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Christian publishing in Russia

Tony Collins reports on a recent visit he made with MAI-Europe to attend a Christian publishers conference in Russia.

February 22nd, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

Getting on board with Social Media

Increasingly aware that many of their customers are using social media and internet shopping, Nigel & Kath Cope from Christian Book Centre, Preston, decided to use their Facebook page and website to recommend some new books. “It’s been amazing how many people we’ve reached that way,” says...

February 19th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

Digital sales hit supermarkets

Big publishers are likely to feel a squeeze on their supermarket sales as a result of the sector experiencing a “once in a generation change”, reports The Bookseller.Two of Britain’s biggest supermarkets, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, are big retailers of books and both reported slumps in profit...

February 18th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

Keeping our integrity

Authors and publishers don’t always see eye to eye but need to pursue a mutually beneficial path to follow – with integrity. Author Pen Wilcock shares why.

February 17th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

Look North- Jan/Feb 2015

We would like to wish our Together readersGod’s richest blessing for this new year. We are sure there will be many challenges to face in 2015 in an industry that is changing every year. But we can be assured that God is in control and by our side as we face these challenges. Revelation 3:8 says...

February 16th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

Authors interrupt holiday to speak in Motherwell

During September 2014, The GLO Bookshop in Motherwell was delighted to host an evening Jim & Elisabeth Georgewith Harvest House authors, Elizabeth & Jim George. Elizabeth & Jim had previously been on a ‘whistle-stop’ authors’ tour of Scotland, and decided they would like to come back and v...

February 16th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

Bookshops are best route to market

Bookshops in the UK and Ireland must “invest” to become “the best in the world,” the Bookseller Association president Tim Walker told delegates at the Bookseller Association Conference in Warwick in September.Walker made the rallying cry for bookshops to arm-up in the face of digital and ...

February 15th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

Ah, the wonder of books...

Yesterday I talked to Stephanie about books. I will never think about them the same way again. Simple as that. Now, I’ve loved books for as long as I can remember, cherished some like old friends, hoarded hundreds, given away lots, and even written a few, but Stephanie opened up the treasure, ...

February 15th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

BAMB gives sales boost to indies and chains

Book sales through shops participating in Books Are My Bag (BAMB) were up by 3.9% in the week of the campaign, with footfall up by 15%. Whilst sales of physical books through all channels were down 1.0% in value and 1.7% in volume terms in the week to 11th October 2014, according to Nielsen Book...

February 9th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

Christian Book Sales up in 2014

A recent article on Religion and MBS book categories in The Bookseller (6th March) stated that Christianity book sales, as reported through Nielsen Bookscan, had risen by 12% (to £4.7m) on 2014 and that Bibles and liturgy sales were up 6% (to £5.2m).

February 5th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

AHA - Unmistakeable passion & steely determination

Last September found me at Warwick University, at the end of the Indian summer in England, for the Booksellers Association annual conference. Apart from having to navigate some very convoluted roadworks, it proved a pleasant place to confer. As an aside, I have never seen so many contractors in D...

February 2nd, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

LifeWay pulls 'heaven stories' from stores

It was announced in March that LifeWay Christian Resources were to stop selling “experiential testimonies books about heaven”. Officials said this decision was inline with a 2014 Southern Baptist Convention resolution on “the sufficiency of Scripture regarding the afterlife”. LifeWay’s...

January 20th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

United we stand

Joe Story suggests that all those involved in producing Christian literature need to pursue ‘cooperative excellence’ more than ever.

January 18th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

A Woolly Tale

Joy Denny and her team from The Word, Bedford wanted to do something for their local community during the lead up to Christmas. Taking inspiration from the Messy Nativity (BRF) book they worked with three local churches along with 30 shops on their street to create an advent sheep trail. Hand-kni...

January 16th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

CLC UK sets out its future direction

An announcement from CLC International (UK) on 24 September detailed a new ecommerce agreement with Eden Ecommerce Ltd, a relocation of their warehouse facility, and some management changes The changes, designed to: ‘strengthen the ministry of CLC in the UK’ and reached ‘after much prayer ...

January 13th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

St Olav's Bookshop Chichester

Clem Jackson reports on a uniquely located, award-winning, bookshop which is developing well beyond its architectural constraints.

January 13th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

CLIS Annual Lecture 2014

Bedford’s Central Library was the venue for the 2014 CLIS Annual Lecture last October. It was a fascinating two-hander by Tony Collins, Publishing Director for Monarch Books and Lion Fiction, and Penelope Wilcock, established author of poetry and fiction, including The Hawk and the Dove series....

January 5th, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

Amazon losses increase in third quarter

Amazon has reported increased third quarter losses of $437m (£273m), prompting shares to tumble in after-hours trading in New York, reports The Bookseller.The internet giant’s losses were significantly higher than in the same quarter last year when it reported a $41m (£25.57m) deficit.The com...

January 3rd, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

Mark Clifford joins Kuperard Publishing

Mark Clifford has joined Kuperard Publishing as Sales Development Executive with specific responsibility for developing sales of the Harper One ( books and Bibles), Howard and Convergent lists which Kuperard distribute in the UK.Clifford has worked in the book trade for almost 32 years, starting ...

January 3rd, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine

Doug Lockhart joins HarperCollins Christian

HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) announced in October that Biblica CEO, Doug Lockhart was to join the company in December 2014, as senior vice president of Bible marketing and outreach.Lockhart joins HCCP from Biblica, a long time publishing partner of the company’s Zondervan publishin...

January 2nd, 2015 - Posted & Written by Together Magazine