May 26, 2020 Edition
Industry News
HarperCollins Christian Publishing remembers apologist Ravi Zacharias
HarperCollins Christian Publishing is remembering the life and influence of long-time author, apologist, global speaker and ministry leader Ravi Zacharias. Zacharias passed on May 19, 2020, after a brief battle with sarcoma. He was 74. Zacharias is survived by his wife of 48 years, Margie; daughters, Sarah and Naomi; son, Nathan; and five grandchildren.
Christianbook announces they are back up and running after COVID-19 closure
The Christianbook distribution center was closed in mid-April due to the Peabody Massachusetts-based business being located in a COVID-19 hotspot. All employees were paid during the closure and the business has reopened with all CDC requirements in place to keep employees safe as they efficiently process the backlog. “We remain committed to exceptional customer service and are excited to serve our customers again,” stated President/CEO Ray Hendrickson.
ECPA presents free webinar this week on Responding to the Needs of the Church
ECPA continues the Virtual Summit Series this Thursday, May 28, in a conversation with Trade Group Publisher for B&H Publishing, Devin Maddox—along with Bob Pritchett, president and CEO of Faithlife, and Jesse Myers, Associate Publisher of Lexham Press. Devin, Bob, and Jesse will share their strategies for meeting the needs of the church at this time.
The ECPA Virtual Summit is a weekly webinar series for ECPA members featuring conversations with publishing experts on trends and best practices in the wake of COVID-19. Registration is free and open to ECPA members only. Those registered will receive a recorded version of the webinar.
ECPA members can register for Thursday’s free webinar here.
More on the ECPA Virtual Summit Series
Firebrand Technologies announces two new resources
Firebrand Technologies announces new resources to help their community navigate the current situation more effectively: New Data from Eloquence on Alert and PageNexter.
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Go-Live of knkPublishing at Barbour Publishing
The publishing software knkPublishing has successfully gone live at Barbour Publishing. “With knkPublishing we now have a future-focused publishing solution that supports our company mission as well as our business plan”, states Mary Burns, CEO and president of Barbour Publishing.
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Milestones
Lexham Press celebrates third book of the year win for “The Care of Souls”
It has been a banner year for Harold L. Senkbeil. This month, "The Care of Souls: Cultivating a Pastor’s Heart" by Senkbeil received the ECPA 2020 Christian Book Award® for the Ministry Resources category. In response to the win, Senkbeil said, “I am humbled that 'The Care of Souls' garnered a third major book award—this time from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. It has been deeply gratifying to see the reception the book is gaining among pastors of many different denominations around the world.”
Read More...Christianbook is awarded the 2019 Bizrate Insights Circle of Excellence Platinum Award
Christianbook is honored to have been awarded the 2019 Bizrate Insights Circle of Excellence Platinum Award. Founded in 2000, the Circle of Excellence honors retailers in their network who have earned outstanding ratings from their customers during the previous calendar year – and only the best of the best reach Platinum status.
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Media Announcements
Bible Gateway interviews Mark Hitchcock, author of “Corona Crisis”
How does the coronavirus outbreak relate to the vivid, end-time biblical prophecies about plagues, pestilences, and pandemics? Jesus listed “pestilences in various places” as a sign of his coming. In the prophecy of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, the fourth rider kills one-fourth of the earth with pestilence and the “wild beasts of the earth.” How does the coronavirus foreshadow what lies ahead? Bible Gateway interviewed Mark Hitchcock (@markhitchcock) about his book, “Corona Crisis: Plagues, Pandemics, and the Coming Apocalypse” (W Publishing Group, 2020).
Product News
B&H signs deal with Sandra McCracken for one book
B&H Publishing is proud to announce its acquisition of songwriter, performer and record producer Sandra McCracken for her first book. McCracken’s book, tentatively set for publication in September 2021, will be a collection of thoughts and essays of how we can experience God’s comfort in all circumstances through Scripture, story and gospel imagination.
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Zondervan introduces new Enneagram documentary from bestselling Enneagram author Christopher L. Heuertz
Zondervan announces the first-ever Enneagram film, NINE: THE ENNEAGRAM DOCUMENTARY, will debut in North American theaters fall 2020, featuring internationally renowned Enneagram expert and bestselling author Christopher L. Heuertz.
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New American Standard Bible, 1995 Edition, now available in Super Giant Print
Zondervan Bibles, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is proud to release the New American Standard Bible, Super Giant Print Reference Bible, 1995 Edition, featuring the new, exclusive NASB Comfort Print® typeface in an extra-large print size.
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Other News
- Religious Publishers Hope to Guide the Grieving
- Publisher Sales Fell 8.4% in March
- Amazon says deliveries returning to normal after COVID-19 crush
- Amazon Bumps Prime Day to September
- Most Americans Still Start Product Searches on Amazon Before Google
- Print Unit Sales Fell 7.8% Last Week
- Macmillan Launches Indie Bookstore Assistance Program
- RWA Retires RITA Awards, Debuts the 'Vivian' After a Winter of Controversy
- Restructuring at Simon & Schuster Children’s
- ABA Children's Institute Goes Virtual
- BISG Adjusts Its Content Calendar for 2020
