Christian Media: Talking Mostly To Ourselves
If you are a Christian and you like reading Christian books and websites, listening to Christian radio and watching Christian TV and movies, welcome to...
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Kindle Select: Author Beware
The Amazon Kindle platform is revolutionary. Anyone can write an ebook, publish it, and place it on the world’s larger bookstore, all at no cost....
Which Ebook Format is Best?
Ebooks come in two flavors. They are either Mobi (Amazon Kindle) or Epub (Free/Open Standard). It is important for Christian writers to know the difference...
Why Self-Published Books Fail in the Marketplace
I am an advocate of self-publishing. Traditional publishers have turned up their noses at some pretty good writing, but with the rise of technology, authors...
How Well Will Your Book Sell?
Will your Christian book sell hundreds, thousands or millions of copies? Steve Piersanti of Berrett-Koehler Publishers has researched that question and came up with these astounding facts....
Publish Your Book in the Kindle Format for Free
When people think of publishing, they usually think of a traditional print book. However, technology is changing rapidly and there is wide acceptance of digital...
Christian Literary Agents
Updated January, 2018. The function of a literary agent is to sell your book to a publisher. Good agents do far more—they are wise guides...
Kregel to Distribute Christian Crime Fiction
Lion Fiction will launch in spring 2013 with exciting new offerings in crime and women’s fiction. An extensive and varied publishing program is planned over...
New Book from Billy Graham
Thomas Nelson, Inc., announced that in October 2011, world-renowned preacher, evangelist, and author Billy Graham will release his first major trade book in more than...
New Bowker Statistics Point to Publishing Opportunities
Bowker Books in Print has just issued its preliminary estimates for the total number of books published in the U.S. in 2010. The figures...
Michael Hyatt Steps Aside at Thomas Nelson Publishers
Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced this week that Mark Schoenwald, its current President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), has been named president and Chief Executive Officer...
Christian Booksellers Seek Special Sales Tax Treatment
Editors note: In a previous post I wrote about the CBA, the Association for Christian Retail’s public stance on sales tax. You can view my...
Challenging Times for Christian Bookstores
Robert Vandervort, who operates a Christian bookstore in Allentown, Michigan, summed up the the financial situation that many local Christian bookstores face. He told Karen...
Christian Bookseller Group Wants You to Pay Internet Sales Tax
CBA, the Association for Christian Retail, is supporting proposed federal legislation that would require Internet-only businesses to collect and remit sales or use taxes to...
A Thousand Christian “Book Trailers” Available Online
ChristianBookVideos.com has just posted their one thousandth Book Trailer for Christian books. Book Trailers, also known as book videos, are video advertisements for books, showing...