November 30, 2023; 5 months ago (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 (11 years ago) (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.
TechCabal. "Okadabooks: Warum Nigeria kein Kindle braucht". Deutsche Welle (in German). 4 October 2017. Hadassah Egbedi (17 September 2017). "OkadaBooks – The...
leading to the rise of digital reading and publishing platforms such as OkadaBooks. As George Joseph notes in his chapter on African Literature in Understanding...
Kazuchika Okada (岡田 和睦, Okada Kazuchika, ring name: オカダ・カズチカ) (born November 8, 1987) is a Japanese professional wrestler. As of March 2024[update], he...
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Masumi Okada (岡田眞澄, Okada Masumi, September 22, 1935 – May 29, 2006) was a professional actor, singer, stand-up comedian, and film producer. Also known...
In 2017, she was listed as the 3rd best selling Nigerian authors by OkadaBooks. Notwithstanding, in a 2017 blogpost on Brittle Paper, she decried how...
commentary in prose, from compiled WhatsApp posts of the author, OkadaBooks online. OkadaBooksApp.2022 Radio plays, broadcast on BBC African drama programmes;...
John Kozo Okada (Japanese: 岡田 幸三, September 23, 1923 – February 20, 1971) was a Japanese American novelist known for his critically acclaimed novel No-No...
Bunji Okada (Japanese: 岡田文次) (1874–1943) was Director of the Karafuto Agency (1914–1916). He was Governor of Tochigi Prefecture (1911–1914). He was a...
Google Books. Penner, Mike (3 August 1992). "BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 9 : Judo Politics Throw Okada for a Big Loss" – via LA Times. "TONY OKADA, 1992...
Jisaku Okada (岡田 次作, 1893 – June 4, 1942) was an Imperial Japanese Navy captain. During his career he was the commander of the seaplane tender Notoro...
2018". The Guardian. Nigeria. 2018-02-11. Retrieved August 26, 2021. OkadaBooks (December 14, 2017). "#LiterallyWhatsHot: 12 Awesome Stories with Beautifully...
2020-08-14. Retrieved 2021-01-04. Abonnema at Encyclopædia Britannica https://okadabooks.com/book/about/trigger_happy/29051 http://AbonnemaFoundation.org/ https://www...
Doris Okada Matsui (/ˌmætˈsuːi/ MAT-SOO-ee; born Doris Kazue Okada; Japanese: 松井 佳寿恵, September 25, 1944) is an American politician, who has served as...
Yoshikazu Okada (岡田 良一), born February 27, 1901, in the Aoyama area of Tokyo's Minato Ward, also known as Kōtama Okada, (岡田 光玉) was the founder of a new...
Hideki Richard Okada (2 July 1945 – 4 April 2012) was Professor of Japanese at Princeton University, in the East Asian Studies Department. He was a specialist...
magazine – for us, by us". Africa is a Country. Retrieved 23 November 2017. OkadaBooks (5 October 2017). "#LiterallyWhatsHot: Well-Woven Collage or Distorted...
"Memory and the Call of Waters by S. Sueddie Vershima Agema | OkadaBooks". okadabooks.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01. Umez, Uche Peter. "Interview With Su'eddie...
2022. "The Beautiful Ones Have Not Yet Died by Ayodele Olofintuade". OkadaBooks. Retrieved 29 May 2022. Alhassan, Amina (14 October 2018). "Giving an...
2017. Olayode, Juliana. "REBIRTH from Grass to Grace – Juliana Olayode". okadabooks.com. Olayode, Juliana (12 September 2017). REBIRTH: from grass to grace...
Educating, And Appealing To One's Sense Of Morality – Book Review". OkadaBooks. Retrieved September 5, 2021. Chukwuebuka Ibeh. "Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onubia...
Hirotaka Okada (岡田 弘隆, Okada Hirotaka, born 22 February 1967 in Ōno, Gifu, Japan) is a retired judoka who competed in the –78 kg and –86 kg divisions...
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