Books are very essential to the development of any nation. They extend the frontier of knowledge and bring about continuous intellectual development. Hence, the industry that produces books deserves attentions of all stakeholders in nation building. This paper considered the incessant rancor between major stakeholders in the publishing industry as the greatest threat to the growth of the industry and thus recommended a robust author-publisher relationship as the way out. It examined books,

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... shing, history of publishing in Nigeria and problems of publishing. It explained in clear terms what the specific roles of the publisher and author should be if a successful and mutually beneficial relationship is to be established and maintained. Above all it recommended a symbiotic relationship built on the pillars of mutual understanding and cooperation.