I have to admit, I don’t follow Church, Inc. like I used to and I was shocked when I found out that Zondervan sold Youth Specialties and even more shocked when I found out Marko was laid off as part of the sale. I feel for the Marko and his family as I know how [...]
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The NASCAR version of the Bible
You know, for when the Word of God isn’t exciting enough for the NASCAR fan in your life, this version brings testimonies and photographs of the popular race personalities with whom they work on a daily basis: the drivers, the pit crews, the media spokespeople, and others associated with the world of racing.
Am I missing something
I was reading Scot McKnight’s post on the TNIV today and while I agree, he added a graphic that made me ask some questions about Bible marketing. What is Zondervan’s marketing department up to. I can understand why Microsoft brands Microsoft Office by the year. I still have a copy of Office 97 kicking around [...]
Bill Kinnon on writing
Bill has a wonderful post on writing. The entire thing is worth reading but this one got me thinking In 2004, Nielsen BookScan tracked the sales of 1.2 million books and found that nine hundred and fifty thousand of them sold fewer than ninety-nine copies. So we are looking at author royalties of a couple [...]
