Inside My Heart and Blue Like Jazz Each Top 1 Million Copies Sold

(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson Publishers proudly announces that Robin McGraw’s Inside My Heart and Donald Miller’s Blue Like Jazz have each reached the impressive publishing milestone of more than one million copies sold.

“The success of both Inside My Heart and Blue Like Jazz lies in the powerful messages within each title as well as the unique and interesting perspectives that each author offers,” said Brian Hampton, senior vice president and publisher for Thomas Nelson’s corporate brands division. “We are thrilled with the success of these books, and fully expect them to continue to resonate with multitudes of readers and enjoy considerable sales for many years to come.” READ MORE »

(Nashville, TN) Outreach Magazine announced in its May/June 2008 issue that the 3:16 family of products (Thomas Nelson) has been named Outreach Resource of the Year for 2007. Outreach Magazine noted “With an unprecedented number of entities promoting the 3:16 campaign, inspired by Max Lucado’s book 3:16 The Numbers of Hope, it should be no surprise that we found it to be the 2007 resource with the biggest impact on evangelism and outreach in America-and the greatest potential to continue that impact.” Outreach Magazine, published by Outreach Marketing, presents annual awards for the best Christian evangelism resources in a number of categories along with one Resource of the Year. Outreach Marketing is one of the licensing partners of 3:16 product, creating banners, note cards, and many other resources.

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(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. President and CEO Michael S. Hyatt announced today that Joe Powers will retire from his post later this month. Powers, who announced his retirement in July of 2007, served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer until last November when he transitioned into the role of Executive Vice President of Strategic Development. Powers will continue to act as a financial and tax consultant for Thomas Nelson through July of 2009.

“Joe has been a valued member of the Thomas Nelson leadership team for almost forty years,” said Hyatt. “He was instrumental in helping Sam Moore build Thomas Nelson into the world’s largest Christian publishing company. He is an astute businessman, a wise mentor, and a dear friend. He will be greatly missed.” READ MORE »

(Nashville, Tenn.) Last December, Thomas Nelson President, CEO, and avid runner Michael S. Hyatt issued a challenge to his 630-person workforce to run Nashville’s Country Music Half Marathon or Dallas’ Big-D Texas Half Marathon with him. His goal was to recruit one hundred and fifty-eight employees, roughly a quarter of the workforce, to participate in one of the two races. As of last Thursday at the Thomas Nelson Half Marathon Kick-Off Meeting, one hundred and sixty Thomas Nelson employees, thirty-two spouses, and fourteen authors, agents, and vendors were registered on the Thomas Nelson team.

“I ran the Country Music Half Marathon last year with about sixty-five employees and it was an awesome experience,” said Hyatt. “I was so proud of what we accomplished during the race. Also, I witnessed extraordinary personal and professional growth in each of the runners. The experience left them with an amazing sense of empowerment. As soon as I crossed the finish line, I began planning how we could recruit more Thomas Nelson team members – this was an experience I wanted to share.” READ MORE »

Over 7,000 copies of 3:16 were sold at the 3:16 Live and Women of Faith National Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

(Nashville, TN) More than 2 million branded products from the 3:16–The Numbers of Hope line have been sold as of January 31, 2008. All products are based upon the bestselling book by Max Lucado, 3:16–The Numbers of Hope, which released from Thomas Nelson on September 11, 2007.

“3:16 has repeatedly exceeded expectations and is continuing to grow in 2008,” says David Moberg, Senior Vice President and Group Publisher at Thomas Nelson. “The level of excitement from Nelson and its exceptional partners is unprecedented. 3:16-the movement-is just starting.” READ MORE »