July 29, 2024 Edition

ECPA PubU offers publishing community an “immersive experience”

Held this November in the Chicago-area, ECPA PubU will bring together publishing professionals for intensive training among 30+ sessions in five tracks. But that’s not the only feature. States PubU co-chair Jerri Helms, who leads digital marketing at HarperCollins: “ECPA PubU is not just another conference; it’s an immersive experience designed to inform, inspire, train and connect us all with the tools and knowledge we need to thrive in today’s competitive market.” Track sessions will be announced next month by the PubU Brain Trust.

Registration to PubU also includes free add-on programs for a Children’s Book Summit or the Art of Writing Fiction Conference, pre-recorded Master Classes, and access to Circana industry research. Register at early bird rates at ECPAPubU.org.

ECPA welcomes four new members

ECPA recently welcomed a publisher and three industry affiliates to membership:

• YM360 publishes curriculum, sermon series, various books, training materials, parent ministry resources, devotional material, and other materials to help youth ministry leaders.
• Bradford & Bigelow, located in Peabody Massachusetts, offers print, warehousing, and distribution for faith-based publishers.
• C. Grant & Company’s Chris Grant is a 30-year veteran in Christian publishing, who consults on publishing strategy, digital marketing and sales, customer research, and AI implementation.
• Total Printing Systems is a digital book manufacturer offering single to full color printing in all bind styles. Services include POD, fulfillment, inventory management & warehousing.

Early bird registration rates close for ECPA C-Suite Symposium on Friday

The ECPA C-Suite Symposium, for industry C-level executives (or equivalent), will be held September 15-17 at the Glen Eyrie Castle & Conference Center in Colorado Springs. Early bird registration rates expire this Friday, August 2nd. View sessions, speakers, and registration at ECPACSuite.org.

Approaching deadline for Top Shelf Book Cover Awards

Submissions for the Top Shelf Book Cover Awards will be accepted until August 15 in Non-Fiction, Fiction, Children, and Bibles, published between June 2023 and August 2024, by ECPA member publishers. Winners will be announced November 13th at ECPA PubU in Chicago. Nomination and program information at TopShelfAward.org

ECPA presents Gold Awards for milestone sales of 500,000

ECPA recently presented the Gold Milestone Sales Award to recognize over 500,000 in sales for:

• Let Me Hold You Longer by Karen Kingsbury (Tyndale House Publishers)
• What Does It Mean to Be Chosen? by Amanda Jenkins, Dallas Jenkins, and Dr. Douglas S. Huffman (David C Cook)

Hodder Faith to release The Manga Bible on October 15

“The Manga Bible” (Hodder Faith, October 15, 2024) with artwork by Siku, tells the story of God’s relationship with his people, from the creation of the Earth and the early history of the Israelites to the life of Jesus, his death, and the adventures of the first ever church, linking every page to the chapter and verse reference in the full-text, NIV Bible.

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