International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue V, May 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186

The Benefits and Challenges of the Adoption of Digital Publishing by Print Publishers in Nigeria: A Review

Faustina C. Haco-Obasi*, Scholastica A.J. Chukwu
The Library, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
Corresponding Author*

Abstract
The integration of digital technology in book publishing has positive implications and benefits that far outweigh whatever fears and disadvantages that print publishers associate it with. Also, the fact that contemporary information users are largely making use of digital resources is glaring and cannot be disputed. Digital publishing improves book publishing process from the initial stage of text creation to the final stage of distribution and access by readers. Regardless of these benefits, partial or wholesome transition to digital publishing among Nigerian book publishers is hazy. This article is a review of digital publishing in Nigeria; its adoption, benefits and challenges as well as the way forward for indigenous publishers in Nigeria.

Keywords: Publishing, book publishing, digital technology, benefits, challenges

Introduction

Digital technology arrived with structural modifications in the process of book production, distribution and sale. Publishers, printers and every other firm that operates with paper and book viz library and information centers are keying into the scheme and gradually adopting the technology of the day in their operations and services. As such, largely available are e-books, digital newspapers and magazines, digitized encyclopedia and dictionaries in CDs and DVDs sources. The integration of digital technology in publishing operations and the dexterity of today’s information users occasioned by availability of internet connections using smart phones and personal computers have drawn wider readership for these digital knowledge resources. It is consequently almost compulsory for persons in book trade to tune in to digital technology if they must survive. Though,