Failed Plan or Plan Failed

A proverb is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and revered, which expresses a truth, based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. Whereas African Proverbs offer wisdom and poetry in just one sentence, the proverbs can convey wisdom, truth, a discovery...

Power of vision

When reading a past issue of Leadership Journal, I came across an advert by the Billy Graham Training Centre at the Cove. The following words in the advert caught my attention “Leading is easier when you know which way to go.” The more I reflected on...

How to Choose a Distributor

Achieving an effective distribution system with the widest coverage is the dream goal of any publisher. However, many publishers in developing countries do not achieve effective distribution chains even within their own countries. One reason for this is the inability of many a publisher to...

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE

“Once upon a time….” These were words I heard often while sitting around a fire in the evening. Growing up in the countryside, the evenings were spent around the fireplace as we waited for dinner to be prepared and served. The room would be dimly...

E-Commerce: Engine for Growth in Publishing

Publishers who ignore technological advances do so at their own peril. One of the significant advances in the third millennium is the development of the Internet, which has revolutionized the manner and speed of conducting business. Through computer network technology enhanced by telecommunications, electronic commerce...

Good alternative to the self-publishing model

I read Joseph Ngunjiri’s article in last Sunday’s edition of Lifestyle titled A fast track to self-publishing (May 29) with a keen interest. As much as I agreed with some of the observations he made regarding self-publishing, I felt he did not present a balanced view...

Why I accuse the publisher for book flaws

I read Isaac Mwangi’s book review in the last edition of Lifestyle titled Glory Be to Corruption in God’s Name! with a keen interest. As much as I agreed with the observations he made, I felt like he directed the heat on the author, and...

BOOKS & CULTURE – True leader readily confronts issues

Mention “leadership” and most minds begin to conjure up images of perks and status. And, perhaps, this serves to explain why so many people are vying for public office, pretending that it is the electorate who prodded them to do it. Needless to say, leadership can...