We are specialists in the book market of each and every country of Sub-Saharan Africa. Our in-depth expertise is based on almost 40 years of field work in Africa and close interaction with the leading research libraries from all over the world
Extensive local contacts
We developed an extensive network of local contacts in government, research and educational institutions, NGOs, religious organizations, book trade and literary circles
Cataloguing services
Our aim is to enable the speedy integration of publications which we deliver in the academic circulation, customizing our products to the needs of each specific library. We provide customer-specific bibliographic records (MARC21)
Competitive prices and efficient logistics
Our extensive coverage of all the African continent allows us the maximal optimization of our services: competitive prices, cost-effective and speedy logistics including full customs clearance. No hidden charges
Our ongoing contacts with the leading academic institutions on the one side and our intensive interaction with local African institutions and authors on the other keep us up-to-date to the academic discourse in the whole variety of issues related to African studies
We enable you to secure continuous and comprehensive coverage within your subject area while benefiting from discounts going as high as 20%
Standing orders and subscriptions
We supply periodicals ranging from government statistics to academic journals to daily newspapers. We also arrange local subscriptions in Africa to avoid missing issues
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