February 25, 2019 Edition
Industry News
Christianity Today appoints Timothy Dalrymple as new President/CEO
The Christianity Today Board of Directors has unanimously elected Dr. Timothy Dalrymple as its next president and CEO. He will begin his new role May 1, 2019.
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Faceout Studio principal Torrey Sharp buys out partner's interest in firm
After 12 years of successful partnership, Torrey Sharp has bought out partner Charles Brock’s interest in Faceout Studio.
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ECPA to host two Rights Fairs
Responding to a need in the Christian rights community, ECPA has announced the formation of the European Christian Rights Fair in Krakow, Poland, and the International Christian Rights Fair in Chicago.
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New president of Moody Bible Institute, Mark Jobe, added to Leadership Summit program
The most recent speaker added to the upcoming ECPA Leadership Summit program is Moody Bible Institute’s 10th president, Dr. Mark Jobe. Mark will join Wheaton College president Dr. Philip Ryken and Wheaton professor Theon Hill, Ph.D. in a segment on “Higher Ed: Identifying the voices of the future church.” Dr. Hill, who is releasing two industry white papers on “The Priority of Diversity in Christian Publishing,” will also lead a session on “Connecting to a diverse community through your publishing program.” Other program highlights include:
- Dr. Gordon Smith (“Institutional Intelligence” author) on Beyond Borders in our Institutions
- Chris Horst (“Rooting for Rivals” co-author) on Beyond Borders in our Industry
- Tina Constable (Penguin Random House) on Reaching the Next Generation of Christian Readers
- Harold Smith and other leaders from Christianity Today on Connecting the Global Church
- Cris Doornbos (David C Cook) and a panel of leaders on Beyond Borders in the Global Marketplace
- Kristen McLean (NPD) and other industry leaders will lead Wednesday’s focus on The New Face of Consumer Engagement
- Jackie Hill Perry (author of “Gay Girl, Good God”) will close our program in a captivating session on Breaking Borders
Registration, schedule, program at ECPALeadership.org
Early bird rates expire March 15
NPD announces agreement with Nielsen
NPD has signed a groundbreaking agreement with Nielsen which positions NPD and their Checkout service for continued growth. Under the agreement, Nielsen will license NPD's ReceiptPalSM packaged goods data for their FMCG tracking services in the U.S.
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ICON Media Group announces promotion and new hire
ICON Media Group announces it has promoted Christina Bostick to publicist. Bostick joined the ICON team as associate publicist in November 2017 and her role includes writing, media pitching and booking, client reporting and assisting with events.
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Submission period for The Christy Award™ to open Friday
The Christy Award™ recognizes excellence in Christian fiction and will open its submission period for the 2019 program this Friday, March 1. Nominations will be accepted until March 31 in nine fiction categories for titles published March 2018 to March 2019.
Media Announcements
Three Indiana book signings for Tony Dungy’s “The Soul of a Team” announced
Tyndale House Publishers has announced that Tony Dungy, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach, football commentator, and #1 New York Times bestselling author, will be in Indiana next weekend to promote his new book, “The Soul of a Team,” which he wrote with Nathan Whitaker.
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Gary Thomas on Jesus Calling podcast: Preparing couples for a Godly marriage
Author and pastor Gary Thomas recently joined the Jesus Calling podcast to share insights for couples looking to begin their marriages with God at the center. He also took the opportunity to tell listeners about the surprising blessings of his own stage of marriage as an empty nester. Thomas’ book, “Preparing Your Heart for Marriage: Devotions for Engaged Couples” is available from Zondervan.
Bible Gateway interviews Sidney Greidanus, author of “From Chaos to Cosmos”
When God created the world, he brought perfect order out of what was “without form and void.” But with human rebellion against God, disorder (chaos) was introduced into creation which God continues to redeem (cosmos). How is this “chaos to cosmos” theme interwoven through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation? Bible Gateway interviewed Sidney Greidanus about his book, “From Chaos to Cosmos: Creation to New Creation” (Crossway, 2019).
Bible Gateway interviews C. John Collins, author of “Reading Genesis Well”
What does it mean to be a good reader of Genesis 1-11? What does it mean to take these ancient stories seriously and how does that relate to taking them literally? Can we even take any of this material seriously? How can we have a responsible conversation regarding science and biblical faith? Bible Gateway interviewed C. John Collins about his book, “Reading Genesis Well: Navigating History, Poetry, Science, and Truth in Genesis 1-11” (Zondervan, 2018).
Product News
Lon Allison battles cancer, spreads Billy Graham’s message in new paperback
Lon Allison’s battle with liver cancer isn’t slowing him down—especially when it comes to spreading the good news of the Gospel, and the message of his friend and predecessor, Billy Graham. Last year Allison’s biography "Billy Graham: An Ordinary Man and His Extraordinary God" (Paraclete Press) released just after Graham’s death rocked the nation.
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Zondervan releases the NIV Starting Place Study Bible
According to Melinda Bouma, publisher of Zondervan Bibles: “At these incredible prices and with a wealth of helpful, accessible study material, this is the best “first study Bible” for new believers or anyone looking to take a step deeper in studying the Bible. We created it with the reader in mind—quality content in a friendly and colorful design, and at price points lower than most of the study Bibles available today.”
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Barbour to release new fiction series with genealogy theme
Barbour Publishing will release a new Tree of Life fiction series in May 2019 with the release of “The Inn at Hidden Run,” which follows genealogist Jillian as she traces a tradition of doctors to an ancestor saved during a yellow fever outbreak in Memphis in 1878. Four books are currently planned with the potential for more releases in the future.
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Other News
- Free webinar tonight for authors: Control Your Book Sales with Rob Eagar
- BISG webinar: Creating Demand at Scale; Book Promotion Techniques
- LSC Has Gain in Book Group
- HMH Trade Forms Audiobook Unit
- EU council vote has approved the newly negotiated copyright agreement
- In Germany, Wholesaler and Distributor KNV Grapples With Bankruptcy
- Russian Publishers: Paper Costs, High Inventories, are Limiting Production
- 2018 update of ABA report on Amazon is available
- For the first time, Amazon has bought adaptation rights for its own books
- NYT: An illustrated prediction of the book world’s next big frontier
