Fountain Publishers Calls For Fight Against Privacy To Grow Book Industry

Posted by: lukwago J in Life style November 1, 2018

The proprietor of Uganda’s leading publishing firm Dr. James Tumusiime of Fountain Publishers has challenged government and stakeholders in publishing industry to rise and fight against piracy.

Speaking at Fountain Publishers 30 years anniversary on Wednesday, Tumusiime said the local publishing industry is dogged with saboteurs duplicating original works of established publishers hence hindering them from getting money from their works.

“as we celebrate Fountain publishers 30 years milestone achievements, this has not been easy road to success because there is prevailing privacy hurting the publishing industry negatively,” Tumusiime said.

He said the local book industry has failed to grow unscrupulous people are busy copying and duplicating works of original writers and authors hence frustrating their efforts to keep writing.

Commenting about the challenge hindering the growth of publishing industry, Tumusiime noted that low reading culture has hit book sales and emergency of digital migration has more than worsen books sales in the market.

Fountain publishers started in 1988 to revive book industry has remained in business because the company proprietors have stuck on the same vision and mission and quality work.

“we publish high quality relevant and affordable books given the high expectations of our promoters, we decided to distinguish ourselves from the type of books that were on the market at the time by making our books relevant to the country’s social cultural environment using appropriate language levels and pricing them affordability,”

“we publish valued books, read books, write books and buy books. Our books meet the needs of the ordinary learners in all respects including illustrations, presentation, sensitivity to national norms and made in a way that would ensure their durability and value for money, ”Tumusiime added.

What has kept us in business Our books also meet ordinary learners in all respects of the industry.

Loy Tumusiime co-founder said partnership with international organizations has helped market Fountain Publishers on global scale.

“Many authors, teachers, curriculum specialists have been hired by fountain publishers to produce the highest quality books in Rwanda, South Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania,”She said.

She also said they have worked with Uganda’s experienced teachers on leading text books publishers for all levels of education, supporting the national curriculum through out its 30 years of existence. it has published some of the best books for preschool, primary, secondary and university.it has published supplementary reading materials, reference books like dictionaries, atlases, charts and cards in English and most local languages.

Fountain Publishers have published books documenting various aspects of our troubled past like the genocide in Rwanda, religious history like the Uganda martyrs and other milestones and achievements of the country and Hiv/Aids posterity.

However Tumusiime says for the book industry to thrive, books must reach the intended readers through book distribution outlets through out the country and beyond. Fountain has identified with many book shops as possible in all regions of the country.

We have linked up with major international outlets through our membership of the African books collective in oxford which distributes African books throughout the world. The US library of congress is also major subscriber to fountain publication.

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