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NavPress promotes Julie Langmade to director of marketing Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Tuesday, 24 February 2009 11:01 AM America/New_York
NavPress has announced the promotion Julie Langmade to director of marketing. Langmade came to NavPress in January 2008 after eight years at LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville.

Michael Visentine, chief operations officer of NavPress, the publishing ministry of The Navigators, said Langmade "brings focused vision, keen insight and broad talent to this role." She holds a business management degree from Liberty University and a master's degree in business administration from Tennessee Tech University.

 
Catholic author Michael Dubruiel dies Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Tuesday, 24 February 2009 10:57 AM America/New_York
Catholic author and speaker Michael Dubruiel collapsed and died Feb. 3 while exercising at a local gym in Birmingham, Ala. He was 50.

Dubruiel recently moved to Birmingham to become the director of the Office of the New Evangelization and Stewardship for the Diocese of Birmingham. Prior to that position, he was an acquisitions editor for Our Sunday Visitor for nine years. Dubruiel wrote several books, including The Church's Most Powerful Novenas and How to Get More Out of the Mass (both Our Sunday Visitor)

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Dale Wilstermann to lead Thomas Nelson's Non-Fiction Trade Group Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Tuesday, 24 February 2009 11:04 AM America/New_York
Thomas Nelson has announced that Dale Wilstermann will lead the company's Nonfiction Trade Group as vice president of marketing, effective March 2. Wilstermann has spent the last three years at Thomas Nelson, serving as both vice president of ABA Religious Sales and vice president of E-tailer Sales, guiding the company's online sales division.

"We believe that ... Dale is the perfect person to lead and direct the continued growth of this important division within Thomas Nelson," said David Moberg, senior vice president and group publisher of Nelson's Nonfiction Trade Division.

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Retailers Choice Awards nominations still open Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Monday, 23 February 2009 01:59 PM America/New_York
Suppliers still have time to nominate products for the 2009 Retailers Choice Awards, honoring the best new Christian resources of the year.

Nominations for the prizes, sponsored by Christian Retailing magazine, close March 6. The 2009 entry fee for publishers, music labels, gift companies and others remains just $50 per item.

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Catholic store's major emphasis on gifts Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Monday, 23 February 2009 02:20 PM America/New_York
While inspirational gifts are a growing category in evangelical stores, they are a relatively recent addition when compared to the Catholic market, according to one of the area's leading retailers in the country.

"For Catholics, devotional articles are part of your DNA," Ian Rutherford told Inspirational Gift Trends magazine. "It would be strange to have a Catholic store that was devoid of them. It goes back to early Christian history, when you had icons."

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‘Guardian Force’ tween series returns Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Monday, 23 February 2009 02:25 PM America/New_York
A successful animation series for tweens returns next month after a near-two-year hiatus, buoyed by a recent string of big-screen superhero movies that promise heightened interest for the new "Guardian Force" release.

Releasing March 17, Angel Wars: The Messengers finds members of the Guardian Force brotherhood of angels once again battling agents of darkness, in the fourth animated installment from TeleStoryToons.

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‘Wow Hits 2009’ certified gold Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Monday, 23 February 2009 02:32 PM America/New_York
The double-disc CD Wow Hits 2009 by various artists recently received RIAA Gold certification (more than 500,000 sold). Released Oct. 7 and part of the multi-platinum "Wow" brand series, Wow Hits 2009 was created through a partnership by EMI CMG, Provident Music Group and Word Entertainment.

Nearing RIAA Platinum status, Wow Hits 2009 has seen significant sales increase over Wow Hits 2008 despite a declining market and all-time low in recorded music sales, Word officials said. Songs on Wow Hits 2009 include "Lose My Soul" by TobyMac, "Give Me Your Eyes" by Brandon Heath and "Jesus Messiah" by Chris Tomlin.