(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced today that Dale Wilstermann will lead Thomas Nelson’s Non-Fiction Trade Group as the Vice President of Marketing, effective March 2. Wilstermann has spent the last three years at Thomas Nelson, in the positions of both Vice President of ABA Religious Sales and Vice President of E-tailer Sales - where he has guided Thomas Nelson’s online sales division.  Wilstermann brings more than 15 years of sales and retail experience into the job, including extensive time at both Strang Communications and Integrity Publishers.

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(Nashville, Tenn.) Publishers Weekly announced in their January 19 issue that Thomas Nelson secured roughly a quarter of of the available hardcover religion bestseller spots. The company had seven titles appear for a total of 29 times on hardcover religion bestsellers monthly list, the most for any publisher. The 2008 Publishers Weekly Hardcover Religion Bestsellers from Thomas Nelson are Jesus Calling by Sarah Young, What in the World is Going On? by David Jeremiah, Love & Respect by Emerson Eggerichs, Sinner by Ted Dekker, 3:16 by Max Lucado, Intelligence for Your Life by John Tesh, and Walking with God by John Eldredge.
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Nashville, TN—TheSuspenseZone.com has announced the 2008 Reviewers’ Choice list of the reviewers’ top ten favorite books of the year.  Four of the ten positions on the list belong to Thomas Nelson fiction titles: Adam and Sinner (both by Ted Dekker), Less than Dead by Tim Downs, and Field of Blood by Eric Wilson.  All three favorite authors have new major releases in 2009: Green by Dekker; Ends of the Earth by Downs, and Haunt of Jackals by Wilson.

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(Nashville, Tenn.) Long-time publishing executive Ronald Land died on Monday, November 24, in Round Rock, Texas.  An ordained pastor and Bible teacher, Land’s association with Christian publishing spans over three decades. From his start with Word Publishing in 1978 until he left Thomas Nelson in 2006 as the Senior Vice President of Mass Market Sales, Ron’s contribution to Christian publishing was immeasurable.

“Ron Land will always have a special place in my heart,” said Michael S. Hyatt, Thomas Nelson President and Chief Executive Officer. “We started our publishing careers together in adjacent offices in Waco, Texas at Word, Inc. I personally witnessed Ron’s incredible drive and commitment to excellence. He was always learning and constantly sharing his heart and life with others. He was truly a legend in our industry, and will be greatly missed.”

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