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
YES, YOU READ THAT RIGHT: you can support your local school or library — or even your local hospital or prison — and your local Christian bookshop and only pay half-price. The scheme I’m referring to is called Speaking Volumes and here’s what you need to do: Watch the video below to find out all … Continue reading
FIFTEEN SHOPS are now live on christianbookshop.co.uk, a new network of Christian bookshops set up by Eden Interactive (Eden Ecommerce), owners of the UK’s leading online bookseller, eden.co.uk*. The project — announced earlier this year — went live this month after an extended trial period and offers independent booksellers a free, simple but effective online sales … Continue reading
EDEN INTERACTIVE — the company behind eden.co.uk — have this week announced an online sales solution for independent Christian booksellers/retailers: christianbookshop.co.uk The service is being offered free of charge to retailers and offers them a customised homepage that opens the door to more than 75,000 Christian products — including ebooks — from Eden. All customer … Continue reading
MY THANKS to Steve Briars for alerting me to the forthcoming Equipping to Succeed conference, another resource and business networking initiative from Christian Resources Together. Scheduled for the end of March 2013 — just one month ahead of the CRT main event — its aim is “to bring together like-minded Christian business people for encouragement, training … Continue reading
As more and more Christian publishers and suppliers are offering us free carriage with no minimum order value, I figured a round-up of those suppliers might be helpful. No doubt there are some I’ve missed: please use the comments to add any others that you’re aware of or to provide feedback on your experience of … Continue reading
Everything Christian, the news, reviews and opinion portal launched by Ian Matthews in November last year, needs a new owner: could that be you? Ian explains: Due to other work commitments I have been forced to put Everything Christian on hold at the moment, which is a shame as the feedback and traffic have been … Continue reading
Having at last managed to update all the former Wesley Owen bookshop entries with their new ownership details, I figured it’s time for some general spring cleaning — and for that, gentle reader, I need your help, please. If you own, manage or work for a Christian bookshop, please check your UKCBD entry: you can … Continue reading
Granting Marston Book Services e4books accredited status without requiring them to comply with an essential part of the standards specified under BIC’s own guidelines for suppliers – “the sending of a high volume of electronic invoices and credit notes to a significant number of trading partners” — undermines those standards and makes a mockery of the entire e4books scheme. Continue reading
First of all, my thanks to everyone who has been in touch about out of date UKCBD entries: the updates requested are underway and the focus on updates will continue throughout January/February 2009. Secondly, my apologies to those who have been inconvenienced as a result of out of date entries. It is to you, primarily, that … Continue reading
