IT’S BEEN ANOTHER REMARKABLE MONTH in the world of Christian bookselling, with news emerging of shops and businesses struggling or closing down on the one hand, rescues, signs & wonders on the other, and somewhere in between, Christian author Stephen Sizer has his back to the wall as he faces further accusations of antisemitism. Let’s weep … Continue reading
Posted in March 2012 …
eBooks are not the enemy: CLC USA National Director Dave Almack on why the Kindle might even be a bookshop’s best friend
THANK YOU to Lloyd Hodkinson for sharing this superb post from CLC USA National Director, Dave Almack: Why the Kindle Can Be a Brick and Mortar Bookstore’s Best Friend. Dave rises to the eBooks challenge by outlining six reasons why they are not the enemy, and concludes: As a bookstore guy, I am now encouraged more … Continue reading
News Roundup: The New Bookshops Opening Edition
THIS is the sort of post I love to post, oh yes. Spring has sprung, the grass is ris, and HERE is where the bookshops is. I fear the Bath may have overflowed, however, as they’ve built an ARK in Grantham, with plans to go to the rescue in Nottingham… First Microshop now open in … Continue reading
Visions of Glory: Reintroducing Caritas Music
REGULAR READERS will need no reminder about one of the best trade sources for Christian music, Caritas Music: an impressive and growing catalogue of labels available, backed up by Katherine Douglas’ personal expertise and carriage-free delivery on all orders with no minimum order requirement. But for those who have not yet had the pleasure of … Continue reading
A Postcard from Panama: CLC UK National Director Phil Burnham writes home
ALAS, LATER THAN I’D HOPED to post it, a message from CLC UK National Director, Phil Burnham, who emailed me from Panama on March 13th: Greetings from a wonderfully warm (aka hot and humid) Panama City, where the mission’s International Council is meeting all this week. I thought you and the blog followers might be … Continue reading
QR Codes and the Art of (Christian) Communication
QR CODES: we’ve all seen them by now, those mysterious square hieroglyphic panels appearing here, there and everywhere, on adverts, flyers, newspapers, magazine covers and even bus stops — technology at its best or at its worst, depending on your point of view and whether or not you’ve got a smartphone with a QR reader … Continue reading
CLC Wholesale now live on PubEasy, and improved trade terms for retailers
CONGRATULATIONS to CLC Wholesale, now live at PubEasy.com. The anticipated news (officially announced March 1st) broke yesterday on facebook, with an initial post in the Christian Authors, Booksellers and Publishers, group, followed by a post from CLC Wholesale themselves on the UKCBD facebook page. Registered PubEasy users can now check wholesale availability of and place … Continue reading
Launching a new trade distribution partnership: Convivium Press and Alban Books; and you’re invited to the party
CONGRATULATIONS to Convivium Press and Alban Books on their new trade distribution partnership, to be officially launched on Wednesday 28th March 2012 at St Paul’s by Westminster Cathedral bookshop — and you, gentle reader, are invited to a drinks reception from 6pm to 7.30pm to mark that launch. RSVP is not essential but would be appreciated: … Continue reading
CLC London: Celebrating 66 years of Christian bookselling in the nation’s capital
CONGRATULATIONS to Petra Nemansky and the team at CLC London on their recent thanksgiving celebration for 66 years of Christian bookselling in the nation’s capital: a remarkable achievement, made all the more remarkable by the fact that they’re still there, doing it, when so many other Christian bookshops are falling by the wayside: Not only ‘still … Continue reading
News Roundup: The Good News on Friday Edition
NO DOUBT there are many more good news stories kicking around out there waiting to be told, but today, three will suffice… By Royal Appointment, Booksellers to the Queen… CLC Wholesale join PubEasy – Official Announcement SPCK Shortlisted for IPG Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year Award Update, 10/3/2011: Follow on report from the team … Continue reading
