April 9, 2018 Edition
Industry News
Finalists Named for 2018 Christian Book Awards®
ECPA has named 58 finalists in 11 categories for the 2018 Christian Book Award® program. These titles represent the industry’s best books and Bibles of the year in Christian Living, Faith & Culture, Biography & Memoir, Devotion & Gift, Young People’s Literature, Childrens, Ministry Resources, Bible Reference Works, Bible Study, Bibles, and New Author. The finalist pool includes three ties in three categories, and is representative of the excellent work of 19 publishers and 27 publishing imprints.
Check out the new ChristianBookAwards.com website featuring the finalists and program.
ECPA launches Thunderclap for #ReadGoodBooks revolution
The announcement of the Christian Book Award winners on May 1st at the ECPA Awards Celebration will coincide with a social media blitz to #ReadGoodBooks that #FeedYourSoul. Through a quick sign-up, participants allow Thunderclap to send a one-time-only post to their followers the evening of May 1st, resulting in a huge blitz of awareness of the Christian Book Awards® and #GoodBooks that #FeedYourSoul. Last year’s campaign reached over 660,000.
Anyone with a Twitter, Facebook or Tumblr account is invited to join at https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/69295-the-readgoodbooks-revolution
April Christian bestsellers: Kathie Lee Gifford tops the charts
The ECPA bestsellers lists for April are in, based on POS sales data for March compiled by NPD BookScan, and a new book from a familiar media personality sits at the top. Kathy Lee Gifford debuts at #1 on the Top 50 bestsellers list with The Rock, The Road, and the Rabbi (Thomas Nelson).
View the month’s bestselling books and Bibles at ChristianBestsellerLists.com
LSC Communications acquires TriLiteral LLC
LSC Communications (NYSE: LKSD) has acquired TriLiteral LLC, a full-service logistics provider specializing in the distribution of books for University Presses and Academic Publishers. Additionally, LSC has signed multi-year fulfillment agreements with Harvard University Press, The MIT Press, and Yale University Press.
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knk acquires Bradbury Phillips International Ltd.
knk Business Software AG, an industry leader in software for book and magazine publishers today announced the acquisition of Bradbury Phillips International Ltd., a leading provider of rights, royalty, and agency software.
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Christianity Today and Logos Bible Software to digitize CT archives
Christianity Today is pleased to announce a new partnership with Faithlife and Logos Bible Software. This partnership will make all of CT's historic magazine archives accessible in digital format, including over 830 previously unscanned issues dating back to 1956.
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Industry veteran Paul Muckley rejoins Barbour team
Barbour Publishing is pleased to announce that industry veteran, Paul Muckley, has rejoined the Barbour team as Senior Acquisitions Editor (Bibles and Reference Focus).
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David M. Hetherington joins knk
knk is pleased to announce the appointment of David Hetherington to the knk North American leadership team as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) effective immediately. Mr. Hetherington joins knk with a wealth of experience in publishing and publishing software. In his new role, Mr. Hetherington will have both sales and marketing responsibilities.
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Milestones
"Struck" named a Finalist for the 2018 Christian Book Award® program
InterVarsity Press is pleased to announce that "Struck" by Russ Ramsey was selected as a finalist in the biography and memoir category of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association’s (ECPA) 2018 Christian Book Award® program.
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Five Kregel titles named 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards finalists
Kregel Publications is pleased to announce that five titles have been recognized as finalists in the 20th annual Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards. Fiction titles recognized are "If We Make It Home" by Christina Suzann Nelson, "Liar’s Winter" by Cindy K. Sproles, "The Elusive Miss Ellison" by Carolyn Miller, and "The Runaway" by Claire Wong from Lion Fiction; and in nonfiction, "Vindicating the Vixens" edited by Sandra Glahn.
