Bangkok Covid-19 Update

By Tasanee Yanasiddhi, general manager, Kanok Bannasan (OMF Publishers), Bangkok During these past two and half months, we have suffered from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although infections and the death rate are not high in Thailand, we have to maintain social distancing. [See Thailand’s Covid-19 statistics]. Thais are required to wear face masks
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“What about Covid-19?” Publisher offers free book created in one week

By Yna Reyes I’m excited about this 80-page-book that OMF Literature produced in response to the crisis: WHAT ABOUT COVID-19: WHY? WHAT NOW? WHAT’S NEXT? It took our publications team only one week to put it together. It’s a compilation of 18 tough questions that many people have been asking in relation to COVID-19. We asked
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Christian Publishers across Globe Serve Readers, Strategize amid Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on global publishing and bookselling has been severe, but authors and publishers are seeking creative means to reach online readers and develop new strategies to stay afloat. Christian publishing leaders from seven nations, including China and Italy, gave updates and prayed for each other in MAI’s online “Global Townhall Prayer Meeting”
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Redeeming the Time and Reaching Our Readers

By John Maust Just before some borders were closed to control the spread of the coronavirus, MAI held a series of productive trainings in West Africa. Staff member Ramon Rocha III co-led MAI-Africa workshops for Christian publishers and writers in Nigeria, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire in early March. Some 52 Christian booksellers and publishers attended
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Nigeria: One publisher’s quest to curb religious violence and promote reconciliation

When sectarian violence in Nigeria first flared in 1999, Africa Christian Textbooks (ACTS) created tracts and pamphlets to soothe afflicted Christians and Muslims alike. But over the last two decades, thousands of people have died and attacks by militant Islamic groups such as Boko Haram and Fulani tribesmen have resulted in many Christians losing homes,
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Are we building bridges or polarizing?

By Mark Carpenter, Brazil “I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.” -1 Corinthians 1:10 (NLT) I was thinking of this verse
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Parabible: Bestseller in Central Europe’s most atheistic nation

Interview with Czech Author Sasha Flek Most Czechs don’t believe in God, says Biblion publisher and theologian Alexandr “Sasha” Flek. But his latest title, Parabible, has reached its sixth printing and 20,000 copies sold in just over a year. So, why are readers excited? We interviewed Sasha, an MAI-Europe Trustee. Tell us about Parabible. I
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“I have always been best friends with books”

“Writer, translator, editor and poet, I have always been best friends with books,” Agnes Singine said. But she never imagined a 25-year career in publishing or starting a Christian publishing house. During a hard time as a jobless young woman, Agnes heard that MacMillan Publishers was hiring from a stranger who pitied her. Agnes lacked
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“God always gives second chances”

On a warm Wednesday morning this March, MAI’s Ramon Rocha strolled with Joseph (a pseudonym) to witness the first book festival in this closed country of Asia. Hundreds of uniformed school children lined the sidewalks in front of book stalls flanking an urban mall. Under a large covered tent, crimson-robed Buddhist monks clustered on chairs
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Four Keys to Make Your Publishing Financially Sustainable

Is your publishing financially sustainable? What can you do to achieve it? Learn four keys to sustainability from Ramon Rocha III, MAI director of publisher development, in this 3-minute video or the summary below. Pursue excellence in these four areas: Select your titles wisely. Make sure the books you publish—in print, ebooks or audio—are the
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