Editions de L`Oc�an Indien

New Product Range - Stationery

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:19:10 GMT

Editions de l'oc�an Indien has been appointed as exclusive distributor of Digno TM in Mauritius. The range of Digno consists of Plastic Ball Pens, Gel Pens and Metal Pens. Digno will be available at a very competitive price in all our retail outlets and our resellers.

April 23: World Book and Copyright Day

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:22:46 GMT

By celebrating this Day throughout the world, UNESCO seeks to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright.

Beyrouth : � Capitale mondiale du livre 2009 �

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:20:28 GMT

Le Directeur g�n�ral a annonc� aujourd�hui la nomination de la ville de Beyrouth Capitale mondiale du livre pour l�ann�e 2009.

Le R�veil du Dodo

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:20:46 GMT

Author: Emmanuel Richon Broche. 2008. 150x 210 mm. 144 pp ISBN: 978-99903-0-585-2 Price: Rs 225 Le dodo sous toutes ses facettes et sous toutes les coutures. Voici r�unie pour la premi�re fois, la totalit� d'un mythe � m�diter. Symbole national, cet oiseau m�ritait, certes, une r�habilitation en m�me temps qu'une r�capitulation exhaustive des th�ses concernant son mode de vie ou sa disparition. � As dead as the dodo �, d�clarent les Anglais, est-ce si s�r...

From Alien to Citizen - The Integration of the Chinese in Mauritius

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:17:37 GMT

Authors: H. Ly Tio Fane-Pineo & Edouard Lim Fat Paperback. 2008. 150 x 210mm. 512pp ISBN: 978-99903-0-569-2 Price: Rs. 475.00 It has been estimated that over 30 million Chinese have emigrated from China to seek better living elsewhere. The hardships they suffered and their struggles to survive in the host country have been related in various ways, but there is no other documented book such as �From Alien to Citizen, the integration of the Chinese...

'No Man is an Island' - The Irish Presence in Isle de France/Mauritius (1715 - 2007)

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:15:11 GMT

Author: Marc Serge Rivi�re Paperback. 2008. 150x210mm. 525pp 9789990305845 Price: Rs. 400 Mauritius has never been a major destination for Irish immigrants, but Irish people have made their mark in its annals. During the infancy of Isle de France, several descendants of the 'Wild Geese' arrived as hired hands, settlers, sailors, soldiers or chaplains. Three Irish Regiments in the Service of France sojourned at Port-Louis on their way to India from...

Antiquarian news now only electronic

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:58:15 GMT

Since January, the e-mail newsletter "Fine Books Notes" has replaced the US antiquarian magazine "Fine Books & Collections". The newsletter is free of charge and is published monthly. The British antiquarian magazine "Rare Book Review" which has been on the market since 1974, is also abandoning its print edition and is now only available online.

Signpost through the research jungle

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:57:21 GMT

Springer Science + Business Media has launched a freely accessible website designed to provide information on which research institutions are working in which areas of science. www.AuthorMapper.com

New platform for the industry

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:56:25 GMT

Batchconnect.com is a website which aims to bring booksellers, publishing companies and authors in the UK into direct contact with one another. It is provided by the Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland. www.batchconnect.com

Books for the visually impaired

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:54:31 GMT

Australian online bookseller ReadHowYouWant has launched a special initiative for the visually impaired. English titles can be accessed in Braille and the e-book and audio format DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System), which uses MP3 data. www.readhowyouwant.com/braille