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
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Reflections from Roger Pearse: Christian bookshops – the key part of the local church?
MY THANKS to Roger Pearse for kind permission to reproduce this thought provoking and challenging post from his blog, all the more challenging given the number of bookshop closures we’ve seen over the last year or so. Roger’s observations echo many of the conversations we’ve had here over the years, going right back to my … Continue reading
No change before Christmas as TMD prepares for “significant” reduction in range of suppliers
Update, October 29, 2011: Eddie Olliffe reflects on the viability of specialist Christian wholesaling: Book Trade – Reflections on the UK specialist wholesaling model TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS in rapid succession from TMD this week have highlighted two of the constant challenges faced by Christian booksellers and retailers: stock availability and range. In the first announcement, issued on … Continue reading
How to Sell a Book: Radical thinking for authors, publishers and readers
THIS POST EMERGES out of a conversation in the Christian Authors, Booksellers and Publishers facebook group, in which we were discussing (amongst other things) the pros and cons of authors self-publishing v/s going with an established publisher. It’s a tough call for authors in the present economic climate, especially if your book doesn’t quite fit … 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
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
A Christian Bookseller’s Prayer
Adapted with kind permission from One Bookstore Owner’s Prayer: Dear Lord, When we started out it all seemed so easy. You opened doors and directed our paths. We saw your hand in everything in those early days. We have our victory stories. But now it’s different. Changing market conditions and rising costs are closing in on us. … Continue reading
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