| Interest continues to grow in afterlife books |
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| Written by Eric Tiansay | |
| Monday, 25 October 2010 02:57 PM America/New_York | |
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Next month, Thomas Nelson releases Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Nebraska pastor Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. In the book, Burpo recounts the near-death experience of his 4-year-old son, Colton, who began surprising his parents with detailed accounts of Jesus, places described in the Scriptures and departed relatives, including meeting his sister in heaven--a girl lost in a miscarriage before he was born. |
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Publishers continue to release and market titles on the afterlife as interest on the topic show no signs of dying.
Two Christian stores with almost a century of service between them are the latest victims of the changing market.
Wow Hits 2011 (Wow/EMI CMG Distribution) remained atop the top SoundScan's Christian/gospel music Christian retail chart for sales the week ending Oct. 17, while Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity Distribution) supplanted the new VeggieTales release It's A Meaningful Life (Big Idea/Word Distribution) for the top spot on the Christian Videos list.
Curriculum supplier Group Publishing has developed a new non-print resource for families on the go.
Christian retailers and suppliers are using unconventional methods to tap into the next generation--seen as "vital" for the faith-based product industry's future.
James Fortune & FIYA led all nominees for the 26th annual Stellar Awards--announced at the weekend--with 10 nominations, including Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year, Praise & Worship CD of the Year for Encore (Black Smoke Music Worldwide/E1 Entertainment Distribution) and Song of the Year for "Encore."
A month after Donald Miller announced that plans for the film version of his breakthrough book had been scrapped because filmmakers couldn't get enough funding, fans of Blue Like Jazz (Thomas Nelson) established a savebluelikejazz Web site to raise $125,000 in 10 days.
With nearly 500 stores taking part in the initiative, this weekend's first national Christian Store Day was "a success," according to organizers.
