Christians in Bury, Greater Manchester, had cause to celebrate last week at the Official Opening of The House on the Rock, Bury’s new Christian Bookshop and Café, by the Rt Revd Nigel McCulloch, Bishop of Manchester. The opening ceremony, held on Tuesday March 17th, was attended by representatives from local schools, churches and businesses along with local … Continue reading
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Porn Sells
Even in Christian Bookshops. Not directly, I’m sure, and probably not under the counter in brown paper bags either, though I’m told that when Alan Mann & Steve Chalke’s book The Lost Message of Jesus began to attract controversy, some Christian Bookshops resorted to such measures. Christians are, indeed, a very peculiar people. But what I’m talking … Continue reading
A Further Note about Directory Updates
First of all, my thanks to everyone who has been in touch about out of date UKCBD entries: the updates requested are underway and the focus on updates will continue throughout January/February 2009. Secondly, my apologies to those who have been inconvenienced as a result of out of date entries.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
A Very Happy Christmas to all this Blog’s Friends and Supporters
Every year I’ve taken to buying a goat from World Vision instead of sending Christmas cards to my online friends and supporters. This year is no exception: you’ll find the official e-card here. Thank you for your support and friendship through the past year. A very Happy Christmas to you all, and my very best … Continue reading
Range, Availability and Convenience: Eden’s Challenge to Christian Bookshops
In a Press Release issued on 1st October 2008 [1] — full copy below — Gareth Mulholland of Eden.co.uk has thrown down a gauntlet to bricks and mortar Christian retailers: ‘Range’, ‘Availability’ and ‘Convenience’ are the top three reasons that customers say they now shop with Eden.co.uk instead of their local Christian Bookshop. This is … Continue reading
The Dave Walker Reposts
UKCBD > Christian Book Reviews > Arts & Media > The Dave Walker Reposts The Dave Walker Reposts May 2006 – July 2008 Dave Walker and Matt Wardman (Ed) ISBN: (N/A) The Wardman Wire, 2008 (130pp) Free Download Category: Arts & Media Reviewed by: Phil Groom Sometimes things don’t work out as planned, even for highly placed business men and lawyers. Taken … Continue reading
March of the Clones
I’m sure it isn’t really a St Andrew’s Bookshops internet takeover bid, but somehow, looking at these, I can’t help wondering… Books Alive Bookshop Christian Book Centre Cornerstone Book Shop Illuminate Books Manna Christian Centre New Wine Direct Bookshop Tonbridge Christian Book Centre It’s not the “March of the Clones” effect that bothers me so … Continue reading
Christian Bookshops — who needs them?
That, I think, is the essence of the question posed by Eddie Arthur in response to my post about Core Stock yesterday: Why should I buy books from you (or another Christian bookshop) when I can get them from Amazon at a significant discount? Eddie admits to playing devil’s advocate in posing the question, but even … Continue reading
