The publishing arm of the U.S. Episcopal Church, Church Publishing Inc. (CPI), has announced that it will suspend mass-market publishing as part of several moves that it said will "strengthen its position as a denominational publisher of excellence in these times of economic travail."

New York City-based CPI will accelerate the release of several electronic products, but it will also end the publication of books for a general audience, Episcopal News Service (ENS) reported.

Additionally, CPI's Seabury Books imprint will lay off nine people, said Nancy Fisher, director of communications for the Episcopal Church's Church Pension Group.

CPI said that it will "bolster its offerings" at its other two imprints--Morehouse Publishing, which produces titles for the laity on spiritual enrichment and practical guidance, and Church Publishing, which produces Episcopal Church liturgical and musical books and resources--ENS reported.

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