Scholars Highlight Hobby Lobby Owners' Path From Retail Giant to Bible Curators

In their new book, Biblical scholars Candida Moss and Joel Baden examine the Green family’s collection of antiquities planned for their $500 million Museum of the Bible, and question how the Hobby Lobby owners might be able to control the conversation about the Bible through it. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unflinching New Bio Highlights Martin Luther’s Trespasses and Triumphs

In Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet (Random House, March), Lyndal Roper depicts Martin Luther as a deeply flawed yet extraordinary man of his time. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Scholarly publishing is certainly a vocation'

To coincide with Academic Book Week Brendan George, publisher for philosphy at Palgrave Macmillan, on the importance of scholarly publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French book industry prepares to lobby presidential candidates

Vincent Monadé, president of the French National Book Centre (Centre National du Livre, CNL), yesterday called for all institutions in the book sector to join forces and prepare a common set of proposals for books to present to candidates in the French presidential election. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers weather wage increases

The majority of booksellers’ profitability has not been hit by the increase in the minimum wage which was implemented in April 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Finally Admits It's A Giant Media Company—Almost

The social network has long resisted the "media" label. But with its new Journalism Project, it just took a big step in that direction. The social network has long resisted the "media" label. But with its new Journalism Project, it just took a big step in that... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers' sales rose 1% in December but face 2017 'challenge'

UK retailers saw a strong finish to Christmas, with like-for-like sales up 1.0% in December from the same month a year earlier, the British Retail Consortium has reported. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Memphis Bookstore Not Likely to Be Saved, Says Owner

Despite generating $5 million in sales a year, Neil Van Uum is closing Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis, Tenn., citing rent hikes and slowing sales as the culprit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholarly Publishing: The University of Bristol’s New Press Stands on Policy

At the UK's newest university press, key points of campus-based publishing emerge: 'You’ve just got to be really clear about why you’re innovating.' The post Scholarly Publishing: The University of Bristol’s New Press Stands on Policy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop owner 'charges' 50p entry fee

A secondhand bookshop owner in North Yorkshire who charges customers 50p for entry has received complaints about rudeness after calling a customer a “pain in the arse”, according to a Press Association report. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Becomes Full Owner of HarperCollins Brasil

'We see Brazil as an area of growth' both for HarperCollins content imported and for Brazilian authors, says HarperCollins chief Brian Murray. The post HarperCollins Becomes Full Owner of HarperCollins Brasil appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-Book Retailer All Romance to Shut Down

Blaming a decline in sales, the romance ebook retailer AllRomanceebooks.com will shut down all operations by the end of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holiday Retail: Iceland’s Jolabokaflod, or Christmas Book Flood

The Icelandic publishing industry has a somewhat extreme emphasis on the holiday sales push, with Jólabókaflóð this year carrying more than 840 titles. The post Holiday Retail: Iceland’s Jolabokaflod, or Christmas Book Flood appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed CMO Frank Cooper Is Leaving the Digital Media Giant

Industry veteran Frank Cooper is leaving BuzzFeed, where he has been CMO for the past 17 months. In marketing circles, Cooper has been seen as a key conduit between the digital publisher and advertisers because of his brand experience. He quit his post as PepsiCo's chief marketer in June 2015... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers reveal festive promotional campaigns

Bookshops are rolling out their Christmas advertising campaigns, with Foyles releasing a video in support of its festive push for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Village Books Owners to Receive Rittenhouse Award

PubWest has named Chuck and Dee Robinson, owners of Village Books in Bellingham and Lynden, Wash., recipients of the 2017 Jack D. Rittenhouse Award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Owners for Village Books and Kramerbooks Early Next Year

Two of the country’s most iconic bookstores are about to change hands. The management team is buying Village Books and Paper Dreams in Bellingham, Wash., while a local D.C. restaurateur is purchasing Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘A petri dish of bullshit’: Confessions of ex-Facebook news curators

The more Facebook has evolved into a digital hub with its own ecosystem of media outlets and publishers, the more it has risked associating itself with misleading, sensationalized and downright factually inaccurate stories. For our latest Digiday Confessions, we talked with two members of the... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new way to read the Bible: as graphic novel

Christian publisher Kingstone recently released a 2,000-page graphic novel adaptation of the Old and New Testaments, which it claims is the world's longest graphic novel. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bible Gets a Graphic Makeover

Featuring three volumes of full-color hardcover comics adaptations, the Kingstone Bible from Kingstone Comics marks the first time the complete text of the Bible has been made available as a graphic work. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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