Experts from Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) recently discussed theBook Promotion Policies and Strategies in the Digital Era”, this event came with the aim of promoting books and reading habits, as they continue to be a priority for any State that intends to achieve economic and cultural growth and development.
The meeting, which consisted of a virtual forum, and according to literary editor Arlindo Isabel, one of the organizers, stresses that advances in technique and technology provide the publishing market with a set of transformations that improve book production in terms of printing and finishing, as well as the technical and aesthetic quality of the graphic designer.
Speaking strictly of Angola, the editor says that the promotion of the book ends up being reflected in the rate of purchase and reading of physical books, access to the media, internet, media libraries and public libraries, interest in social networks of potential readers, as well as the publishing costs that determine the price of books.
"For the country, the challenges and opportunities generated technical and technological advances in the process of publishing and selling books, with the creation and management of websites, pages and accounts on social networks, improving security and preserving copyright.“, emphasizes Arlindo Isabel.
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About the ease of digital and on-demand (physical) distribution, the writer also adds that advances in technology have challenged and given the opportunity to make works available to the world, eliminating printing costs and reducing distribution costs.
On the other hand, the president of the CPLP youth organization and who was also present at the digital forum, Pedro Okomo, underlines that the African countries of the CPLP must create conditions to facilitate access to the internet, a different reality from countries like Brazil and Portugal.
"For many citizens of African countries, the internet is still a privilege.”, He stressed.
It should be noted that this virtual forum took place in the country's capital, Luanda, and was part of the last meeting of CPLP ministers of culture.
