Bible Gateway Interviews: Rhys Stenner, David Lamb

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Bible Gateway Interviews Rhys Stenner on If In Doubt: Answering the Seven Great Questions  Mockery of the Bible is commonplace. Skeptics dismiss Scripture with a sweeping assumption that it’s unreliable and contradictory. Do you allow this condescending attitude to cast doubt on your faith? Bible Gateway interviewed Rhys Stenner about his book, If In Doubt: Answering the Seven Great Questions About Faith (Worthy Publishing, 2016). Read this interview.  Bible Gateway Interviews David Lamb on Prostitutes and Polygamists Jacob and Solomon were polygamists. Tamar and Rahab…

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B&H Achieves Major Publishing MilestonesBestsellers, Award Winners, and “Unprecedented” Growth

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B&H Achieves Major Publishing MilestonesBestsellers, Award Winners, and “Unprecedented” Growth Nashville, Tenn. (June 13, 2016) – B&H Publishing Group, the publishing imprint of LifeWay Christian Resources, has experienced a remarkably successful 2016 with award-winning, bestselling books and resources. Christianity Today selected Onward: Engaging the Culture Without Losing the Gospel by Russell Moore as its 2016 Book of the Year. Onward, which has been a significant seller, appeared on multiple national bestseller lists and gained a variety of national media coverage. Christianity Today also featured Moore and Onward on its cover…

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AtlasBooks signs two children’s publishers for distribution

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AtlasBooks signs two children’s publishers for distribution Media Contact: Kristen M. Steele Director of Marketing & PR 800.537.6727 x1410, desk ASHLAND, Ohio (June 8, 2016) – AtlasBooks, the distribution division of Bookmasters, has signed new sales and distribution agreements with two children’s publishers: A-Ba-Ba HaUs and Jump Press. A-Ba-Ba HaUs is the U.S. branch of A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA Publishers, founded in 1992 by renowned poet Ivan Malkovych as the first privately-owned children’s publishing house in the independent Ukraine. Today, A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA is one of the most esteemed producers of children’s literature…

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Christian publishers around the world use MTI Online training program

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Christian publishers around the world use MTI Online training program Contact: Sharon Mumper smumper@magazinetraining.com (719) 598-9743 www.magazinetraining.com (Colorado Springs, CO) – Christians in publishing from countries as far flung as India, Brazil and Ukraine are receiving professional training through Magazine Training International’s (MTI) online learning program. Although MTI has offered on-site training for 27 years, the online training program began only in 2013. To date, some 270 Christians in publishing from over 40 countries have attended a Webinar, either live or…

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Eleven industry leaders sign-on to develop PUBu16

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Eleven industry leaders sign-on to develop PUBu16 ECPA is pleased to introduce the stellar cast of industry leaders who have started work on developing sessions for the upcoming PUBu held Oct. 13-14 at Trinity International University outside Chicago.  The 2016 PUBu “BrainTrust” was recruited by IVP Associate Publisher Jeff Crosby, who returns as “Dean” of the event. Crosby takes the helm of InterVarsity Press as publisher on July 1.  PUBu sessions will be developed around five major publishing communities by these industry leaders: DESIGN…

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Daniel Marrs to become associate publisher for Thomas Nelson Bibles

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Daniel Marrs to become associate publisher for Thomas Nelson Bibles Media Contact:  Casey Harrell Director, Corporate Communications tel:    615-9902-1109 web: casey.harrell@harpercollins.com (Nashville, TN) June 2, 2016—HarperCollins Christian Publishing announced today the promotion of Daniel Marrs to associate publisher for Thomas Nelson Bibles. Marrs joined the Thomas Nelson team in November 2015 as senior editor for the Bibles team. Though relatively new to the organization, Marrs’s strong theological background and editorial expertise have become evident while working on multiple initiatives for the company’s…

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ECPA Introduces Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award

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ECPA INTRODUCES KENNETH N. TAYLOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD  CONTACT: Stan Jantz, Executive Director, ECPA, sjantz@ecpa.org or 480-966-3998 Todd Starowitz, Senior Public Relations Manager, Tyndale House Publishers, toddstarowitz@tyndale.com, (630) 784-5397 CAROL STREAM, ILL. (May 31, 2016) – The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) earlier this month announced that it has introduced the Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Kenneth N. Taylor (1917-2005) was the Director of Moody Press from 1948 to 1961, and founded Tyndale House Publishers in 1962. The award has been established to recognize a…

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Simon & Schuster Slapped with eBook Royalty Class Action Lawsuit

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Simon & Schuster Slapped with eBook Royalty Class Action Lawsuit  A book is a book, except when it comes to eBook royalties. That’s the premise of a class action lawsuit filed on Thursday, May 19, 2016, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York by class representative Sheldon Blau, MD.     The lawsuit alleges Simon & Schuster has been cheating its authors by improperly categorizing eBook transactions as “sales” rather than “licenses.”    The distinction is significant, because the royalty rate for sales is…

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Gifted Author, Lecturer, and Scholar Kenneth E. Bailey Dies

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Gifted Author, Lecturer, and Scholar Kenneth E. Bailey Dies Contact: Alisse Wissman | 630.734.4059 | awissman@ivpress.com May 24, 2016— Kenneth E. Bailey, respected author, lecturer, and one of our most gifted Middle Eastern New Testament studies scholars, passed away Monday evening, May 23, 2016, at the age of 85. “I first came across Ken Bailey’s The Cross and the Prodigal in the 1970s and it transformed my understanding of how to read the New Testament,” said Andy Le Peau, former editorial director for InterVarsity Press…

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