September 9, 2019 Edition
Industry News
Last week to save $200 on PubU: early bird rate expires Friday
The early bird rates for PubU end this Friday, September 13. If you work in any area of Christian publishing that involves Editorial, Design, Digital & Marketing, Publicity & Reader Engagement, Production-Data, Delivery, & Workflow – or are new to the industry and want to give your professional career a great foundation and kickstart through the PubU Emerging Leaders track – PubU is for you!
ECPA releases September’s Bestseller Lists
For the 15th consecutive month Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis (Thomas Nelson) is the #1 title on ECPA’s Top 50 list of bestselling books, reflecting POS sales for August as compiled by NPD BookScan. The unprecedented success of this book by a young female entrepreneur has inspired a host of titles by other authors who help women find their voice and purpose. Case in point are two new releases in the Top 50. Boss UP!: This Ain’t Your Mama’s Business Book by podcaster and business owner Lindsay Teague Moreno (Thomas Nelson) is the highest ranking new release at #7. Read More…
View all the month’s bestsellers in 10 categories, including Spanish, at ChristianBestsellerLists.com
Baker Publishing Group appoints new executive VPs of Sales and Marketing
Baker Publishing Group is pleased to announce the promotions of Nathan Henrion and Mark Rice. Nathan will serve as the Executive Vice President of Sales. Mark will take on the newly formed position of Executive Vice President of Marketing, Ada Divisions. These combined positions fill the vacancy of Dave Lewis’s retirement in September, and both positions report to the President/CEO.
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Iron Stream Media expands market reach through acquisition
Iron Stream Media has announced the acquisition of LPC Books, doing business as Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas, which is a traditional, royalty-paying publisher established in 2007. Initial plans indicate Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas will continue to operate under their existing brand and model.
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LifeWay Christian Resources launches authorized dealer program
Christianity Today: Less than six months after LifeWay Christian Resources announced it was closing all 170 stores, the company has come up with a plan to put its products in more brick-and-mortar outlets than ever before. LifeWay has launched an “authorized dealer program” that allows independent Christian retailers to sell its popular Bible studies.
Announcing the inaugural Paraclete Poetry Prize
Paraclete Press welcomes submissions for the Paraclete Poetry Prize. Winners will be announced on April 1, 2020. First prize: $1,000 honorarium and book publication in Fall 2020. Second prize: $250 honorarium and book publication in Spring 2021. Judges will be Mark S. Burrows, Luci Shaw, and Jon M. Sweeney.
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NetGalley France now wholly owned by US-based NetGalley
Publishing Perspectives: The US-based NetGalley.com has announced that it has taken sole ownership of NetGalley France, a company it owned in equal partnership with French ebook retailer Feedbooks.
NetGalley is an ECPA business solutions provider, offering discounted services to ECPA members. More
PubU Track Spotlight
Design Sessions
Here is a spotlight on the sessions offered in the PubU Design track, curated by Amy Cerra, Creative Director for Our Daily Bread Ministries. These sessions connect the industry’s design community and delve into relevant topics and discussions, unique to the creative community in Christian publishing. Award-winning creative ANDREW PETERSON will open PubU with the keynote, The Mystery of Making: Our Call to Creativity as Christian Publishers. In that plenary session, the winners of the year’s Top Shelf Book Cover Awards will be announced – highlighting the excellent work of the industry’s designers. If you are in a creative field in Christian publishing, do not miss ECPA PubU. Other sessions include:
The surprising benefit of following best practices for acquiring images, design, and fonts with JADE NOVAK, Art Director and Designer at B&H Publishing Group
Creating Design Dialogue with HEATHER BREWER, Art Director at Discovery House and Our Daily Bread
Capturing Light: Photography spotlight with designer and photographer MICAH KANDROS
Building Community with artist and illustrator WAYNE BREZINKA
Reflecting the Creator’s Heart: Processing and translating words into a visual connection with JEREMY MITCHELL, Creative Director of She Reads Truth
Designing for Digital Sales with AMY CERRA, Creative Director for Our Daily Bread Ministries
Best Practices for a Successful Design Career: Q&A with a panel of industry leaders
ECPA PubU will be held in Nashville on November 5-6 for Christian publishing practitioners, offering industry training and connection through 42 sessions in six publishing tracks — plus keynote sessions with Lysa TerKeurst and Andrew Peterson.
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Save $200 by registering this week – before early bird rates end on Friday.
Product News
Tyndale House Publishers to publish Beth Moore's "Chasing Vines"
Beth Moore, bestselling author, beloved Bible teacher, and speaker, has written "Chasing Vines: Finding Your Way to an Immensely Fruitful Life," in which she shares how everything changes when you discover the true meaning of a fruitful, God-pleasing life that matters. "Chasing Vines" is scheduled for release from Tyndale House Publishers on February 4, 2020.
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Veggie Tales® creator Phil Vischer debuts lifelong passion project with FaithWords
FaithWords, a division of Hachette Book Group, is pleased to announce its most significant kids publication to date, adding to an already-popular collection of FaithWords kid's books by author Phil Vischer—the "Laugh and Learn Bible for Kids."
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Media Announcements
Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner joins Jesus Calling podcast
Kurt Warner recently joined the Jesus Calling podcast to discuss his journey toward his dream to be a part of the world of sports and how God guided him exactly when and where he needed to be to fulfill His purposes. One such purpose included the start of Treasure House, an organization founded by Warner and his wife, Brenda Warner, to help men and women with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Brenda Warner’s book, One Call Away: Answering Life’s Challenges with Unshakable Faith is available from Thomas Nelson.
Bible Gateway interviews Mike Donehey, author of “Finding God’s Life for My Will”
Have we compartmentalized “God’s will for us” so much that we exclude its true meaning? Are we so fixated on wanting to know specific divine plans for life that we become paralyzed by fear and crushed by self-induced stress? Is God’s purpose and plan for our lives the shell game we all too often make it out to be? Bible Gateway interviewed Mike Donehey (@mikedonehey), author of Finding God’s Life for My Will: His Presence is the Plan (WaterBrook, 2019).
Bible Gateway interviews Joshua M. McNall, author of “The Mosaic of Atonement”
The Bible presents the mystery of salvation through Jesus Christ in several images. What if those separate images were fit together to comprise one grand impression of Christ’s saving work while also allowing each piece to retain its recognizable particularity? Bible Gateway interviewed Joshua M. McNall author of The Mosaic of Atonement: An Integrated Approach to Christ’s Work (Zondervan, 2019).
Other News
INDUSTRY
PUBLISHING
- Big Pubs Have Mixed First Half of 2019
- U.S. Publishing Industry Revenues Reached $6 Billion In First Half Of 2019
- ABA Condemns Amazon for Breaking 'Testaments' Embargo
- NYT: Amazon Pushes Fast Shipping but Avoids Responsibility for Human Cost
- NPR: For Many Authors, Celebrity Book Clubs Are A Ticket To Success
- NPD: Entertainment Evolution Infographic
