Monday, July 20, 2009
Nashville, Tenn.—Romance Writers of America (RWA) hosted its 29th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. last week, July 15-18. Highlights included workshops and presentations of national and local RWA chapter industry awards. Two Thomas Nelson fiction authors were among those honored:
Booksellers Best Award – Inspirational Fiction
Sponsored by Greater Detroit RWA
Lonestar Sanctuary by Colleen Coble
Inspirational Readers’ Choice Award
Sponsored by Faith, Hope and Love chapter of RWA (for Christian fiction authors belonging to RWA)
Where Do I Go? by Neta Jackson
Monday, July 20, 2009
World’s Largest Christian Book Publisher Thomas Nelson Will Distribute To Christian Market
SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — LIONSGATE(R) (NYSE: LGF), the leading next generation studio, announced today that it has acquired the North American home entertainment distribution rights to NO GREATER LOVE, a touching story about faith and love. Under the terms of the arrangement, Lionsgate obtains the rights to distribute the title on DVD, VOD and EST. Scheduled for a first quarter 2010 release, the movie will be distributed in the Christian marketplace by Thomas Nelson — the world’s largest Christian book publisher and Lionsgate’s exclusive distributor to the Christian market. READ MORE »
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. was awarded six of Christian Retailing’s 2009 Retailer’s Choice Awards. The awards were announced on Monday, July 13th at the International Christian Retail Show in Denver, Colorado. Thomas Nelson received more any other publishing house and walked away with a fifth of the cumulative awards.
“There are two things about Retailer’s Choice Awards that make them among the highest honors in the industry,” said Michael S. Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson. “First, the awards are selected by Christian retailers, who work on the front lines helping Christians strengthen their spiritual journey. Second, the awards are judged on a product’s ability to inspire, encourage, and affirm Godly living. I am so proud of our team.” READ MORE »
Thursday, July 9, 2009
(Nashville, Tenn.), Thomas Nelson, Inc. has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Standard Publishing to represent their adult and children’s small group studies and children’s church resources. The partnership allows Standard Publishing’s direct-to-church and telephone sales teams to present select Thomas Nelson titles to the churches they serve.
“I am very excited about this partnership, says Wayne Hastings, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Thomas Nelson’s Bible Group. “Standard has a long tradition of serving churches across the country with integrity and service, and we’re honored to have their team come alongside us and represent Thomas Nelson’s life-changing small group and church resources.” READ MORE »
Monday, June 22, 2009
Nashville, TN - Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced today that they will take over domestic distribution of Make Believe Ideas’ (MBI) innovative line of children’s interactive books on July 1, 2009. In addition to distribution, Thomas Nelson will sell MBI to new markets, including Christian retail, independent bookstores, and speciality stores. READ MORE »
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