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South African publishing in top gear
South African bookworms can thank literary Voortrekker Dusanka Stojakovic, managing director of Macmillan South Africa, for the glut of slick, locally produced titles clogging booksellers' shelves, notes Business Day.
Four years ago, anticipating the needs of a rapidly changing market, Stojakovic launched Picador Africa in an attempt to kick-start literary publishing in SA, and on the African continent. Other publishers such as Random House, Jacana and Penguin followed suit, propelling the publishing industry into top gear. Since then, sales of trade or consumer books have soared, educational book sales have skyrocketed, and the local literary landscape has changed beyond recognition.
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