the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information . please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance . may 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message wordalive publishers type publisher industry publishing founded nairobi kenya 2001 headquarters nairobi kenya kampala uganda key people david waweru products personal growth inspirational leadership relationships fiction theology and children s books website wordalive publishers wordalive publishers provides transformational content by publishing marketing and distributing christian books in sub saharan africa and beyond . 1 wordalive publishers is a pan african publishing house based in nairobi kenya and has offices in kampala uganda . the company s main focus is on personal growth inspirational leadership relationships fiction theology and children s books . wordalive s catalogue contains over 70 titles from both local and international authors . in 2009 eyo the first general fiction title in their catalogue was published . 2 contents 1 history 2 works published 3 references 4 external links history edit wordalive publishers was founded in september 2001 by david waweru whose publishing career had begun at the university of nairobi press ten years earlier . at the time most publishing houses in kenya focused on textbook publishing with a few others engaged in religious publishing and none publishing general trade books as a core business . many cited perceived poor reading habits in kenya and poverty as reasons why they did not think that these areas were viable propositions . wordalive now accounts for 35 % of their sales from upcountry outside kenyan s major towns areas that are considered poor by kenyan standards . 3 wordalive is the african publisher of the africa bible commentary a 1 586 page once volume commentary released in 2006 and written by 69 african scholars . the commentary uses african proverbs metaphors and every day stories to make the bible speak relevantly to african believers while remaining true to the bible text and being honest to its context . in 2008 wordalive publishers together with africa christian text books based in jos nigeria and zondervan in the usa created an imprint called hippo books . currently hippo books has produced four titles and more are in the pipeline . the imprint is comprised of a broad range of serious christian and theological publications written especially for pastors church leaders and academics theological students teachers and scholars . titles in this imprint include bible commentaries and new works in biblical studies cultural studies ethics history systematic theology and more . 4 works published edit notable works and authors published by word alive publishers include eyo abidemi sanusi 2009 view eyo africa bible commentary tokunboh adeyemo 2006 view africa bible commentary africa s enigma and leadership solutions tokunboh adeyemo 2009 view africa enigma and leadership solutions best foot forward fred geke 2007 view best foot forward how to save money ken monyoncho 2007 view how to save money bishop tucker christopher byaruhanga 2008 view bishop tucker african christian ethics samuel waje kunhiyop 2008 view african christian ethics is africa cursed tokunboh adeyemo 2009 view is africa cursed references edit wordalive website about us . wordalive publishers . 2008 . retrieved 2008 . check date values in access date help lati abyssinia 2009 12 17 . publisher keeps the written word alive . business daily . retrieved 2009 12 17 . ngunjiri joseph 2008 12 13 . publisher proves critics wrong . daily nation . retrieved 2008 12 13 . zondervan 2010 http www.zondervan.com cultures en us use lead hippobooks imprint.htm querystringsite zondervan missing or empty title help external links edit wordalive publishers site david waweru ceo wordalive publishing retrieved from https 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