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NEW: Book #6 in the series
Copyright 2008
STUDY GUIDE
First Printing
$15.00
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Java
Grande Coffee Cafe
9050 Baltimore National Pike
Ellicott City, MD
21042
(410) 480-3865
Booksigning and discussion - 11:00am to
2:00pm
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Barnes
and Noble Booksellers
Owings Mills
1819 Reisterstown, MD 21208
(410)
415-5758
Booksigning and discussion - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
29- November 1
2008 3rd Annual African
American Empowerment Weekend, Inc.
12138 Central Avenue,
Ste. 272
Mitchellville, MD 20721
Theresa Royal,
CMP
Executive Director
www.aaew.org
The African American
Empowerment Weekend (AAEW) is a 3-day event designed to help small business
owners, those interested in starting a business, students and business
professionals. AAEW is also spreading the message of entreprenuership and
empowerment among African Americans.
Publishing Panel & Booksigning - 11:30am to 1:30pm
(after Empowerment
Breakfast)
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About
the Founder & Author
Kevin Wayne Johnson
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All
books in the Give God the Glory! series are distributed throughout the U.S. and
internationally by:
a. STL
Distribution of North America
AND
b.
Black Christian Book Distributors, LLC
1
Corinthians 10:31 (KJV) -
"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all
to the glory of God."
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October 8, 2008
Welcome to our October e-newsletter.
This is Pastor Appreciation Month, so please take
the time to celebrate your wonderful and dynamic pastor. Let them know how much
you appreciate their diligence, prayers, righteousness, sermons, and dedication
to service. They need to hear from you!
This month is also National Reading Group Month.
Help us to promote literacy amongst
your family, friends, co-workers,
teachers, colleagues and associates. Literacy has been known to lead to a
better lifestyle and increases our earning potential over a lifetime. Get
involved and stay involved.
Lastly, this month, we are adding a new feature to our e-newsletter. A
literary calendar to notify you about upcoming events that you should be aware
of. As you know, if you are serious about writing and the publishing industry,
access to information is a key step toward success.
Thanks so much and enjoy God's blessings!
Kevin Wayne Johnson
Founder and Author - Give God the Glory! series
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Publishing
Industry News
Book #1 in the series
Copyright 2001
Fifth
printing
$10.99
(1)
Largest Canadian Christian Distributor Closes. R.G.Mitchell
Family Books (RGM) based in Ontario, filed for bankruptcy last week and shut
down its retail and wholesale divisions. In operation for 74 years, RGM was the
largest distributor of Christian books and products in Canada. Word Alive
Distributors has begun to lick up much of RGM's business.
(2)
Amazon keeps growing! Amazon recently added Shelfari to their
list of company acquisitions. Shelfari is a social networking site for book
lovers. Amazon's purchase of Shelfari comes on the heels of their acquisition
of Abebooks, an on-line seller of used, rare, and out-of-print
books.
(3)
Sizing Up the Market: New Report predicting growth 'mixes apples and
oranges.' A new study of the religious products world predicts that
further gains in the industry will be fueled largely by growth in demand for
non-print resources.
Source:
Christian Small Publishing Association e-newsletter, October 2008
issue.
Christian Product
Categories:
53% Books
22% Gifts
25% Audio, Visual Software
Audio,
visual and software materials have overtaken inspirational gifts as the second
biggest category behind books, according to market research group Packaged
Facts' latest edition of The Religious Publishing and Products Market in the
U.S.
Source: Christian Retailing
magazine, 9/8/2008 issue.
(4)
Zonderkidz grants 10 wishes for 10th birthday. Zonderkidz, the
children's division of Zondervan, is donating more than a thousand books to
nonprofit organizations in celebration of its 10th birthday.
All
Zondervan employees, more than 300 company-wide, were asked to nominate
organizations that could benefit from free Zonderkidz children's books and
Bibles. The following nonprofit organizations were selected from a list of
nominations and will receive 100 Zonderkidz titles, valued at more than $850:
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Bethany Christian Services, Mel Trotter
Ministries, Gilda's Club, Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan, Congress
Elementary School, YWCA Domestic Crisis Center, The Benton Harbor Boys &
Girls Club, The United Methodist Community House, and The Interfaith Hospitality
Network at Cornerstone Church; all are in
Michigan.
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Other
News U Can Use &
Industry
Calendar
(1) Warner Press partners with National Day of
Prayer. Warner Press announced it has partnered with the National Day
of Prayer Task Force to produce church resources in support of the Pray for
Election Day campaign. Warner Press has created a bulletin, bulletin insert, and
a bookmark that encourage believers to pray for the upcoming Election Day. These
resources provide a way for churches to remind their members of the importance
of praying for the nation and its elected officials and that prayers can make a
difference. The bulletin, bulletin insert, and bookmark are all full color and
feature 2 Chronicles 7:14. The bookmark includes additional verses to consider
during prayer.
The Pray for
Election Day campaign resources will be available until Nov. 4 and can be
ordered by phone at (800) 741-7721 or online at www.warnerpress.org .
Call out to
victims of recent hurricanes. If you were affected by Hurricanes Gustav or Ike,
or know of any retailers or suppliers who were, please call Tammy Horvath at CBA
at (800) 252-1950, ext. 1234, or e-mail her at thorvath@cbaonline.org
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(2) ChristianTrade Assoc. Intl.'s Marketsquare Asia 2008
Breaks records. With a 43% increase in attendance across the Hong Kong
and Seoul venues, Marketsquare Asia 2008 proved itself a valuable event for
suppliers who want to impact the Asian market. Publisher participation grew 63%
in Korea alone; nearly 100 from mainland China joined the convention in Hong
Kong. Twenty-four American publishers conducted business with their Korean
partners in Seoul. New attendance records also were set in Hong Kong.
Based
on their experience with two Marketsquare Asia conventions, publishers and
Christian booksellers now plan a national convention in China during October.
(3) Operation Worship continues to impact soldiers
overseas. Having well-surpassed the initial goal of distributing
100,000 Bibles into the hands of US soldiers serving overseas, the Operation
Worship initiative continues to grow and impact the lives of men and women
around the world.
The
CBA staff prays that you will continue to participate in this project through
the holiday season. It can provide a great opportunity for customers to offer a
prayer or a word of encouragement to those who are unable to be with their
families during the holidays and can help drive more traffic and sales to
Christian retail. For more information on Operation Worship and how you can
become involved, see www.operationworship.com
(4) Oasis Audio to release Faith of Barack Obama.
Oasis Audio is preparing to release the audio version of Stephen Mansfield's The
Faith of Barack Obama. The audio will release as part of Oasis' Springwater
line. The print edition released in August 2008.
Industry
Calendar:
October 15 -19
Frankfurt International Book Fair
October 21-22
New
Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Conference
October 27-28
Radio
and Records Christian Summit
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