December 14, 2020 Edition
Industry News
Meadows Wye warns of serious global supply chain disruption
ECPA member Meadows Wye just sent this notice to their clients: All forwarders, brokers, and shippers are facing an serious disruption in the global supply chain. All origin ports continue to face equipment shortages, rolled bookings and ever increasing freight costs due to unprecedented demand. Asia to USA & Canada, as of Dec. 9th, liner carriers have implemented an “Emergency Intermodal Surcharge” EIT, US$ 350.00 per FEU on all cargoes to inland points via rail.
Read More...EMF, parent company of K-LOVE/Air1 Radio, to launch specialized book imprint
Educational Media Foundation (EMF), the parent organization of K-LOVE and Air1 radio, AccessMore podcasting, and WTA Media, will add book publishing to its media family in 2021. EMF Publishing will launch in 2021 with K-LOVE and Air1 book imprints. EMF broadcasts on more than 1,000 signals across all 50 states and K-LOVE and Air1 have more than 13 million weekly listeners. EMF Publishing, led by the publishing and literary team at WTA Media, will partner with other EMF media brands to quickly introduce new titles to millions of readers.
Read More...Logos enlists Black church leaders to diversify Bible Study resources
CT – Chauncey Allmond dreams of a day when white evangelical preachers will reference the work of African American Bible scholars without even thinking about it. He and his colleagues at Logos Bible Software hope they can make that happen by adding more African American voices to the digital study tools currently used by more than 4.5 million people.
Milestones
Crossway celebrates four TGC Book Award Winners in 2020
Crossway is excited to announce that four books—"The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self," "Gentle and Lowly," "Lead," and "Arlo and the Great Big Cover-Up"—have been named winners in their respective categories for the Gospel Coalition’s 2020 Book Awards.
Read More...“Gentle and Lowly” reaches 100,000 in print sales with Crossway
Crossway is pleased to announce that "Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers" (Crossway, April 2020) by Dane Ortlund has surpassed 100,000 units in print sales.
Read More...Sales for “Soul Care” by Rob Reimer top 50,000 copies sold
Carpenter’s Son Publishing, one of the publishing imprints of Christian Book Services, LLC, announced today that the sales of "Soul Care" by Rob Reimer have just topped 50,000 copies sold.
Read More...Product News
WaterBrook acquires children's author Dorena Williamson
WaterBrook has acquired from bestselling children’s author Dorena Williamson, two new picture books, including HAIR ARISING, an affirmation of God-created beauty, confidence, and grace for Black and Brown girls; and I KNOW WHO I AM, a celebration of how children around the world find their identity in God’s truth about them, to Laura Barker at WaterBrook, with Bunmi Ishola editing, by Dave Schroeder at Working Title Agency. For rights queries: Denise Cronin, decronin@prh.com
Media Announcements
Jesus Calling Podcast recent author features:
Dr. James Merritt, pastor of Cross Pointe Church in Atlanta, shares how we can cultivate strong character, and why standing for what we believe in holds a greater reward than getting approval from someone else. Merritt’s book, “Character Still Counts,” is available from Harvest House Publishers.
Carlos Whittaker built a successful and passion-filled career as a worship leader, so when he felt God’s nudge to go in a different direction, he ignored it. It wasn’t until Carlos’ wife told him that she trusted God enough to leap into the unknown that Carlos decided to take the plunge. Whittaker’s new book, “Enter Wild,” is available from WaterBrook.
Pastor Sheryl Brady of Potter’s House in Dallas, shares how during a dark season of loss, she didn’t know if she still felt that way about Him, and didn’t know how to lead with positivity when she didn’t feel that He was good. Brady’s book, “Don’t Miss the Moment,” is available from Thomas Nelson.
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Other News
INDUSTRY
PUBLISHING
- BISG webinar tomorrow: Changes publishers can make in 2021
- The Government Sues to Break Up Facebook
- Trade bodies look for new pro-competition regime to check Amazon
- Amazon Publishing in Talks to Offer E-books to Public Libraries
- Atlas Completes Purchase of America's Largest Book Printer, LSC
- NPD: Holiday book buying kicks into high gear last week; jump 44.3%
- Print Unit Sale Rose 8.7% At the End of November
- NPD’s November US Market Review: Sales Grew 7.7 Percent
- Frankfurt Book Fair New York Office Closing
- PRH Canada Separates Knopf and Random House
- Virtual Guadalajara Book Fair Attracted Big Audiences
- AAR Changes Name, Launches Nonprofit for Underrepresented Groups
- NYT: Why Is Publishing So White?