July 24, 2023 Edition
Industry News
Dan Baker, Baker Book House Company COO, to retire in September
Dan Baker, Chief Operating Officer for Baker Book House Company, has announced his decision to retire in early September. He will continue to remain engaged in active ownership and board involvement.
Dan served on the ECPA board of directors from 2016 to 2022, and held positions on its Executive Committee as Treasurer and on the Research Committee as Chair.
Jana Zachman promoted to COO of David C Cook
David C Cook recently announced the promotion of Jana Zachman to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Building on her 20 years of experience with the ministry, in her new role Zachman will oversee business and ministry operations for the 148-year-old Colorado-based publishing company, and will lead the Finance, IT, and Warehouse and Distribution divisions.
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ECPA welcomes new member, Invite Press
The ECPA board of directors recently welcomed Invite Press as a small press associate. Invite Press is the official imprint of Invite Resources and is a premier publisher for books that matter to the everyday life of following Jesus as well as those that apply to the work of full-time ministry.
The Parable Group shares mid-year Christian bookstore market update
The Christian retail industry is celebrating a significant milestone as mid-year sales data reveals a robust 9.7% increase compared to the same period last year. The Parable Group has analyzed sales and performance data reported to ParableConnect from over 220 independent Christian retailers nationwide, offering valuable insights into the market’s growth.
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Top Shelf Book Cover Award entries due soon
The entry deadline for the Top Shelf Book Cover Awards, recognizing excellence in book cover design, is now weeks away on Aug. 15. All eligible books and Bibles must be originally published by an ECPA member and released between June 2022 and August 2023. Submissions can be entered in four categories: Nonfiction, Fiction, Children, and Bibles.
IPG adds six new publishers to its US and UK sales and distribution programs
Independent Publishers Group (IPG) is pleased to announce it has signed six new publishers to its US and UK distribution programs. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company and IPG have expanded their existing relationship to include international print sales and distribution.
MTI launches Introduction to Magazine Publishing online course series
A new Introduction to Magazine Publishing course introduced in Africa in 2019 will for the first time be available online, according to Magazine Training International (MTI). The 20-week course will be offered as a series of three six-to-eight week online courses beginning this fall.
Milestones
ECPA presents a Platinum and Bronze Milestone Sales Awards to industry titles
ECPA recently presented the PLATINUM AWARD to Tyndale House Publishers recognizing the NLT Premium Gift Bible for selling more than 1 million units. The BRONZE AWARD was presented to NavPress’ Unwanted by Jay Stringer, for achieving more than 100,000 sold.
Product News
WaterBrook’s Ink & Willow to publish Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggett’s “Black Joy Playbook”
Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work and author of “Black Joy,” Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts’s “Black Joy Playbook” shows Black readers how to find and create joy in their present-day lives.
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FaithWords signs Steven Furtick
New York Times bestselling author, Grammy-award winning songwriter, founder and pastor of Elevation Church and Elevation Worship Steven Furtick has signed to release DO THE NEW YOU with FaithWords/ Hachette Nashville.
New Growth Press releases field manual for domestic abuse ministry in the church
“Caring for Families Caught in Domestic Abuse” is a comprehensive, Christ-centered response to the spiritual, emotional, and physical harm that domestic abuse causes to the abused spouse, the abusive spouse, and their children.
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FaithWords releases new book from Joyce Meyer, “How to Talk with God”
Derived from material previously published in “The Power of Simple Prayer,” Joyce Meyer’s new book “How to Talk with God” (FaithWords, July 25, 2023) explains the keys to unanswered prayers, the hindrances to prayer's effectiveness, and the Bible's role in prayer.
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Coming soon from Marty Machowski and New Growth Press
“Angels on Your Side” by best-selling children’s author Marty Machowski helps fearful children by reassuring them with biblical stories about God’s army of angels, complete with 3D imagery.
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David C Cook to release “The Ancient Ladder” by corporate executive Scott MacLellan
For anyone longing to find purpose beyond suffering and faith beyond despair, Scott MacLellan’s new book “The Ancient Ladder” (Nov. 7, 2023), offers a biblically based three-step spiritual passage that ancient mystics saw as a way to follow Jesus.
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Charisma House’s latest release from Pastor Greg Locke
Following the box office success of his documentary ‘Come Out In Jesus Name,’ now streaming worldwide, pastor Greg Locke will release ‘Cast It Out: The Call to Set People Free’ (Charisma House), the third installment in his Spiritual Warfare Series.
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Media Announcements
Author and dietitian Leslie Schilling on Jesus Calling Podcast
Author and registered dietitian Leslie Schilling recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share her philosophy on having a “full and fed” life where we resist what society tells us is “healthy,” and decide that the bodies God gave us, no matter their size or shape, are miraculous. Schilling’s book, “Feed Your Self,” is available from Zondervan.
Other News
INDUSTRY
PUBLISHING
- Layoffs Begin at PRH as Buyout Departures Come into Focus
- HarperCollins to Shutter Inkyard Press, Lay Off Staff
- IPG Lays Off Nine, Including Key Editors at Chicago Review Press
- Publishers, Ingram Prepare for Possible UPS Strike
- Circana: Record Sales of Romance Books Reflect Next Generation of Readers
- AAP StatShot Shows the US Book Market Flat in May
- Census Bureau: Bookstore Sales Rise 6% in May
- 8,000 Writers Sign Authors Guild's Open Letter to AI Industry CEOs
- Is there a mental health crisis in the book publishing industry?
- RRD report: Brands make meaningful strides in sustainability
- BISG welcomes six new directors
