A three-day book fair has opened in Kumasi with a call for a strong copyright regime to prevent the loss of substantial revenue by book publishers.<\/p>\n
Dr. Samuel Osafo Acquaah, a former President of the Ghana Book Publishers Association (GBPA), identified this as major factor hampering the full realization of the industry\u2019s potential in the country.<\/p>\n
The fair is being organized jointly by the GBPA and the Ghana Book Development Council (GBDC) with the goal of stimulating interest in reading, especially, by students.<\/p>\n
It comes ahead of the Ghana International Book Fair to be held in Accra in August, and meant to provide the opportunity for every one to buy books at discounted prices.<\/p>\n
On the sidelines is a workshop on \u201cBook industry standards\u201d and that would bring together writers, publishers, book sellers, students, teachers and the general public.<\/p>\n
Dr. Acquaah said the nation had not been able to appreciate the actual contribution of the publishing industry to its socio-economic growth and development process because of \u201cinadequate awareness of copyright, piracy and ineffective right manage collection system\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the rapid globalization and growth of digital media, an effective copyright regime coupled with an effective and efficient enforcement strategy is the essential underpinning of a country\u2019s participation in the global information economy\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n
He used the occasion to underline the need for Ghanaians to take to reading, a habit he said was the way forward to avoid being left behind as a\u00a0result of\u00a0globalization.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Aba Brew-Hammond, Head of Department of the Publishing Studies, KNUST, encouraged students to adopt the habit of reading to broaden their knowledge.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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