In a comment under the post on the low discount to trade from CTS on the new Altar Missals a concerning trend has been found, highlighted and raised – one that crosses denominational boundaries and publishing houses and is perhaps of even more concern than the very low discount being given from CTS. Andrew Lacey … Continue reading
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Christian Resources Together 2011 – Full workshop text (Eddie Olliffe)
ALBATROSS, DODO OR JEWEL ‘Is there still a place for Christian bookshops to sparkle on the High Street’? Introduction Last year I was asked to give a lecture on Christian Retailing to the Librarians’ Christian Fellowship and Steve Briars of CRE invited me to deliver similar material at this year’s Christian Resources Together. I am … Continue reading
Let’s Talk: Call for Christian Booksellers and Suppliers to drop private agendas at High Leigh
Don’t want to comment here? Join the conversation on facebook instead (or as well…). PAUL SLENNETT, of Southend Christian Bookshop (which celebrated its 40th anniversary last month), has issued a call for the BA Christian Booksellers Group (CBG) and the PA Christian Suppliers Group (CSG) to drop their private agendas at next week’s Christian Resources Together Retailers … Continue reading
Glenn Myers: Why I started telling stories to tell the truth
SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT over the weekend from Glenn Myers, indie publisher and author at Fizz Books as well as Mission Journalist and Website Editor at WEC International. Glenn has published extensively with Authentic Media, Christian Focus, Scripture Union and WEC Publications, titles ranging from his fresh-out-of-college World Christian Starter Kit through to the more … Continue reading
Christian booksellers “up in arms” over restrictive trade terms on new Missal from Catholic Truth Society
UPDATE 04/06/2011: Response from CTS A report in today’s issue of The Tablet, p.37, quotes a response from CTS, citing reduced margins as their rationale for the short discount: “Short discounting is not unusual for specialist books on which the margins are nowhere near what can be achieved on on a trade hardback or paperback. … Continue reading
UKCBD Spring Cleaning 2011 – and a free entry upgrade!
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN — out come the dusters and the cobweb brushes as I make my annual (and always ongoing) attempt to bring all the UK Christian Bookshops Directory records up to date! Over the last year we’ve seen a lot of shops come and go, as well as change hands, and … Continue reading
Wider Book Trade – Phew, 8 weeks that started the year
This list documents extraordinary activity in the wider Book Trade in a few short weeks; UK book sales fell 3% in 2010, selling £56m less than in 2009 NIV Bible eBook tops the USA bestseller list over the New Year 2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible Barnes & Noble USA do … Continue reading
eBook sales and digital reader update
From January 24 – 26, the Publishing Industry will gather in New York for the Digital Book World Conference to debate the new technologies. I really wish I was going but, like me, you can follow it on Twitter during the coming week. As Christians in this industry, we simply cannot ignore such immense changes … Continue reading
eBook Sales – Weighing up the Digital Impact
Phil Groom was kind enough to invite me to cross-post from my personal blog where I have taken a periodic interest in the rise of the eBook. I’m fascinated by the explosive potential of their impact in our small niche within the wider book trade. Digital is clearly not going away but somehow it doesn’t quite … Continue reading
Christianity on the High Street: is there a better way?
OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO we’ve had numerous conversations and discussions about the future shape of Christian bookselling and retailing. We’ve seen the sad demise of the former SPCK bookshops (a story that’s far from over), the break-up of Wesley Owen following the collapse of STL UK when Biblica overreached itself (for what that cost, … Continue reading
