Book Publishing News April 28, 2017

Book Publishing News April 28, 2017Family Christian Stores Up for Auction

Online bidding for the assets of Family Christian Stores concluded Monday. The sale included desks, chairs, and tables. Other items include desktop crosses, inspirational posters, laptop computers, store fixtures, and mannequins.

Bookstore Sales Fell Again in February

Jim Milliot of Publisher’s Weekly reports, “Bookstore sales dropped 3.0% in February 2017, compared to the same month in 2016. The February decline follows a 3.7% drop in bookstore sales in January. The two-month losing streak has led to a 3.6% decline in bookstore sales so far in 2017. Revenue over the period has fallen to $2.23 billion, down from $2.32 billion in the comparable period in 2016.”

Top Shelf Book Award Accepting Nominations

Evangelical Christian Publishers Association created the Top Shelf Book Cover Awards to celebrate the year’s best book designs in Christian publishing.  Covers are judged by top designers in the industry for their merits in appropriateness for the market, level of conceptual thinking, and quality of execution. Judges are not bound by a number of covers to choose, but choose the designs that stand out as the best of the year. Submit your book’s cover.

Author Patricia Cornwell Signs With Amazon Imprint

Author Patricia Cornwell has taken her latest Jack the Ripper nonfiction book to Amazon Publishing’s Thomas & Mercer imprint. She says it’s worth the problem of getting an Amazon book into bookstores to take advantage of Amazon’s Kindle in Motion enhanced ebook tech.

“Amazon’s reach into the UK market is deep. It’s estimated that Amazon controls 90 percent or more of ebook sales in the UK, and its Prime service reaches more than 30 percent of the population.”

Read more on Cornwell’s deal with Amazon.

Bestselling author Elizabeth Spann Craig Goes Indie

Cozy mystery author Elizabeth Spann Craig turns down traditional publishing deal to self-publish. One reason why: she’s making more money as an indie author. Read more at her blog.


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