In a guest editorial for Christian Retailing, Mark Kuyper, President & CEO of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, shares how according to the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey, 76% of Americans identify as Christian (50.9% claim to be Protestant). Another study shows 75% of the population reads books. Two-thirds say they read the Bible and "other religious works." Yet, according to
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Form Structure is what we think of. How something is constructed. The formula is applied and the form is made. This is understood. This is quantifiable. This is a known, safe method to creation. But then there’s that other world. Mt. Hermon conference was great, as usual. If you allow it, things happen there that can change you. A brief
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Warning! Snarky post ahead! If you’re sensitive to ironic humor, turn back now. CBA Advance gets underway, and some data is released: Leaders Reveal "State of the Industry" data: There was some warming news in chilly Indianapolis yesterday in the State of the Industry report presented at the Future of the Industry conference. * Retailers are becoming more book-oriented:
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“Christian fiction hasn’t had the highest standard. The priority was to talk about God, to talk about Jesus, not to do the best we can.” “Look at Pikes Peak, the voice said. Does it have God’s name written on it? Does it not still sing of his majesty?” Robert Liparulo says he isn’t religious genre writer and doesn’t want to
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Let’s face it. Some publishing realities contribute to low quality books too. Start with money. We’ve got to sell books. But that creates a conflict of interest for Christians; the goals of business are diametrically opposed to God’s. No mission statements say “show us the money.” It’s just implied. Which means we’ll publish books we may not fully agree with
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