A SELECTION of yesterday’s tweets from the CRT2012 Retailers & Suppliers Retreat, most recent first, starting with the evening’s awards ceremony courtesy of Eddie Olliffe; congratulations to Tom Wright/SPCK and CLC Wholesale on their well-deserved wins: #CRT2012 Book of the Year was awarded to Tom Wright for 'Simply Jesus' (SPCK) – a worthy winner. CLC Wholesale … Continue reading »
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News Roundup – the twitter feed edition
MY APOLOGIES to those readers who’ve missed the News Roundups over the last few weeks: life, as they say. The good news is that this trade of ours is at least as busy as I am, with as much going on as ever. Don’t forget, you can pick up on news as it emerges via … Continue reading »
All Change at Integrity
Integrity Music becomes part of the Kingsway family: acquired by David C Cook group on June 1st http://bit.ly/mO2am9— UKCBD News Reviews (@UKCBD) June 13, 2011 … and a new name for Integrity Media Distribution: Joining The Dots Distribution http://bit.ly/joiningthecots— UKCBD News Reviews (@UKCBD) June 13, 2011
Social Media Update: Alban Books, Christian Bits, Christian Bookshop Ossett, CLC Inverness, CLC Wholesale and a note about security
GOOD TIMES on the social media front with several new entrants from the Christian book trade. Without further ado, then, a warm welcome to: ALBAN BOOKS on twitter: @AlbanBooks — already on facebook at facebook.com/pages/Alban-Books-Ltd/85130147120 Alban Books’ first tweet brings us a reminder that a certain wedding is imminent — an opportunity to kill two birds … Continue reading »
In the Beginning: Soul Survivor ‘Bible in One Year’ starts today
Have you done it? Read the entire Bible within the space of one year? If not then perhaps now is the time to start, joining in with the thousands of young people across the country who have committed themselves to the Soul Survivor Bible in One Year project. Even if you don’t plan to join in … Continue reading »
Stronger Together – Weaker Apart: The Twitter Stream #stwa
Were you there? Was it worthwhile? Can we work together to ensure that this trade of ours has a viable future? Certainly the feedback I’ve received so far has been positive, and the twitter stream emerging during the day looked hopeful: copied below. Now we watch and wait for the official lowdown; but in the … Continue reading »
Day of Prayer: Thank you – please continue to pray #dayofprayer
Thank you to everyone who took part in Friday’s Day of Prayer. This facebook note from GLO Bookshop seems, to me, to capture the spirit of the day: Thanks to those who joined us during our morning prayer time, and also at the ‘Blokes Tour’ event in the evening, where we spent a time praying for … Continue reading »
The Mission Ball: A Social Media Survey
Neil Batty, purveyor of Scripture Candy and other fine Christian novelties, requested an opinion on another product he hopes to start bouncing around here in the UK: the Mission Ball. Being a complete ignoramus when it comes to anything football related (tennis, however, I understand perfectly) I thought what better way to garner feedback than via … Continue reading »
CBC/CRE: If you can’t be there, follow the event stream #CBC09 #CRE09
This year’s Christian Booksellers Convention (May 12th – 15th 2009) combines with CRE (Christian Resources Exhibition) to explore the theme “Breaking the Mould – Embracing the Challenges of Change”. Can a trade show and a consumer show truly work side by side? One way to find out: be there! But if you can’t be there, this … Continue reading »
The Lost Symbol and the Lost Hashtag #LBF09 #LBF
It’s a tricky business getting to grips with new media, especially when you’re dealing with a two thousand year old story — always assuming, of course, that Dan Brown’s new novel, The Lost Symbol, actually does take up the plot where The Da Vinci Code left off rather than lose it completely. But this post … Continue reading »
