South African Book Development Council

the south african book development council is the representative body for the south african book sector. our aim is to increase access to books in south africa. we do this through ongoing engagement, research, strategy development with and between the book industry and government. we have pioneered foundational interventions to grow and develop the book sector. some of our initial work includes: - first national reading survey into reading and book reading - first independent analysis into the cost of books in south africa - draft national book policy - draft national book development plan - ministerial report for growth and development in south africa’s book sector - conceptualisation of a reading awareness campaign, now the official reading awareness week in sa – national book week - integrated strategy for the book sector - conceptualisation of a repositioned and representative national book fair – south african book fair - conceptualisation of an indigenous language publishing prog