Posted by admin on Feb 8, 2010 in
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Bestsellers,
books Voting is now open for the 2010 Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award. The competition launched in 2004 to bring attention and awareness to lesser-known books produced by small publishers. There are eight categories open for voting:
- Fiction
- Biography
- Christian Living
- Relationships/Family
- Bible Study/Theology
- Children’s Book 4-8 years
- Children’s Book 8-12 years
- Young Adult (12+ years).
Voting will remain open until March 31, 2010. Readers can vote online now at www.christianpublishers.net/10votes. Voting on the Book of the Year Award is open through March 31, 2010. The winners will be announced on April 15.
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Posted by admin on Sep 15, 2009 in
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CPT Silent Auction Donation
From September 10-13 133 cities around the world held events to raise money for local charities. It’s called Twestival Local and it was started about a year ago by some Twitter users in London. Christian Publishing Tips was pleased to support the Greenville Twestival by donating autographed Christian books by bestselling authors for the silent auction. All of the money raised by the Greenville Twestival supported the Miracle Hill Boys’ Shelter, a Christian organization that cares for abused and neglected boys. Christian Publishing Tips is thankful for the opportunity to be a part of this great event that supported a wonderful cause.
Photo by Liz Morrisey
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Posted by admin on Jul 14, 2009 in
Authors,
Bestsellers Dozens, if not hundreds, of authors circulate the convention center floor during the International Christian Retail Show. Many sign copies of their latest books while others simply attend to make connections. Among those at the show are some of the most popular Christian authors of the year. Today a few of those authors made appearances at ICRS.
Author Karen Kingsbury
Bestselling author Karen Kingsbury signed copies of one of her latest books at the Zondervan booth. This was Kingsbury’s second signing of ICRS.
Authors Alex and Stephen Kendrick
Hundreds of people lined up to get a signed copy of bestselling book, The Love Dare written by brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick. The book was published by B&H.
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Posted by admin on Jun 24, 2009 in
Bestsellers,
News,
books Here are the Christian bestsellers for June 2009 as reported by Publishers Weekly:
Hardcover
1. What in the World Is Going On?
David Jeremiah. Thomas Nelson.
2. Cast of Characters.
Max Lucado. Thomas Nelson.
3. Inside the Revolution.
Joel C. Rosenberg. Tyndale House.
4. The Love Dare (Imitation Leather Edition).
Stephen & Alex Kendrick. B&H.
5. Jesus Calling.
Sarah Young. Thomas Nelson.
6. BoneMan’s Daughters.
Ted Dekker. Center Street.
7. Total Money Makeover.
Dave Ramsey. Thomas Nelson.
8. Love and Respect.
Emerson Eggerichs. Thomas Nelson.
9. Blood of Lambs.
Kamal Saleem. Howard Books.
10. Grace for the Moment, Morning and Evening Edition.
Max Lucado. Thomas Nelson.
Paperback
1. The Love Dare.
Stephen & Alex Kendrick. B&H.
2. The Shack.
William P. Young. Windblown.
3. The Secret.
Beverly Lewis. Bethany House/Baker.
4. Fireproof Your Marriage—Participant’s Guide.
Jennifer Dion. Outreach.
5. Crazy Love.
Francis Chan. David C. Cook.
6. Take One.
Karen Kingsbury. Zondervan.
7. The Money Answer Book.
Dave Ramsey. Thomas Nelson.
8. The Five Love Languages.
Gary Chapman. Moody.
9. The Purpose-Driven Life.
Rick Warren. Zondervan.
10. 90 Minutes in Heaven.
Don Piper. Baker.
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Your Right Job Right Now By Brian Golter
When Brian Golter wrote his book Your Right Job Right Now, he had no idea how needed and timely it would be. His book, released this month by Ambassador International, is a survival guide for the new job market. It’s not only a great read for those on the job hunt, but also for those feeling like they’re not reaching the full potential God has in mind for them with their current job. Today Brian joins us to explain why he wrote the book, and how his mission changed as the economy changed.
**Keep reading for your chance to WIN Brian’s new book!**
When I wrote this book in 2008, I was writing to those rare individuals who wish to see their careers as an opportunity to transform themselves. To overcome their deep-rooted fears and inadequacies, and become the man or woman they had always dreamed of being. It was a book about turning fear into courage, mistrust into trust and inadequacy into confidence.
But as the saying goes, “that was then and this is now”. Since the time I completed this manuscript, we have entered into one of the most difficult job markets in modern history. This book is no longer for rare individuals. It has become a survival guide for the new job market. Understanding how to bring your absolute best to the job market is no longer a luxury. It has become a necessity.
The old rules simply no longer apply. If you’re looking for a job, it’s no longer enough to get on the computer, send out your resume and expect to get a job. The days of just “showing up” to the interview and getting an attractive offer are over.
