Fountain Publishers

Fountain Publishers
Status	Active
Founded	1988 (36 years ago)
Founder	James Tumusiime
Country of origin	Uganda
Headquarters location	Kampala
Official website	www.fountainpublishers.co.ug

Fountain Publishers is a publishing company in Uganda and Rwanda.^[1] Fountain is a publisher of educational material, literary material and maps.^[2]

History

Fountain Publishers was started in 1988 by James Tumusiime and his wife.^[3] Its first offices were on top of the former City Bar. Fountain employed only four individuals, with just a typewriter and four desks. Their maiden publication was Who is Who in Uganda, a miniature directory of politicians, religious men and academicians. Their second publication was Uganda 30 Years (1992), a thirty-year-old nation birthday book.^[4]

Notable authors

Book series

Fountain Series in Education Studies^[5]
Fountain Series in Gender Studies^[6]
Fountain Series in Law and Business Studies^[7]
Kituo cha Katiba (Swahili, "Constitution Centre") Occasional Publication (series)^[8]
Our Heritage Series^[9]
Tales from the Past^[10]

References

^ "Talking books: James Tumusiime in conversation with Katherine Salahi". Bellagio Publishing Network. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
^ Emma Dawson, Varughese (2012). Beyond the Postcolonial: World Englishes Literature. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 107. ISBN 9781137265234. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ "James Tumusiime, a pillar of indigenous publishing in Uganda". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ "Fountain Publishers marks 20 years, looks to the future". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ Fountain Series in Education Studies, worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
^ Fountain Series in Gender Studies, worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
^ Fountain Series in Law and Business Studies, worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
^ Kituo cha Katiba Occasional Publication, worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
^ Our Heritage Series, fountainpublishers.co.ug. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
^ Tales from the Past, fountainpublishers.co.ug. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

External links

fountainpublishers.net, the company's official website

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[bellagiopublishingnetwork-1] "Talking books: James Tumusiime in conversation with Katherine Salahi". Bellagio Publishing Network. Retrieved 18 February 2015.

[Macmillan-2] Emma Dawson, Varughese (2012). Beyond the Postcolonial: World Englishes Literature. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 107. ISBN 9781137265234. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[mon-itor-3] "James Tumusiime, a pillar of indigenous publishing in Uganda". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[independent-4] "Fountain Publishers marks 20 years, looks to the future". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[5] Fountain Series in Education Studies, worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

[6] Fountain Series in Gender Studies, worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

[7] Fountain Series in Law and Business Studies, worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

[8] Kituo cha Katiba Occasional Publication, worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

[9] Our Heritage Series, fountainpublishers.co.ug. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

[10] Tales from the Past, fountainpublishers.co.ug. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

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