Mbo lauds overseas publishing standards
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Speaking to Showbiz, Mbo who is also a medical doctor, said that he believes that had he published in Botswana, the end product would possibly have been of a lesser 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. I have seen some of self-published works in Botswana and I would say most of them are not that impressive. A self-publishing wing of Amazon has greatly helped me come up with good quality books,” he said.
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