/dialup era and almost overnight gone straight from never dreaming of owning a phone and never having seen a computer, to having a 5G smartphone in their hands.
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Ghana – Govt fails to pay its publishing bills. Publishers need to embrace a wider reading model
US and UK publishers were slow to realise the potential of digital audio. They failed to...
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Bookmate subscription service launches at Ghana International Book Fair
Despite only being at 46% internet penetration, Ghana has long been a leader in Africa’s...
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Ghana announces 15% increase in the prices of books
So far book prices in the mature western markets have not been consumer-impacted by the global...
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Ghana’s 2020 International Book Fair cancelled rather than prolong uncertainty for publishers
Scheduled for August 27-30 this year, Ghana’s International Book Fair is now officially cancelled...
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STEM study hub project launched by Ghana Library Authority with Book Aid International
Science, tech, engineering & maths (STEM) are key components of any 21st century national...
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Culture Minister leads call to embrace the digital opportunity at the Ghana International Book Fair
The 17th Ghana International Book Fair (GIBF) has not long wound up, and by all accounts it was a...
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StreetLib-TNPS deliver an online presentation on Ghana's digital publishing opportunity to mark the Ghana International Book Fair
The Ghana International Book Fair is underway in Accra, and to mark the event, TNPS and parent...
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Accra International Book Festival goes global. Appoints West Africa and Asia / Middle East coordinators, days after announcing first children’s book festival
While the “Africa Rising” IPA Regional Seminar in Nairobi, Kenya will be grabbing the headlines...
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