Akinde, T. A.Nwogu, J. E.2019-01-092019-01-0920112141-3908ui_art_akinde_fading_2011Jewel Journal of Librarianship 3, pp. 73-79http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4018The paper defines who an author, a publisher, and a bookseller is and expatiated on the indispensable roles of these key actors in book development in Nigeria. The present fading distinctiveness of these three roles and its implications for the emerging Information Society and the Nigerian Book Industry is the main thrust of the paper. The paper advised on how the Book industry in Nigeria can be further promoted so as to enhance scholarship in the country.enArticle