THE PLACE OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN BOOK PUBLISHING OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The technological revolution of electronics is completely changing the conduits of information and communication Information. Technology (IT) is providing almost more information that a lot of professionals in the Publishing Industry can cope with. Bok publishing is a highly information intensive activity, hence, in the great scope for exploiting diverse new information technologies in the origination, design, pre-press, production and marketing of published books. This revolution has transformed publishing processes, from manuscript acquisition through book production, marketing/distribution and financial accounting for economics of book publishing. This paper x-rays these developments and how they have added value in book publishing operations.