Copyright: Authors want more done to fight book piracy
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- 10 May 2022
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Authors, illustrators, publishers, booksellers and library managers in late April noted with concern that the continued use of pirated work was hurting the industry, calling for an immediate end to the vice.
Ending the vice, they said, would go a long way in boosting growth in the books industry.
"Book writers are slowly shunning away from the creative industry as it is no longer making business sense. The blood and tears that have gone into producing a book in no longer bearing fruits," said Dr Beverly Cheserem, an artist who doubles up as a Neurosurgeon at Aga Khan University.
They were speaking during the culmination of a four-day inaugural MOTO Books and Arts Festival at the Village Market, Nairobi, that ended on April 24.
The festival brought together local and international artists to showcase their literary works and discuss emerging literary trends in Africa.
Among the books launched at the event was A Son of A Nile, an Inspiring Journey - a bold, eclectic and interesting anthology of prose by Teddy Warria, examining his genealogy and giving it purpose. Read More…
