| This thesis examines the current state of the publishing industry in Tunisia in order to
understand the nature of writing and publishing in an international context. In discovering the
publishing procedure, I have included information on how books are used in education, homes,
and libraries as well as the roles of newspapers, government, and booksellers. All these aspects
help determine the driving forces behind any publishing industry such as, supply, demand,
cultural attitudes, and accessibility of knowledge, My research was conducted primarily using
standard library research procedures, which were then anchored by several interviews with
professionals involved with publishing in Tunisia.
This study presents an overview of publishing techniques and factors contributing to
problems and/or successes within the industry. After considering these factors, I assert that
publishers provide inadequate financial support to authors as a result of plummeting public
demand for printed literary works. Additionally, increasing government interference through
direct and indirect censorship of both the content and availability of books significantly hinders
the growth of the industry and the cultural diversity of written works produced and sold within Tunisia.
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