 On
March, 1959 the National Printing House of Cuba was founded. Following
this event, the National Alphabetization Campaing spreads its wings
all over the island on 1961, the National Editor was created under
Alejo
Carpentier's heading, little after, on 1962, the Universitary,
Pedagogical, Juvenile and Political Editorials followed its steps,
the most transcendental chapters of national culture started to be
written.
A year later, under the suggesting tittle ''El Ingenioso Hidalgo
Don Quijote de la Mancha'', the People Library from the National
Printing was opened. Cuban culture was enriched by the presence
of editorials, printings, editors, designers, book keepers, promoters
and above all, writers and readers.
On 1967, the Cuban Institute of Book saw the light aimed at developing
the Cuban editorial movement and after only six year of creation,
the production exceeded one thousand titles, considerable increase
respecting 1967.
According to information provided by the ''Correo del Libro'',
publication from the Cámara del Libro in the latest fair,
the Cuban Agency of ISBN holds 130 registered editorials. 53 of
them are publishing houses, 30 on a national level and other 23
located around different provinces; the rest are departments or
publications areas belonging to universities, scientific institutions,
associations, foundations, state organizations and advertising agencies...
(1)
The serial publications also occupies an outstanding place at the
Cuban editorial panorama rising up to 451 and about one hundred
of them in electronic support, according to the Cuban Catalog of
Serial Publications on 2002.
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Sources of information: ''Las ferias cubanas'' by Jorge Luna Mendoza
and ''La Industria Editorial Cubana'' (1), published by Correo del
Libro, year IV No. 11.
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