IN A TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT issued yesterday, Penfold Card and Gift have provided details of their post-TMD distribution and representation arrangements, with all Penfold product expected to be available via Marston Book Services as from late May/early June 2014. Representation to the Christian sector will be as follows: London and the South East, plus South Wales: Andrew Gray The … Continue reading
THE RECENT COLLAPSE OF TMD caused not only a major trade distribution crisis but also left many Christian retailers wondering what was to become of their stock control and ordering system, Synergi, which had been custom developed for TMD trade customers and was made available free of charge in July 2010. Today, the answer has emerged: BookSolve, … Continue reading
IF, LIKE ME, you’re a fan of Fiona Veitch Smith’s Young David series then you’ll love this news: the Young David app (mentioned in my previous post, Out Now! David and the Grumpy King) is on its way, release date 24th April — and just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, it did: you’ll be able to download book 1, David and the Hairy Beast, free for the first seven days!
I’d tell you more, but far better if I hand over to Fiona… Continue reading
EVERY NOW AND THEN an author simply blows you away: great stories, great storytelling (the two are not the same) and stunning illustrations bringing the stories to life. That’s what Fiona Veitch-Smith’s Young David series with illustrations by Amy Barnes brings us, a winning combination for children and their parents alike, as well as for those … Continue reading
FRIENDS AND HEROES, publishers of the popular children’s DVD series of the same name, have lived up to their name by coming to the rescue of the Buck Denver asks… What’s in the Bible? series in the wake of David C Cook’s decision to drop Kingsway Distribution in the UK (reported last month: Kingsway to Quit Distribution). … Continue reading
CONGRATULATIONS to Jonathan Carswell and his colleagues at 10Publishing, who have teamed up with Zondervan in an exclusive deal to reproduce their “Beginners Bible” series in Bath Book format. Colourful and lively, the books promise to brighten up any child’s bathtime, and preordering is now open for the first in the series, The Story of … Continue reading
GREENBELT: it’s more than just a festival. It’s a time and place where for some, at least, heaven touches earth, where dreams of what might be become reality. Things like the Open Praise Project. Katie Love explains: I go to Greenbelt Festival as a volunteer. I am always excited to go and immediately feel a … Continue reading
