January 9, 2023 Edition
There will not be a Rush to Press edition next Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
INDUSTRY
Tyndale House Publishers mourns passing of Tyndale editor, author and retiree Dr. Philip Comfort
Tyndale House Publishers is sad to report the death of Dr. Philip W. Comfort on December 31, 2022, at the age of 72. Phil was a member of the Bible editorial team at Tyndale House for 34 years, from 1984 until his retirement in 2018, serving as Senior Bible Reference Editor.
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ECPA releases January’s Christian bestseller lists
ECPA has released the monthly Christian bestseller lists for January 2023 in 15 categories, including Bibles and Spanish, based on sales data from NPD Bookscan. The #1 bestselling title continues as Good Boundaries and Goodbyes by Lysa TerKeurst (Thomas Nelson). TerKeurst has five titles in the top 50 bestselling titles for the month.
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10ofThose.com and Lithos Kids announce new partnership
10ofThose.com and Lithos Kids are delighted to announce a new partnership in which 10ofThose.com will exclusively distribute Lithos Kids products globally.
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MTI reports on West Africa training of publishing professionals
More than 40 Christians magazine publishing professionals gathered in Accra, Ghana for an intensive five-day Introduction to Magazine Publishing course offered by Magazine Training International (MTI).
CAN opens submissions for Excellence in Marketing Awards
The Christian Authors Network (CAN) invites authors to apply for a CAN Excellence in Marketing Award and receive a $2000 publicity packet. Award nominations are open until February 1, 2023.
Staff Announcements
Lexham Press names publisher and associate publisher
Lexham Press is pleased to announce the appointments of Ben Amundgaard as publisher and Todd Hains as associate publisher for acquisitions. Amundgaard and Hains assumed their new roles on December 12, 2022.
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Zondervan welcomes Paul J. Pastor as the new senior acquisitions editor for Zondervan Books
Zondervan announced that on December 27, 2022, Paul J. Pastor has joined the company as senior acquisitions editor for Zondervan Books, a nonfiction trade book imprint.
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Other News
INDUSTRY
PUBLISHING
- US sales of print books dropped 6.5% in 2022 but adult fiction sees increase
- Print Book Sales Rose 10% Before Christmas
- AAP: US Book Publishing Revenue Down 9.3 Percent in October
- Hachette Announces New Carbon Emissions Reduction Strategy
- PW releases Publishing Industry Salary Survey 2022
- BISG webinar on January 11: International Standard Name Identifier
- BISG webinar on January 17: Are Your Publishing Operations Secure?
- Amazon CEO says company will lay off more than 18,000 workers
- The Legacy of Penguin Random House's Markus Dohle
- Barnes & Noble to Host Inaugural BookTok Festival
- The Pandemic Still Made Its Presence Felt in Publishing in 2022
- Ukrainian Publishers Fight On
- German Book Sales Slide 2.1% in 2022