Quite simply, if you are experiencing a lack of motivation, enthusiasm or confidence, you are not going to find the job you want. No, faking won’t help you either. In this market, employers have their choice of hundreds of candidates. Of course, they will eliminate people on the traditional criteria: by experience, skills and salary. But what most job seekers don’t realize is just how large a role expectations, confidence, risk-taking and attitude play in getting the job they want. They play a larger role than education and experience. This has always been true. Today’s serious candidates have to pay attention to those deep places in themselves: those places that determine how other people experience them. The days of covering up the real you and still getting what you want are slowly but surely coming to an end.
For those of you willing to do the work of overcoming your fears and inadequacies, there is a silver lining. And what a wonderful silver lining it is! It’s truly a new day in which you can reach for what you know is true and rewarding. A day in which you can no longer get away with, or be rewarded for, the very things you don’t like about yourself. A day when you can become the man or woman God designed you to be.
For those of you who refuse to take up this challenge, it could just be the death sentence of your career. It’s time to get real and dig deep. To use the adversity you are experiencing to become so honest with yourself, so humble, that you will get the right job, right now.
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Win a copy of Brian’s new book, Your Right Job Right Now. Simply leave a comment below for one entry. Tweet about our giveaway to be entered a second time, and blog about to be entered a whopping FIVE MORE TIMES! Sorry guys, but this giveaway is only open to US entries. A winner will be selected on June 12. Tell your friends!
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Posted by admin on Apr 22, 2009 in
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The #1 Bestseller in Christian Books
Here are the Christian bestsellers for April 2009 according to Publishers Weekly:
The Top 10 Fiction
1. The Shack.
William P. Young. Windblown.
2. Take One.
Karen Kingsbury. Zondervan.
3.Fireproof.
Eric Wilson. Thomas Nelson.
4. A Cousin’s Promise.
Wanda E. Brunstetter. Barbour.
5. Double Minds.
Terri Blackstock. Zondervan.
6. This Side of Heaven.
Karen Kingsbury. Hachette/Center Street.
7. Kiss.
Ted Dekker/Erin Healy. Thomas Nelson.
8. Blink of an Eye.
Ted Dekker. Thomas Nelson.
9. The Centurion’s Wife.
Davis Bunn/Janette Oke. Bethany House.
10. Against All Odds.
Irene Hannon. Revell.
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Posted by admin on Feb 26, 2009 in
Bestsellers,
News,
books Here are the bestsellers in the Christian Marketplace according to Publishers Weekly.
Hardcover
1. Love and Respect.
Emerson Eggerichs. Thomas Nelson.
2. Uncommon.
Tony Dungy. Tyndale House.
3. What in the World Is Going On?
David Jeremiah. Thomas Nelson.
4. Have a New Kid by Friday.
Kevin Leman. Revell/Baker.
5. Total Money Makeover.
Dave Ramsey. Thomas Nelson.
6. Same Kind of Different as Me.
Ron Hall & Denver Moore. Thomas Nelson.
7. Kiss.
Ted Dekker & Erin Healy. Thomas Nelson.
8. 50 Days of Heaven.
Randy C. Alcorn. Tyndale House.
9. Jesus Calling.
Sarah Young. Thomas Nelson.
10. Cracking the Communication Code.
Emerson Eggerichs. Thomas Nelson.
Paperback
1. The Love Dare.
Stephen & Alex Kendrick. B&H.
2. The Shack.
William P. Young. Windblown.
3. The Five Love Languages.
Gary Chapman. Moody.
4. Fireproof Your Marriage—Participant’s Guide.
Jennifer Dion. Outreach.
5. Fireproof.
Eric Wilson. Thomas Nelson.
6. This Side of Heaven.
Karen Kingsbury. Center Street.
7. Crazy Love.
Francis Chan. David C. Cook.
8. My Utmost for His Highest.
Oswald Chambers & James Reimann. Barbour.
9. 90 Minutes in Heaven.
Don Piper. Baker.
10. Quiet Strength.
Tony Dungy. Tyndale House.
Tags: Authors, Bestsellers, books, christian bestsellers, Christian books, Thomas Nelson
Posted by admin on Jan 29, 2009 in
Bestsellers Here are the bestsellers in religion for the month of January according to Publishers Weekly.
Hardback:
1. The Purpose of Christmas
Rick Warren.
2. Multiple Blessings
Jon & Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson.
3. 100 Ways to Simplify Your Life
Joyce Meyer.
4. Love Your Life
Victoria Osteen.
5. What in the World Is Going On?
David Jeremiah.
6. Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence
Sarah Young.
7. Before You Do
T.D. Jakes.
8. A Dog Named Christmas
Greg Kincaid.
9. The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
Timothy Keller.
10. Mother Angelica’s Private and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures
Raymond Arroyo.
Paperback:
1. The Shack
William P. Young.
2. 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life
Don Piper with Cecil Murphey.
3. The Love Dare
Stephen Kendrick and Alex Kendrick.
4. The Five Love Languages
Gary Chapman.
