 OkadaBooks logo | |
| Type of business | Internet company |
|---|---|
Type of site | Reading app, self-publishing |
| Available in | English |
| Dissolved | November 30, 2023 |
| Headquarters | Yaba, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | OkadaBooks |
| Founder(s) | Okechukwu Ofili |
| URL | okadabooks.com |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | 2013 |
| Current status | Defunct |
| Native client(s) on | Android, iOS, Web |
OkadaBooks was a self-publishing and bookselling platform based in Nigeria,[1][2] founded by Okechukwu Ofili in 2013.[3][4][5] It was selected by Google's "Google for Start-up Accelerator" in 2017.[6] In 2018, it hosted a writing competition in partnership with Guaranty Trust Bank called "Dusty Manuscript".[7]
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- ^ Tolu Ogunlesi (6 October 2015). "A new chapter in Nigeria's literature". Financial Times.
- ^ "Make Authors Rich Again". International Publishers Association. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Celebrate children's day with these books on OkadaBooks this weekend". Business Day. 29 May 2021.
- ^ Otosirieze Obi-Young (31 August 2018). "African Writers Series' Classics Now Available for Affordable Downloads on OkadaBooks". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Yomi Kazeem (20 March 2018). "Google is making good on its promise to bet more on African startups and developers". Quartz.
- ^ Jayne Augoye (9 February 2018). "'Dusty Manuscript' contest for budding writers berths in Lagos". Premium Times.
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