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Preprimary, primary, juniorsenior secondary and tertiary as well as leisure and general readership. Jun 03, 2015 introduction book publishing in nigeria is essentially private and unregulated nigerian publishers association the main professional body for book publishers was established in 1965. Nigerian primary school population is about 105 million. The government of nigeria should introduce better policies that can favor both the authors and publishers. Below are the points to consider when writing a book. Dennis abrams is a contributing editor for publishing perspectives, responsible for news, childrens publishing and media.
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