OkadaBooks is a
self-publishing
Self-publishing is the publication of media by its author at their own cost, without the involvement of a publisher. The term usually refers to written media, such as books and magazines, either as an ebook or as a physical copy using POD (pr ...
and
bookselling
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platform based in
Nigeria,
founded by Okechukwu Ofili in 2013.
It was selected by
Google's "Google for Start-up Accelerator" in 2017. In 2018, it hosted a writing competition in partnership with
Guaranty Trust Bank called "''Dusty Manuscript''".
History
OkadaBooks was founded by Okechukwu Ofili in 2013. The name is a combination of
okada Okada (written: 岡田 literally "hill rice-paddy") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include:
* , Japanese painter
* Doris Okada Matsui, American politician of the Democratic Party
* , Japanese painter in the Edo period
* , Japa ...
– a motorcycle taxi typically used to circumvent traffic in Nigeria and other West African countries – and books.
[ The platform was started when the founder was still an author at '' BellaNaija'' and '']YNaija
''YNaija'' is a Nigerian online content publishing platform, founded by Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams of RED Africa media group. ''YNaija'' launched in May 2010 with columnists and various news sources. It offers news, original content an ...
'', and was frustrated at the fact that bookshops were not paying him for books already sold.
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