Access to affordable books in developing countries Sonny Leong, Executive Chairman Cavendish Publishing Limited London – Sydney - USA

Access to affordable books in developing countries Credentials –PA Council Member –Chairman, International Division –Chairman, Independent Publishers Guild –Trustee, BookPower –Past Committee member, ELBS The Company –Largest independent law publisher in the UK –Exports to over 80 countries, 50% developing countries

Access to affordable books in developing countries Tertiary publishing –FE, vocational and university (under and post graduate) education –English Language markets Global Issues –Not ‘big-item’ issue unlike Education for all (EFA) –Perceived as elitist –Piracy (organised crime) – IPR –Tax/VAT – Import Duties –Bureaucratic import procedures

Access to affordable books in developing countries How to sustain a viable publishing/book trade environment –Course/curriculum certainty –Effective and efficient supply chain Booklist/distributor/wholesaler/bookshops –Student numbers –Book list, recommendation and value –Level playing field –Returns on investment

Access to affordable books in developing countries What are publishers doing now? –International Students’ Editions Global pricing? –Special pricing to markets/discounting Territorial rights –Licensed reprints Local editions –BookPower Scheme (Subsidised) Former ELBS –Local/co-publishing Authors/printing –Sacrificing margins royalties

Access to affordable books in developing countries More needs to be done –Lobby for government assistance –Encourage local authorship –Invest in tertiary publishing –Eliminate customs and import duties –Training in supply chain –E-publishing/learning ?

Access to affordable books in developing countries What next? –Empowering knowledge through partnerships EFA African Publishers Network (APNET) –Access to finance to support local publishing –Less red tape Customs

Access to affordable books in developing countries MAKE IGNORANCE HISTORY We can do it together Thank you.