Bellagio Publishing Network Newsletter 17


Number 17		July 1996

	The Bellagio Publishing Network is an informal association of organizations dedicated to strengthening indigenous publishing and book development in Africa. The group includes publishers, donor organizations from both government and private voluntary sectors, and others who are concerned with books and publishing. This newsletter covers news of the Network and perspectives on publishing and book development.
News and Report on Publishing
	Bellagio Seminar Focuses on Trends in Privatization in African Publishing By Philip G. Altbach The Future of African Indigenous Publishing By Elieshi Lema Bellagio Secretariat Report By Katherine Salahi African Books Collective Launches Distribution of Bellagio Studies in Publishing Series By Mary Jay Canadian Mission to Washington By Diana Newton ACCT to Support Textbook Publishing in the South By Emmanuel Locha Mateso SABDET/ZIBF Seminar at London International Book Fair: The Southern African Book Scene UNESCO's Interbook Conference Focuses on Key Publishing Issues By Philip G. Altbach
Perspectives and Commentary
	Reflections on the Bellagio Idea: A Conversation with Alberta Arthurs By Philip G. Altbach Publishing in the Caribbean By Ian Randle Perspectives on Privatization in African Publishing By Philip G. Altbach
Departments
	Book Review: Caught in the Act of Balancing By Kate Pool New Publications SPECIAL: Annual Checklist of Literature on Publishing and Book Developments in Sub-Saharan Africa By Hans Zell
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