Jerry B. Jenkins’ Christian Writers Guild has acquired Sally Stuart’s Christian Writers Market Guide, the annual guide to Christian publishing industry writing markets.
Jenkins amassed million of dollars as the co-author, with Dr. Tim LaHaye, of the Left Behind series.
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Robert Vandervort, who operates a Christian bookstore in Allentown, Michigan, summed up the the financial situation that many local Christian bookstores face. He told Karen Dubis of the Detroit News, “This is a challenging time for Christian stores. Sam’s Club (a Wal-Mart division) carries some Bibles we carry, but they can sell them cheaper than we can buy them from our suppliers.”
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Charisma Media (formerly Strang Communications) is suing televangelist Benny Hinn, according to a news article in the Orlando Sentinel. Charisma Media alleges that Hinn violated a morality clause in their contract when he began an “inappropriate relationship” with Paula White, another televangelist. Charisma Media is seeking $250,000.
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According to the Association of American Publishers (AAP), sales of religious books had its largest increase in more than a year in March, as overall book sales increased by 16.6% to $458.2 million and were up by 8% for the year.
The month’s sales for religious books rose 7% to $49.5 million,but were down by 3.5% for the year. Sales of religious books were down 1.7% to $46 million in February. Other than a small increase in December, the religious books category had been on a steady decline since January 2009.
As an aside, e-Book sales in all markets continue to skyrocket. Sales of $28.5 million reflected an increase of 184.8% over last March and 251.9% for the year.
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Sales of religious books dipped 14.6% in January 2010 (the last month for which figures were available) according to the Association of American Publishers (AAP). This is in addition to the 14.6% decline reported in January 2009 when the overall decline became dominant.
The general book market decreased by only 0.7% in January.
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