Good afternoon. We haven't done a Wednesday Readup in a while. I don't want to flood your email or your blog reader with fluff, so I decided to only post the Readup when there was much to read up on. Well it is.
This week's Readup is a recap of some of the top stories trending regarding publishing and Christian Fiction.
New Book Purchasing down 34%
Bowker released a statement in this week's Publisher's Weekly that The PubTrack survey of book buyers found that 34% of Americans have reduced the number of books they are buying, while 19% of consumers are either buying more used books or swapping books with others."
Question: Is the decline just about the economy or is the rise in American illiteracy rates also a problem? Newsflash 1:7 adults can't read a newspaper. Imagine reading a book. Your thoughts?
Writing as Ministry
Author Angela Benson shares some thoughts and questions she has about writing as ministry. Read here and if you think you have the answers she's welcome to receive them. A good question that I also ask myself. She states, "If writing is ministry, what does it mean that in order to benefit from the ministry one has to buy the book? I’ve never said this aloud but I’ve always equated selling a book and calling it ministry to Rev. Ike selling prayer cloths. If it’s going to bless somebody, why do they have to pay for it?"
