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Building E-Publishing Capacity by E-Collaboration: An African Experience

Building E-Publishing Capacity by E-Collaboration: An African Experience

Emmanuel C. Ifeduba
Copyright: © 2022 |Volume: 18 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 15
ISSN: 1548-3673|EISSN: 1548-3681|EISBN13: 9781799893868|DOI: 10.4018/IJeC.295150
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Ifeduba, Emmanuel C. "Building E-Publishing Capacity by E-Collaboration: An African Experience." IJEC vol.18, no.1 2022: pp.1-15. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJeC.295150

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Ifeduba, E. C. (2022). Building E-Publishing Capacity by E-Collaboration: An African Experience. International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC), 18(1), 1-15. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJeC.295150

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Ifeduba, Emmanuel C. "Building E-Publishing Capacity by E-Collaboration: An African Experience," International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC) 18, no.1: 1-15. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJeC.295150

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Abstract

The invention of the World Wide Web made the Internet attractive for publishing, offering Africans an opportunity to publish for the global market. Notwithstanding, their e-publishing initiatives, emerging business models and competitive e-collaboration with global distribution giants are yet to be adequately interrogated from an empirical perspective. This study, therefore, describes the progression of e-publishing from the perspective of e-collaboration. In-depth interviews, website observation and survey methods were employed in data collection; and 97 purposively selected publishing firms filled out a questionnaire offline whereas online data were collected from 82 available publishing websites. Findings indicate that publishers are building e-publishing capacity by launching websites, e-book clubs and online bookshops, collaborating with global giants for distribution, thereby increasing output significantly. This study updates the history of e-publishing, providing hitherto unavailable information on the progression of digital publishing in Africa's largest economy.

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