Founded in 2013 by Okechukwu Ofili, OkadaBooks – a leading Nigerian digital publishing and bookselling platform – shut down on November 30. Started by Okechukwu Ofili, the platform has helped more than 8,000 authors for free. It has more than 20,000 books available for users to download. The closure is attributed to “insurmountable challenges” OkadaBooks has been facing. As … [Read more...] about OkadaBooks Discontinues After 10 Years. Is Nigerian Literary Scene Struggling?
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Readers Digest UK Undergoes Restructure, Drops 75% of Employees
Print magazine and newspaper publishers are already feeling the effects of the surge in popularity of e-readers and tablets, to the point that some are shutting their doors. The latest casualty may be Readers Digest. The UK arm of the company that was facing financial and legal trouble a couple of years ago was thought to have been saved by the purchase of RD by Better … [Read more...] about Readers Digest UK Undergoes Restructure, Drops 75% of Employees