5. The Purpose-Driven Life
Rick Warren.
6. Every Now and Then
Karen Kingsbury.
7. Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul
John and Stasi Eldredge.
8. Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
Joel Osteen.
9. The Wednesday Letters
Jason F. Wright.
10. The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins.
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Posted by admin on Jan 14, 2009 in
Bestsellers,
News,
books Here are some of the highlights from the Publisher’s Weekly 2008 religious book charts:
Hardcover
* 47 different titles landed on the hardcover charts, but only two stayed there for more than ten months. Those were Joel Osteen’s Become a Better You (Free Press) and Emerson Eggerich’s Love & Respect (Thomas Nelson).
* Seven books made it to the #1 spot.
* Become a Better You stayed in the #1 spot the longest.
* Thomas Nelson lead among Publishers by having seven hardcover bestsellers on the charts in 2008.
Paperback
* Only 26 titles made up the available 120 bestselling slots for 2008.
* Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion (Mariner Books) stayed on the list for 11 months.
* C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity (HarperOne) appeared on the list for 10 months.
* Christian romance authors Karen Kingsbury and Wanda E. Brunstetter had more bestsellers in 2008 than any other author, each with three.
* The Shack by William P. Young (Windblown Media) led the charts eight times.
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Posted by admin on Dec 17, 2008 in
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The Shack
Reading the news updates on The Shack website is like reading a list of every author’s dreams coming true:
April 8, 2008: In the past week The Shack has climbed to #33 on the USA Today Top 50 Books, and has risen as high as #7 at Amazon in all books and #6 at Barnes and Noble for in-store sales. We are blessed at the wide-ranging success of this title as we have distributed almost 500,000 books in 11 months, mostly by word of mouth.
November 1, 2007: We are setting up for the third print run of the paperback version and we are working on the audio version.
October 15, 2007: Barnes and Noble offers a pre-publication purchases of a Limited Hardback edition at a great price.
September 11, 2007: Windblown Media announces its affiliation with a new publisher in South Africa for distribution throughout the continent.
August 23, 2007: First printing of The Shack has almost sold out. We have had to order a second printing to maintain adequate supplies
The book continues to hold its spot as a New York Times Bestseller. But it wasn’t easy for author William P. Young. In fact, friends had to start their own company just to get it published!! Christian publishing houses thought it was too controversial and secular ones thought it read too churchy. Here’s the explanation found on Windblown Media’s site, the company that started just to make sure Young’s book was published:
A funny thing happened on the way to helping a friend with his new book. We couldn’t find a publisher who would treat it the way we felt The Shack needed to be treated to find its audience. Christian publishers thought it too controversial and wanted to dull its edgy side so as not to risk alienating their core audience. Secular publishers shied away because they felt the content put it clearly in the ‘Christian’ marketplace.
We have long been frustrated at the divide between Christian publishers and secular ones, feeling it an artificial one of convenience and consumerism rather than a true service to readers. We are convinced that there are a lot of people who are seriously asking questions about their spirituality and want thought-provoking and artistic books that neither pander to the religious audience nor dilute the powerful yet simple message of the Jesus of the Bible.
So we did the only thing we could think to do—start our own company! Now we’re pleased to announce the publication of our first book, The Shack by William P. Young and in doing so launch a new publishing company committed to providing inspirational reading for people on a serious spiritual journey. The Shack offers as engaging a look at the reality of God in the midst of human tragedy as any we’ve ever read and can stimulate hours of discussion about spiritual life.
We are also reprinting So You Don’t Want to Go to Church Anymore by Jake Colsen (a pseudonym for the combined work of Wayne Jacobsen and David Coleman), an incisive look at the failure of many religious institutions to engage people with the reality of God’s life and love, and Wayne Jacobsen’s, He Loves Me: Learning to Live in the Father’s Affection.
We’re not trying to fool anyone here. Windblown Media is designed to publish books for the spiritually hungry and we are convinced that the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is the only true God and source of life for those seeking spiritual answers. But we are interested in having that discussion with people who may not agree with us, but want an intellectually honest and artistic approach to how we live life in his reality. We also realize that a lot of Christians are growing disillusioned with the religious constructs of our day that too easily rob people of the depth and vitality of the life that Jesus meant to offer us.
We publish for hungry hearts and minds looking to sort out spiritual realities amidst the fast-paced and often shallow world in which we live.
We are not accepting unsolicited manuscripts or agent submissions at this time. We are just a couple of guys who are convinced that there is a market for spiritual discussions outside of the Christian publishing ghetto and not fully addressed by nonChristian publishers who think the mention of Jesus puts the book in a religious category.
It’s a good thing William P. Young believed in his book– and that he had friends surrounding him that believed in it too. Do you believe in your work enough to go to such great lengths to get in the hands of readers? Why? Why not?
The next time you are feeling discouraged just think of The Shack. Publishers didn’t believe in it. But the author did. And that’s what matters most.
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