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
A FEW LOOSE ENDS on the trade supply and distribution front, with a certain amount of to-and-fro between north and south as Authentic take Provident north to Carlisle whilst No Frontiers head back down south to Eastbourne, that little hub of UK Christian trade activity. Authentic take over Exclusive Distribution for Provident Dernier Publishing: New … Continue reading
Don’t want to comment here? Join the conversation on facebook instead (or as well…). Update 18/4/2012: TMD have today issued a follow-on press release, Trust Media Distribution continues as a Distributor for Zondervan: Download pdf (3.5MB) | TMD Blog IN A PRESS RELEASE issued today, Zondervan have announced a new trade partnership with IVP for … Continue reading
Update, 3.15pm, Nov 02, 2011: “It’s business as usual” – response & reflections from Paul Wilkinson, Christian Book Shop Talk, Canada: HarperCollins to Acquire Thomas Nelson Update, 10.30am, Nov 02, 2011: Follow up report from Christian Retailing, posted 01/11/2011: Thomas Nelson buyout ‘a vote of confidence for the industry’ MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES: the words … Continue reading
Abby Guinness, author of The Word of the Wives: monologues from the unheard women of the Bible (Authentic) writes: As a writer and actress I love to discover stories and find ways to tell them. The Bible has always been my biggest source of inspiration. This year it’s exciting to be celebrating 400 years of … Continue reading
Becky Garrison, author of Jesus Died for This? kindly invited me to the facebook launch event for her book — so I invited her right back to tell us all about it. Here, in an excerpt adapted from the book, Becky reflects on her pilgrimage to the UK and Ireland where one of her highlights … Continue reading
My thanks to Dave Walker for permission to cross-post the following from the Church Times Blog, a superb summary of reportage in this month’s Christian Marketplace. Scroll to the end for my own comments and concluding reflections. Clem Jackson from Christian Marketplace magazine has been busy talking to everyone involved in the events following the demise … Continue reading
I was both saddened and shocked tonight to discover the following message sent by Zondervan on Friday evening: Subject: Changes At Zondervan Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 19:25:24 +0100 From: Danz, Tracy Due to the current economic climate, internal changes within Zondervan have been necessary. It is with regret that I must announce the elimination … Continue reading
Pre-printed prices on books have long been a bone of contention in the publishing world, with the issue cropping up repeatedly in the pages of the Bookseller both before and since the Booksellers Association (BA) issued its guidelines on re-pricing back in 2005, Code of Practice – Price Stickers. The guidelines for Publishers and Distributors are … Continue reading
