Thomas Nelson tops the 'Christian Retailing' contest; Tyndale and Zondervan tie for second place

Retailers: help generate sales for your store by making customers aware of the award winners. To print copies of the winners' list, go to www.retailerschoiceawards.com/09winners.html.

Thomas Nelson takes the top spot in the 2009 Retailers Choice Awards, winning six trophies in the Christian Retailing-sponsored competition. Retailers chose the winners from among more than 250 products nominated by suppliers in 30 categories.

Nominated products were judged on the impact they have had on staff and customers, including their ability to speak to hearts and evoke emotion, open minds to new ways of thinking, and encourage and affirm Christlike living.

The winning products were announced at a press conference during the International Christian Retail Show in Denver, last month.

Thomas Nelson came out strong in Bibles this year, winning with The Word of Promise: Next Generation—New Testament (Audio), Baby's First Bible (Bibles: General), and Chronological Study Bible campaign (Marketing/Promotion Campaign).

Movie-related books fared well this year, as Eric Wilson's novelization of Fireproof (Thomas Nelson) won in Fiction: General, while The Love Dare (B&H Books/B&H Publishing Group) rose to the top of the Relationships category.

Berenstain is a famous name that took the win in Children's Fiction for Zonderkidz with The Berenstain Bears Go to Sunday School, and Zonderkidz also won the Children's Nonfiction category with the Adventure Bible Storybook.

Backlist—one of three new categories—saw four strong titles as finalists, with Don Piper's 90 Minutes in Heaven (Revell/Baker Publishing Group) as the winner.

Four companies shared victories in the gift categories, with Carpentree the favorite in Wall Décor with a Ten Commandments plaque and DaySpring getting the votes in General Gift Product for its inspirational mugs.

Since its introduction in 2001, the Retailers Choice Awards program has been increasingly acknowledged as an important way of recognizing some of the most significant new life-changing materials.

For a printable list of the winners, visit www.retailerschoiceawards.com. For more information, contact Managing Editor Christine Johnson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

BOOKS/BIBLES

Audio

The Word of Promise: Next Generation—New Testament (Thomas Nelson)

Auto/Biography

Mistaken Identity, Don & Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak with Mark Tabb (Howard Books)

Bible Reference/Study

Rose Guide to The Tabernacle (Rose Publishing)

Bibles: Devotional/Study

ESV Study Bible (Crossway Books & Bibles)

Bibles: General

Baby's First Bible (Thomas Nelson)

Children's Fiction

The Berenstain Bears Go to Sunday School, Mike Berenstain, et al. (Zonderkidz)

Children's Nonfiction

Adventure Bible Storybook, Catherine DeVries and Jim Madsen (Zonderkidz)

Christian Education NEW

Noah's Ark: Thinking Outside the Box, Tim Lovett (Master Books/New Leaf Publishing Group)

Crazy Love, Francis Chan (David C. Cook)

Church and Culture

What in the World Is Going On?, David Jeremiah (Thomas Nelson)

Evangelism

The Purpose of Christmas, Rick Warren (Howard Books)

Fiction: General

Fireproof, Eric Wilson (Thomas Nelson)

Fiction: Mystery and Suspense

Dead Heat, Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale House Publishers)

Fiction: Women's

"Sunrise Series": Sunset, Karen Kingsbury (Tyndale House Publishers)

Health and Fitness

HEAL: Healthy Eating & Abundant Living, Allie Marie Smith and Judy Wardell Halliday (Group Publishing)

Fasting, Jentezen Franklin (Charisma House/Strang Book Group)

Relationships

The Love Dare, Stephen and Alex Kendrick (B&H Books/B&H Publishing Group)

Social Issues

American Heroes, Oliver North (B&H Books/B&H Publishing Group)

Women's Nonfiction

John: 90 Days With the Beloved Disciple, Beth Moore (B&H Books/B&H Publishing Group)

Youth/Teen

Teen Study Bible, NIV, Lawrence O. Richards and Sue W. Richards (Zondervan)

GIFTS

Accessories/Apparel

Stick With Jesus T-shirt (Kerusso)

Inspirational mugs (DaySpring)

Gift Books

Looking Up When Life Is Looking Down, Beth Moore (Thomas Nelson)

Wall Décor

Ten Commandments #22780 (Carpentree)

OTHER

Backlist NEW

90 Minutes in Heaven, Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell/Baker Publishing Group)

Children's Media

'Friends and Heroes' No. 5: True Heroes (Tyndale House Publishers)

DVD/Video

Nooma 019: Open, Rob Bell (Zondervan)

Marketing/Promotion Campaign NEW

Chronological Study Bible campaign (Thomas Nelson)

Spanish

Amor redentor (Redeeming Love), Francine Rivers (Tyndale Español)

Vacation Bible School

God's Big Backyard (Standard Publishing)

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