Mbo lauds overseas publishing standards
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Speaking to Showbiz , Mbo said he believes that if he had published in Botswana, the end products would possibly have been of an inferior quality.
“If I had published my novels in Botswana, I would have been forced to approach either conventional publishing houses, which are mostly educational publishers or go the self-publishing route, which is not yet fully developed in the country.
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