Publishers Seek Policies For Book Investors

Asare Konadu Yamoah delivering his address

Ghanaian publishers have called for the enactment of policies that will insulate the industry from unnecessary “discretionary interferences” and also provide guarantee for potential investors into the industry.

According to the Ghana Publishers Association (GPA), policies such as a National Book Development and Distribution policy and a guaranteed purchase scheme with the Ghana Library Authority will respectively situate the industry within the framework of the overall national economic planning strategy and allow publishers publish the less popular but important genres of books.

“A truly liberalized book market will ultimately become a powerful incentive to attract investment both local and foreign to shore up the book industry and provide critical revenue to the state,” said the President of GPA, Asare Konadu Yamoah, at the 44th Annual General Meeting held on Thursday.