May 14, 2018 Edition
Industry News
ECPA releases May Bestsellers, includes Spanish titles
Bob Goff’s Everybody Always (Thomas Nelson) debuts at #1 on the ECPA Top 50 Bestsellers list for May, reflecting April POS data compiled by NPD BookScan.
SIL International presents plaque to Zondervan Academic
Last Thursday, May 3, three representatives from SIL International presented Zondervan Academic with a plaque to thank them for providing some of the world’s top biblical resources to support efficient and accurate Bible translation work around the world.
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Letra Viva network of Christian publishers meet in Bogotá
More than 30 delegates from across Latin America met together in Bogotá Colombia from April 29 to May 5, 2018 for an international consultation organized by Letra Viva. The network of publishing ministries has coordinated consultations, normally every two years, since its inception in 1997.
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ACFW super saver registration rate ends tomorrow
The ACFW conference for Christian Fiction writers is quickly approaching its deadline for super saver registration rates on May 15, 2018 (5 pm central). The 2018 ACFW conference will be held Sept 20-23, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. Register here.
Milestones
“The Swindoll Study Bible NLT” wins Christian Book Award® for Bibles
Tyndale House Publishers (@tyndalehouse) is pleased to announce that "The Swindoll Study Bible NLT" has been recognized as the ECPA 2018 Christian Book Award® winner in the Bibles category. The win marks the 13th time that Chuck Swindoll, senior pastor at Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, and founder of Insight for Living, has captured an ECPA Christian Book Award.
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Four WorthyKids titles earn ECPA’s Platinum and Gold Sales Achievement Awards
Worthy Publishing is pleased to announce that ECPA has awarded four WorthyKids titles with Sales Achievement Awards. The perennial bestseller "The Story of Christmas" won the Platinum Book Award, a prestigious award reserved for titles that have sold 1 million copies. Selling 500,000 copies each, "The Christmas Story," "The Story of Easter" and "The Easter Story" all received Gold Book Awards.
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Barbour Spanish titles top ECPA’s May Bestsellers list
Titles from Barbour’s Casa Promesa imprint reign supreme on ECPA’s debut Spanish bestsellers list for May 2018 with 11 out of 50 titles making an appearance. Holding the #1 spot, "365 historias bíblicas para la hora de dormir" (365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories), the beloved Bible storybook by Daniel Partner has sold millions of copies in English and Spanish editions combined.
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“What Is The Gospel?” surpasses 250,000 in print with Crossway
Crossway is pleased to announce that Greg Gilbert’s book "What Is the Gospel?" (Crossway, April 2010) has surpassed 250,000 units in print sales. Clearly written for both Christian and non-Christian readers, "What Is the Gospel?" carefully examines four main subjects in Scripture—God, man, Christ, and a response—in order to formulate a biblical understanding of the gospel.
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Worthy's "Keto Zone Diet" by Dr. Don Colbert tops 100,000 copies sold
Worthy Publishing is pleased to announce Dr. Don Colbert’s newest book, "Dr. Colbert’s Keto Zone Diet: Burn Fat, Balance Appetite Hormones, and Lose Weight" (Sept. 2017; 9781683970248), has sold over 144,000 copies in the first eight months of release.
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BroadStreet Publishing Book nominated as SELAH Award Finalist
"Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss" (BroadStreet Publishing) by Sarah Philpott has been chosen as a SELAH Award 2018 finalist in the Inspiration & Gift category.
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Media Announcements
Bible Gateway interviews Mike Cosper, author of “Faith Among the Faithless”
How can Christians live without compromise in an increasingly hostile society? And what if Christians have already been shaped by their surrounding culture in harmful, soul-destroying ways? What are the parallels between the modern world and the biblical story of Esther? Bible Gateway interviewed Mike Cosper (@MikeCosper) about his book, Faith Among the Faithless: Learning from Esther How to Live in a World Gone Mad (Thomas Nelson, 2018).
Bible Gateway interviews Diane Dokko Kim, author of “Unbroken Faith”
When you hear that your child has a disability, your heart and hope may be broken, and your faith may be struggling to reconcile how God can be good even though your situation is devastating. Parents ask, “Will my child still have a full life?” “Can I do this?” “Where is God in all this?” Bible Gateway interviewed Diane Dokko Kim (@DianeDokkoKim) about her book, Unbroken Faith: Spiritual Recovery for the Special Needs Parent (Worthy Inspired, 2018).
Author Grace Thornton to sign WMU emphasis book “Unshakable Pursuit”
New Hope Publishers, in partnership with National Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU), is pleased to announce a special book-signing event with author Grace Thornton. Thornton’s newest book, "Unshakable Pursuit," is a thirty-day devotional that will support WMU ministry efforts over the next two years.
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Product News
Thomas Nelson to release new verse mapping Bible study
Realizing the interconnectedness of scripture throughout the Bible requires a level of research and resource that many Bible readers feel they are lacking. The assumption is this level of in-depth biblical knowledge falls to the academy, pastor, or theologian. Award-winning author, Kristy Cambron, has set out to break the mold in a new verse mapping curriculum study series, released through Thomas Nelson.
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DaySpring announces licensing agreement with Candace Cameron Bure
DaySpring Cards, Inc., a Northwest Arkansas-based company specializing in Christian cards and specialty products, announces a new multi-year licensing partnership with actor, New York Times Best-Selling author, Emmy nominee, producer, philanthropist, wife and mother, Candace Cameron Bure (Netflix's "Fuller House").
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Deep River Books to release book by internationally acclaimed leader
Dr. Eugene B. Habecker, president emeritus of Taylor University and current chair of the board at Christianity Today, learned many of the “hard” skills of leadership during his extensive education. But just as important were the “soft” skills he learned and refined during his 35 years of executive leadership experience.
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Other News
INDUSTRY
- Paraclete Launches New Imprint
- April Religion Bestsellers: ‘Everybody, Always’ Tops; Francine Rivers #1
- Religion Book Deals: May 9, 2018
- Books for Belief: Christian Apologetics Enter A 'Golden Era'
- The Word Guild announces 2018 Word Awards honoring the best of Canadian Christian writing from 2017
- Barna Report: Spiritual Conversations in the Digital Age
PUBLISHING
- BISG offers free webinar tomorrow on BLOCKCHAIN and what it could mean for the book industry: May 15 at 1-2 PM EST
- Sales, Earnings Up at HarperCollins
- Will Judith Curr Kick HarperCollins's Spanish-Language Program Into Gear?
- Thanks to Downloadable Audio, Publishers See Small Revenue Gain in 2017
- US Publishers’ StatShot: 5th Year of Double-Digit Audiobooks Growth
- AAP Sales: 2017 Up 0.4%; Trade Books Up 1.3%
- Digital Experiences Will Reshape Marketing
- Net Neutrality Rules Will End June 11
- How to save the last American bookstore chain
- New York Times: Save Barnes & Noble!
- BookExpo 2018: Reed Primes a 'Reimagined' BookExpo
- Amazon Publishing breaking into non-fiction in the UK through imprint
- Lagos IPA Seminar Focuses on African Market’s Challenges
- New podcast Story Shed aims to give bedtime stories a boost
- Fedex Office survey confirms that consumers and small business owners prefer print
