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'Friends and Heroes' on Sky Angel VOD Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Thursday, 01 October 2009 01:50 PM America/New_York
Sky Angel's Video on Demand now includes the first two seasons of "Friends and Heroes," the award-winning animated series featuring two first-century teenagers, Macky and Portia, during the height of the Roman Empire. Each episode weaves in stories from the Old and New Testaments.
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Gigi, MercyMe still top SoundScan charts Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Thursday, 01 October 2009 01:54 PM America/New_York
Gigi's First Day of School from the "Gigi, God's Little Princess" series (Thomas Nelson/Thomas Nelson) stayed atop the Christian Videos list for sales the week ending Sept. 20, while All That is Within Me by MercyMe (INO Records/Provident-Integrity Distribution) continued at No. 1 on the SoundScan's Christian/Gospel music Christian retail chart.
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'Fearless' debuts at top of ECPA list Print Email
Written by Staff   
Thursday, 01 October 2009 01:57 PM America/New_York
Max Lucado's latest book, Fearless, is one of three new titles to make it into the top 10 of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's (ECPA) best-seller charts in the first month of its release.

The Thomas Nelson title shot straight to the No. 1 spot in the October listings, while Ted Dekker's Green (Thomas Nelson) took seventh place, one ahead of Francis Chan's Forgotten God (David C. Cook).
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Low-cost leverage of high-tech changes Print Email
Written by Staff   
Thursday, 01 October 2009 02:00 PM America/New_York
Christian retailers have been urged to use a low-cost way to tap into high-tech marketing opportunities.

Stores can promote new releases by dedicating a computer to publisher and other Web sites that feature books, says Sarah Bolme, director of the Christian Small Publishers Association.
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Sarah Palin memoir to release Nov. 17 Print Email
Written by Staff   
Thursday, 01 October 2009 02:10 PM America/New_York
Going Rogue: An American Life, the highly anticipated memoir from former Alaskan governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, will release to Christian retail stores through Zondervan on Nov. 17 for $28.99.

The book, which is expected to chronicle the candidate's political background including her vice presidential bid, will have an initial first printing of 1.5 million copies. Palin worked with ghostwriter Lynne Vincent, co-writer of Same Kind of Different As Me (Thomas Nelson).
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'Love Dare' follow-up coming in December Print Email
Written by Staff   
Thursday, 01 October 2009 02:18 PM America/New_York
B&H Publishing Group has announced that The Love Dare Day by Day by Stephen and Alex Kendrick, a follow-up to its New York Times best-seller The Love Dare, will release Dec. 1, for $19.99.

"The Love Dare Day by Day picks up where the 40-day dare leaves off," John Thompson, B&H vice president of marketing, said. "Many of our readers finished the 40 days and began again. Day by Day takes them through an entire year."
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Chris Tomlin finds ‘Glory In The Highest’ Print Email
Written by Staff   
Monday, 28 September 2009 01:38 PM America/New_York
Award-winning Chris Tomlin has sold more than 2 million albums, but Glory In The Highest: Christmas Songs of Worship (sixstepsrecords/EMI CMG Distribution), out Oct. 6, will be the popular artist and worship leader's first Christmas record.
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'Beginner’s Bible' to go green Print Email
Written by Staff   
Monday, 28 September 2009 01:47 PM America/New_York

Zondervan has announced plans to publish a "green" edition of its best-selling The Beginner's Bible to mark the 20th anniversary of the children's title.
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