Used Books Get a New Life on the Streets of Lagos
<p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memoirs">memoirs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="Carson">Carson</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Igbo">Igbo</span>, <span word="Hausa">Hausa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yoruba">Yoruba</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Lagos">Lagos</span>.</p><p><span word="Ogbonna">Ogbonna</span> <span word="Osiri">Osiri</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="containers">containers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="satisfy">satisfy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="warehouse">warehouse</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="books">books</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="books">books</span>."</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sidewalk">sidewalk</span> <span word="stall">stall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bustling">bustling</span> <span word="Lagos">Lagos</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="Solomon">Solomon</span> <span word="Roabiu">Roabiu</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="paperbacks">paperbacks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bestselling">bestselling</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Clancy">Clancy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Grisham">Grisham</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Chinua">Chinua</span> <span word="Achebe">Achebe</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="most">most</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="motivational">motivational</span> <span word="books">books</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motivational">motivational</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>."</p><p><span word="Used">Used</span>-<span word="booksellers">booksellers</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="CSS">CSS</span> <span word="Bookshops">Bookshops</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1869. <span word="CSS">CSS</span> <span word="prints">prints</span>, <span word="publishes">publishes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="autobiographies">autobiographies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="texts">texts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="schoolbooks">schoolbooks</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Managing">Managing</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="Dotun">Dotun</span> <span word="Adeboyega">Adeboyega</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="paperbacks">paperbacks</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counterfeit">counterfeit</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>.</p><p>"<span word="People">People</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="pirated">pirated</span> <span word="books">books</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>."</p>
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