Textbook procurement in Bolivia

Acquisition of books for school libraries and pedagogical resource centers is part of an educational reform program in Bolivia. The strategies adopted to encourage local authors and publishers to compete and to promote international competitive bidding lit Bolivia offer useful lessons of experience. As a result of the two-strategy approach to procurement of books for libraries, the Bolivian book market is experiencing a very dynamic period. One international publisher of the Spanish-speaking world has opened a publishing house in Bolivia and is producing books for private schools in the local market. Two Argentinean publishing houses have opened representation agencies in Bolivia. Two international book fairs have taken place, and the number of bookstores in the country has increased.