Stang Communications, publishers of Charisma + Christian Life magazine, launched the digital version of the magazine in January, and they intend to send it to 300,000 people in May. The digital edition is not merely a website, but the facsimile of the printed version of the magazine using the iMirus platform, which is also home to a variety of other digital editions of magazines such as Forbes, Better Homes & Gardens and Car and Driver.
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Jesus said “go and make disciples of all nations.” The Internet Age makes that easier. The “uttermost parts of the world” are only keystrokes away. To help individuals become aware of the power of the Internet, April 25, 2010 has been designated Internet Evangelism Day. The awareness event began in 2005.
Internet use has skyrocketed in the past few years. At the end of 2000, there were 105 million Internet users in North American, and today there are over 341 million. But that 134% increase is dwarfed by what has happened in other parts of the world. Internet use has soared by 546% in Asia, 1,392% in Africa and 1,648% in the Middle East in less than a decade. (more…)
Miami, FL –Natural health expert and author Jordan Rubin has recovered $55,000 from Strang Communications in a dispute that revealed the faith-based publisher improperly withheld royalties payments for three years from the paperback edition of his New York Times bestseller The Maker’s Diet. Rubin said he was forced to file an arbitration claim after numerous requests and attempts to settle the matter were ignored, according to a news release from the author’s attorney.
“I wanted to believe this was an honest mistake,” said Rubin. “But Strang’s refusal to acknowledge our requests to review royalty statements eventually left me with no other remedy except to take legal action.” (more…)
Bob Hawkins, Sr.
R.H. “Bob” Hawkins, Sr., the visionary founder of Harvest House Publishers went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. He was 87 and died following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Hawkins worked for Tyndale House and was instrumental in launching the careers of James Dobson and Tim LaHaye, and was often credited with being the marketing person who made The Living Bible the success it was. (more…)
Amazon.com tried to use its considerable retailing clout to ban ebook titles published by Macmillan this week. In the end, they failed and the Macmillan ebooks where restored to the Kindle catalog. But in the process Amazon.com tipped its hand by showing a willingness to sacrifice publisher relations and customer convenience on the altar of their own higher profits. (more…)
