March 1, 2021 Edition
Industry News
Tyndale House Publishers awarded patent for groundbreaking Filament Bible App
Tyndale House Publishers, a leader in developing Bibles and Bible translations that are accessible and understandable, has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the technology underlying its Filament Bible Collection. The invention protected by the patent deals with connecting print products to related digital content through recognizing page numbers.
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Call for Christian Fiction: The Christy Award® submission period opens today
Nominations for The Christy Award are accepted now through March 31st in nine fiction categories. Nominations to a category can opt to be considered for the Christy Own Voice Award, provided it meets the stated criteria. All submissions are open to works of fiction written from a Christian worldview, published traditionally or independently from March 2020 to March 2021.
For more information: ChristyAwards.com.
ECPA to offer virtual Leadership Summit in two parts: Practicums and Thought Leadership
The first week of the ECPA Leadership Summit, held online April 27-29, will focus on PRACTICUMS, and include a presentation from NPD Group’s Kristen McLean on reading and book trends with a focus on opportunities for the Christian publisher. Panels and presentations that week will focus on Growing Online Sales Channels, Global Printing and Distribution, and more. The second week will convene May 4-6, and will open with a keynote from author Tod Bolsinger on “Resilient Leadership” with THOUGHT LEADERSHIP panels discussing topics of immense importance to our industry: Being Evangelical in this Cultural Moment; The Future of Publishing; and Serving the Church. The conference will conclude with a Town Hall Member Meeting and the annual ECPA Awards Celebration, featuring the Christian Book Awards®.
More at ECPALeadership.org
The knk Group and BISG present free webinar: Grow Your Direct-to-Consumer Business
This webinar will discuss the benefits of building a robust, publisher-controlled business-to-consumer program and the tools and tactics to increase the chances for long term success.” BISG and knk invite you to this webinar, held on March 23, to discuss the benefits of building a robust, publisher-controlled business-to-consumer program and the tools and tactics to increase the chances for long term success.
Staff Announcements
CEO Cris H. Doornbos to retire from David C Cook
David C Cook announced today that Cris H. Doornbos will retire in August after almost 16 years as the organization’s CEO. David C Cook’s board of trustees has appointed COO Scott Miller to serve as interim CEO, effective April 2. Doornbos, a 38-year veteran of the Christian communication and publishing industry, will continue to be employed by David C Cook as a consultant until August 16 when he turns 65.
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Tyndale House Ministries announces Scott Mathews as new CEO
Tyndale House Ministries is pleased to announce that Scott Mathews has been selected as Tyndale’s next Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1. The executive search firm CarterBaldwin, which specializes in serving Christian ministries, assisted the THM Board of Directors in identifying Tyndale’s next CEO, considering both internal and external candidates.
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Baker Publishing Group appoints new directors of rights and contracts
Baker Publishing Group is pleased to announce the promotions of Alex Nieuwsma and Jean Entingh. Alex will serve as the director of subsidiary rights. Jean will serve as the director of contracts. These combined positions fill the vacancy of Marilyn Gordon, who retired in January 2021.
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Milestones
ECPA presents Milestone Sales Awards to two industry titles
ECPA recently presented the following Milestone Sales Awards to the following books and publishers for their recent sales achievements:
- Get Out of Your Head by Jennie Allen (WaterBrook) received the GOLD AWARD for over 500,000 sold
- Canoeing the Mountains by Tod Bolsinger (InterVarsity Press) received the BRONZE AWARD for over 100,000 sold
The ECPA Milestone Sales Award program provides the opportunity to recognize sales milestones of 100,000, 500,000, 1 million and 10 million.
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Oasis Audio receives 3 Audie nominations, including Beth Moore and A.S. Peterson
Oasis Audio, a leading independent audiobook publisher and a division of Oasis Family Media, has been recognized with three nominations from the Audio Publishers Association in the 2021 Audie Awards. The Audie Awards recognizes the year’s most distinctive audio publishing work and is frequently called the “Oscars of spoken-word entertainment.”
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Five IVP titles named 2021 Outreach Resources of the Year
Outreach magazine has named five IVP titles as 2021 Resources of the Year, with two additional books making the shortlist for the Also Recommended resource in its category. Jeff Crosby, IVP’s publisher, said. “Each of these books on the church, racial reconciliation, social justice, counseling, and Christian spiritual growth are contributing to not only changes in the lives of readers but also to necessary change, growth, development, and hope within cultures in the United States and around the world."
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NavPress’s "Renovated" selected as Outreach Resource of the Year in Church category
Outreach Magazine, which provides practical resources for pastors and volunteer leadership, has announced that NavPress book “Renovated: God, Dallas Willard, and the Church That Transforms” by Dr. Jim Wilder has been selected as its Resource of the Year in the Church category.