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Lisa Bevere's NYT bestseller "Without Rival" reaches over 200,000 copies sold
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, is pleased to announce that Lisa Bevere’s book, "Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison," has reached a significant sales milestone of over 200,000 copies sold. "Without Rival" hit the New York Times Religion, Spirituality and Faith list at No. 7, and has also appeared on the USA Today Bestselling Books and Publishers Weekly lists.
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Media Announcements
Lakewood Church minister and father of special needs child Craig Johnson joins Jesus Calling podcast during Autism Awareness Month
Craig Johnson shares his story about how, when his son was diagnosed with autism, he trusted God’s purpose for his son’s life. Through this, he was inspired to create Champions Club, a specially designed developmental area for kids, youth, and adults with special needs to gather. With Champions Clubs in schools, churches, and facilities all across America and around the world, Craig wanted to share how God used his son for great things and wrote about their journey in a new book called, “Champion,” which releases in April 2018. More at jesuscalling.com/podcast/.
Bible Gateway interviews Jim Cymbala and Ann Spangler, authors of “The Rescue”
What do a Wall Street broker, a party girl, a student, a homeless man, an addict, a teenage mom, and a drug enforcer have in common? All were in despair spiraling out of control until something unexpected happened to change their lives forever. Bible Gateway interviewed Jim Cymbala (@jimcymbala) and Ann Spangler (@annspangler) about their book, “The Rescue: Seven People, Seven Amazing Stories” (Zondervan, 2018).
Bible Gateway interviews Chad Veach, author of “Faith Forward Future”
Are you disappointed with your life? Do you feel like you’ll never accomplish anything remarkable? How should you pay attention to what God has in store for your life? Bible Gateway interviewed Chad Veach (@chadcveach) about his book, “Faith Forward Future: Moving Past Your Disappointments, Delays, and Destructive Thinking” (Thomas Nelson, 2017).
Product News
Tim Tebow to release new book, “This Is The Day” with WaterBrook
Tim Tebow, one of America’s most beloved athletes, is set to author a follow-up to his New York Times best-seller "Shaken" with WaterBrook, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group. "This Is The Day: Reclaim Your Dream. Ignite Your Passion. Live Your Purpose," written with A.J. Gregory, is scheduled to publish September 25, 2018.
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BroadStreet Publishing partners with non-profit prison ministries The Vivian Foundation and Forgiven Ministry Inc. to help reach incarcerated for Christ
Over the course of the last year, The Vivian Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the children of incarcerated parents, has either purchased or been given over 90,000 books from BroadStreet Publishing. These books include "Call Me Vivian" by Katherine Scheller, Majestic Expression coloring books, children and adult devotionals and journals, and other Christian titles.
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Lon Allison shares his respect for the man and passion for his message in “Billy Graham: An Ordinary Man and His Extraordinary God”
Less than two months after Billy Graham’s passing, Paraclete Press celebrates the life of America’s pastor with the release today of "Billy Graham: An Ordinary Man and His Extraordinary God" by Lon Allison, with a foreword by Dr. Leighton Ford and Jean Graham Ford (Billy’s youngest sister).
Read More...Elk Lake Publishing releases five titles
Elk Lake Publishing Inc. announces the release of five books: Secrets: Book One of the Beauties from Ashes series by Beckie Lindsey; Blessed by Time by Anne Baxter Campbell, The Last Aliyah by Mark Alan Leslie; Tremors of Doubt by Lael Harrelson; and the second edition of Be the Miracle by Delores Liesner, now with Scripture-guided journal pages, Bible study group guide, and other resource information. All books may be found in local bookstores or on Amazon in print and e-book formats. For more information on the authors, https://elklakepublishinginc.com.
Other News
INDUSTRY
PUBLISHING
- PRH Names McIntosh CEO, Dobson Head of Penguin Publishing Group
- AAP: Publisher revenues fell 5.5% in November while staying up for the year
- eBook Piracy is on the rise in 2018
- New Online Spanish-Language Bookstore Comes to U.S.
- Amazon Opens First Bookstore In Texas
- BISG Opens 'State of the Supply Chain' Survey
- UK study: audiobook sales double in five years
