June 1, 2020 Edition

Christian publishing community invited to NCU webinar tonight: “Challenging the Church: It’s time for the Narrative to Change”

ECPA affiliate Skot Welch, president of Global Bridgebuilders, is a panelist in an important webcast tonight at 7 pm (central time) sponsored by North Central University on the Church’s response to racial injustice.  The Zoom webcast, “Challenging the Church: It’s Time for the Narrative to Change,” will also include panelists Dr. Rich Wilkerson, Reggie Dabbs, Kwame Anku, Dr. Antipas Harris, Dr. Scott Hagan, and Dr. Desiree Libengood.  North Central is a Christian university located in downtown Minneapolis. Only 1000 spots for the webinar are available so register as soon as possible.

Register at https://northcentral.zoom.us/j/94301123448

Publishers charge the Internet Archive with copyright infringement

Publishers Weekly — Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons, and Penguin Random House filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York charging the Internet Archive with copyright infringement. The suit asks the court to issue preliminary and permanent injunctions to prevent the IA’s scanning, public display, and distribution of literary works, which it makes available to the public through such businesses as its Open Library and National Emergency Library.

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Virtual Summit Series continues this Thursday: "Innovating on a Dime in a Time of Rapid Change” featuring four publishers

ECPA continues its free Virtual Summit Series for members, a weekly Thursday webcast featuring conversations with publishing experts on trends and best practices in the wake of COVID-19.  This week’s webinar is, “Innovating on a Dime in a Time of Rapid Change” with Cory Verner (ONE Audio) and Don Nori (Nori Media Group), along with Tim Thornborough and James Burstow (The Good Book Company). These publishers acted quickly and creatively to the crisis and they will be sharing with us how they did it. Even if you cannot make it, register before June 3 to receive the link and recorded session.

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ECPA confirms that all its Fall 2020 events will go online

ECPA has recently confirmed that all its Fall 2020 events will be online. ECPA PubU, originally scheduled in November, will be a series of training webinars throughout September that will serve as a connection point for publishing professionals.  In October, ECPA will host webcasts announcing The Christy Award® finalists and winners and a series of Art of Writing training webinars.  In November, ECPA will conduct C-Suite Connect, a unique virtual event planned with this unique group of industry leaders with “Connection” at its core, which will replace the annual C-Suite Symposium.

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NPD’s Kristen McLean on the US Industry: ‘The Market Is Definitely in a Restart’

Publishing Perspectives — Having dropped up to 2.5 million units in its worst ‘acute COVID period’ week, Kristin McLean says the US publishing industry now needs to assess, predict, and harden weak spots for challenges ahead.

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Kristen recently presented a Virtual Summit Series webinar for ECPA members on industry market opportunities.  To receive a recording, contact ECPA.

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The knk Group presents free Thought Leadership webinars

The knk Group announces their 2020 series of Thought Leadership webinars “Four Operational Strategies to increase long term value while reducing operating costs in the New Normal.”  It is designed to share strategies for managing your business more effectively in a post-COVID19 environment.  Speakers include Howard Fisher, Desmond Higgins, Miriam Warren, Nancy Roberts, Linda Secondari, Kate Warne, Michael Haskell, David M. Hetherington, and Brian O’ Leary. Learn more and register at https://bit.ly/3ev1Nrr.

Bible Gateway interviews George Barna about Biblical Worldview Survey

The first national survey of the worldview of Americans conducted by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University shows that although seven out of ten consider themselves to be Christian, only 6% actually possess a biblical worldview. Bible Gateway interviewed George Barna (@George_Barna) about the American Worldview Inventory 2020.

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Author Dawn Barton on Jesus Calling podcast: Finding joy in tough times

Dawn Barton, author of “Laughing Through the Ugly Cry: …and Finding Unstoppable Joy” ( Thomas Nelson) joins the Jesus Calling podcast to share how she took a leap of faith by leaving the successful business she built to writing about her honest and sometimes raw stories in the hope that readers can also learn how to look for joy during some of their darkest moments.

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