May 15, 2017 Edition

Industry News

ReDigi, key digital 'First Sale' case, heating up on appeal

(PW) The case involves a thorny copyright question for the digital age: should consumers be able to resell their lawfully acquired digital media? It’s been four years since a district court effectively shut down ReDigi, the upstart online service that enabled consumers to resell their iTunes files. But the case is heating up on appeal, and ReDigi attorneys have asked the Second Circuit to expedite oral arguments, before a bankruptcy court potentially impacts ReDigi’s ability to litigate the case further.

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Magazine Training International announces speaker lineup for Crisis Publishing Initiative

A growing list of internationally known publishers, analysts, researchers, editors, and authors will speak at the Crisis Publishing Initiative hosted by Magazine Training International (MTI) in Hungary, Oct. 15-18, 2017. The speakers have decades of experience in the "trenches," dealing with the refugees crisis, natural disasters, religious persecution, and war.

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Announcing Christian Indie Awards

After 10 years of sponsoring the Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award, Christian Small Publishers Association (CSPA) has renamed the award to Christian Indie Awards. Same great award, just a new name.

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Cynthia Ruchti joins Books & Such Literary Management

Janet Kobobel Grant, founder and president of Books & Such Literary Management, announced Thursday that Cynthia Ruchti, well-known writer and industry expert will be joining the agency as a literary agent.

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Milestones

Tyndale author Dandi Daley Mackall receives ECPA’s 2017 Christian Book Award® for best Children’s title—Jonah and the Fish

Tyndale author Dandi Daley Mackall received the ECPA 2017 Christian Book Award® for the best children’s book at a celebration held on May 2, 2017, during the ECPA Leadership Summit in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In the ECPA Awards Celebration, the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) announced winners of the 2017 Christian Book Awards® in 11 categories as well as the 2017 Christian Book of the Year®. Among the winners was Tyndale’s Dandi Daley Mackall for her August 2016 children’s release, Jonah and the Fish, illustrated by Lissy Marlin.

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“Unscripted” hits New York Times Best Sellers List

"Unscripted" (Baker Books) by Ernie Johnson Jr. has landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list, achieving the #9 spot on the May Sports and Fitness list in its first month of release. This ranking reflects sales during April 2017 and is based on sales from thousands of nationwide venues where general books are sold.

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‘Conspiracy of Silence’ wins Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award

Romantic Times (RT) recently announced its 2016 Reviewers’ Choice Awards, and "Conspiracy of Silence" by Ronie Kendig won in the Inspirational Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category. The award ceremony took place at the RT Booklovers Convention on May 4 in Atlanta. These awards honor the best romance books of the previous year, and winners are selected by over fifty reviewers from the RT staff. For a complete list of winning titles, please click here.

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Outreach Magazine wins EPA Award of Excellence

Outreach magazine was honored with the 2017 Award of Excellence in the Christian Ministry category by the Evangelical Press Association. In addition, the magazine won three Higher Goals Awards, including a First Place in Interview. Outreach magazine was also a Finalist for Western Publishing Association's Maggie Awards.

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Media Announcements

Bible Gateway interviews John MacArthur, author of 'The Gospel According to Paul'

What did the Apostle Paul mean when he wrote that Christ died for our sins? How is the gospel profound and at the same time simple? What exactly is the gospel? In this video interview, John MacArthur (@johnmacarthur) talks about his book, The Gospel According to Paul: Embracing the Good News at the Heart of Paul’s Teaching (Thomas Nelson, 2017).

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Bible Gateway interviews David L. Baker, author of 'The Decalogue: Living as the People of God'

The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, have long been a pillar of Western law and culture. In more recent times they’ve become a point of controversy in the public square. What place do these “Ten Words” that God delivered at Sinai millennia ago have today? Bible Gateway interviewed David L. Baker about his book, The Decalogue: Living as the People of God (IVP Academic, 2017).

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Product News

WaterBrook book optioned for TV Documentary Series

Jupiter Entertainment and Random House Studio have jointly optioned the fascinating new non-fiction book "The Chamberlain Key: Unlocking the God Code to Reveal Divine Messages Hidden in the Bible" by Timothy P. Smith, published by WaterBrook, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group division of Penguin Random House, for a multi-episode history documentary series to air late fall 2017.

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‘The Road Back to You’ coauthor to release relationships Enneagram book with IVP

"The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery" by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile has quickly become IVP’s bestselling title after releasing in October 2016. InterVarsity Press is now pleased to announce that in April 2018 Stabile will be launching another book about the Enneagram titled "The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships."

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