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B&H celebrates the success of Lisa Harper’s bestselling new devotional “LIFE”
International speaker, author and Bible teacher Lisa Harper recently released her first-ever devotional “Life: An Obsessively Grateful, Undone by Jesus, Genuinely Happy, and Not Faking It Through the Hard Stuff Kind of 100-Day Devotional” (February 9, 2021, B&H Publishing). The devotional debuted at No. 24 on the Publisher’s Weekly Bestseller List for Hardcover Nonfiction Frontlist for the week of February 22, 2021.
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Product News
Baker Publishing Group signs powerful devotional of justice and lament by women of color, led by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, recently signed author Natasha Sistrunk Robinson as editor and contributing writer of a powerful collection of devotions of justice and lament for and by women of color inspired by Psalm 37—featuring the voices of contributors Vivian Mabuni, Sandra Van Opstal, Cole Arthur Riley (Black Liturgies), Patricia Raybon, Marlena Graves, Kathy Khang, and more.
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Oasis International offers unique Lent devotional, “Lent Through African Eyes”
Oasis International, publisher of the Africa Study Bible and many other titles that speak to the unique issues and challenges of the church in Africa, are offering their free Lent devotional, “Lent Through African Eyes,” for the third year in a row.
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Zondervan releases 2021 Artisan Collection Bibles
Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is excited to announce the release of their new NIV and NASB Artisan Collection Bibles. Exquisite from the inside out, the NIV Artisan Collection Bible and NASB Artisan Collection Bibles invite readers to journal or draw alongside Scripture while delighting in the beauty of the floral cover, designed to reflect the beauty of the world around us.
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Daniel G. Amen, MD, provides practical tools for our historically stressful time in new book
Tyndale House Publishers will release “Your Brain Is Always Listening: Tame the Hidden Dragons That Control Your Happiness, Habits, and Hang-Ups” by #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel G. Amen, MD, on March 2.
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Inspired by their own adoption journey, Liz Marie and Jose Galvan introduce new Children’s book
Popular cozy enthusiast, design influencer and “Cozy White Cottage” bestselling author, Liz Marie Galvan teams up with husband, Jose Galvan to share a message of acceptance and love in their first children’s book, “We Belong To Each Other” (Tommy Nelson).
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Compassion International announces the FAITHFUL livestream event
Earlier this year it was announced that the ministries of Compassion International, David C Cook, and Integrity Music are releasing the FAITHFUL Project, a collaborative project encapsulating a book, music, and livestream event. The album, FAITHFUL: Go and Speak, is slated to drop April 30, the FAITHFUL book will release May 1, and tickets are now on sale for the FAITHFUL Livestream event to be held Saturday, May 1.
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B&H co-sponsors Andrew Peterson’s “Easter Monday” concert at Ryman Auditorium
Recording artist, songwriter, producer, filmmaker, publisher and award-winning author Andrew Peterson returns to Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, bringing his “Easter Monday” to the iconic venue for back-to-back events April 5.
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Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith on Jesus Calling Podcast, discussing “Sacred Rest”
Physician and author Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is an expert on rest in all of its forms and knows how crucial it is that we give ourselves the type of rest our bodies, minds, and souls truly need. Because it is only when we are well-rested and energized that we can dedicate the best of ourselves to Christ. Saundra Dalton-Smith is the author of “Sacred Rest” (FaithWords).
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Other News
INDUSTRY
- The Christy Awards Add New Honor for Writers of Color
- HarperCollins Focus Debuts New General Fiction Imprint directed by v-p and publisher Amanda Bostic
- United Methodists give out Bibles and new Abingdon book about courage to National Guard soldiers stationed in Washington
- PW Call for Info on forthcoming adult non-fiction religion titles by authors who are Black, Latinx, Asian-American or indigenous people
- New Religion Releases Look to Restore Faith in the Future
- Religion Books by Women Confront Churches’ Misuse of Power
- Religion Book Deals: February 24, 2021
- Religion and Spirituality Books Preview: March 2021
- CT: How a group of white church planters read books by African Americans to build a better Christian community
PUBLISHING
- Congressman and Others Vow to Fight Amazon, Monopolies
- AAP StatShot: US Trade Book Sales Up 9.7 Percent for 2020
- Print Book Sales Rose Nearly 11% Last Week
- Trade Publishing Segment Shines in a Flat 2020
- S&S Posts Double-Digit Gains in Sales, Earnings in 2020
- HBG Sales Up 3.9% in Sluggish Year for Hachette Livre
- Scholastic and PRH Remain Untouchable as Top Children's Publishers
- Audio Publishers Association Names the 2021 Audie Awards Finalists
- BISG webinar tomorrow, March 2, on Book Printing in the U.S. Market
- NYT: What Happens When a Publisher Becomes a Megapublisher?
- International book markets showed mixed response to pandemic in 2020
- B&N May Reinvent Itself… and It Could Save Bookstores
- NPD’s Top Ten Selling Books in January 2021
- Sourcebooks Forms E-Commerce and Online Marketing Department
- Bonnier reveals inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan
- NYU Center for Publishing Announces Diversity Scholarships
- Columbia University Press and Howard University: A Black Diaspora Series
