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CBC09: Worth its Weight in People - But Did it Work? #CBC09 #CRE092 comments

Phil Groom wrote 1 month ago: Yes, people. A gold mine of information too, but mostly people, and for me, my visit on Tuesday was … more →

Rising to the Challenge in Chelmsford #CBC09 #CRE094 comments

Phil Groom wrote 1 month ago: I’m still at the draft stage with my own thoughts on this year’s combined CBC/CRE, but i … more →

Tags: #CBC09, #CRE09, Amazon, CBC, Chelmsford, Chelmsford Diocesan Resource Centre, Christian Booksellers, Christian Booksellers Convention, CRE

No Signs of Change in Durham Cathedral27 comments

Phil Groom wrote 2 months ago: Phil Groom writes: Durham. I visited last Tuesday, April 21st: a beautiful spring day, a walk down b … more →

Tags: Durham, Appearances can be deceptive, Durham Cathedral, Durham Cathedral Bookshop, Durham Cathedral Shop

What's happening at STL? BA CBG to Carlisle, blog updates coming soon and invoices - aaaargh!8 comments

Phil Groom wrote 2 months ago: Today sees the the BA Christian Booksellers Group gathering at STL HQ in Carlisle for its AGM tomoro … more →

Tags: Book Trade Ramblings, Christian Suppliers, batch.co.uk, Christian Booksellers, IBS-STL, Invoices, STL, STL UK

Management Vacancy at the Way Inn, Berkhamsted1 comment

Phil Groom wrote 2 months ago: Kate Hardy, Bookshop Manager at the Way Inn, Berkhamsted, is moving on at the end of May 2009, which … more →

Tags: People New's, Bookshop Job, Staff vacancy

LBF09: London Book Fair 2009: A Bookseller's Perspective5 comments

Phil Groom wrote 2 months ago: London Book Fair at Earls Court - Warwick Road Entrance Now the party’s over and everyone … more →

Tags: book tokens, lbf, LBF09, london book fair, Mac, Mac Users, Marketing, OS-ism

Important Notice for People Who Don't Read Notices3 comments

Phil Groom wrote 2 months ago: Welcome! This is a notice is for people who don’t read notices. Which means you, gentle reader … more →

Tags: Bookshop Opening Times, Notices

Hot Sex for Christians and Jews

Phil Groom wrote 2 months ago: Sex. It’s a subject that Christians seem notoriously reluctant to talk about except when they … more →

Tags: Forthcoming Titles, Publisher's Weekly, Sexuality

LBF09: London Book Fair 2009

Phil Groom wrote 2 months ago: London Book Fair, Earls Court - Warwick Road Entrance 9am, Monday April 20, 2009, sees the opening o … more →

Tags: Christian Publishers, lbf, london book fair

The Future's in the Bag2 comments

Phil Groom wrote 2 months ago: Get a Bag Habit Or, to be more precise, it’s out of the bag. Last week saw the launch of the g … more →

Tags: bags, Carrier bags, Environment, Going Green

Staff Vacancies at CLC

Phil Groom wrote 2 months ago: Christianity, May 2009 Ever wanted to work in Christian retail or wholesale? An ad in the May 2009 i … more →

Tags: Christianity magazine, CLC, CLC Wholesale, Voluntary work

More Changes afoot at STL/Wesley Owen22 comments

Phil Groom wrote 2 months ago: Last month we noted STL UK’s forthcoming name change to ‘Biblica’, mentioned in th … more →

Tags: News, bíblica, Christian Book Trade, David Young, IBS-STL, Keith Danby, Malcolm Stockdale, STL, Wesley Owen

Should Christian bookshops be protecting customers or provoking them? Building walls or breaking them down?4 comments

Phil Groom wrote 3 months ago: I asked this question on twitter in response to an article I found on the Canadian Christian publish … more →

Tags: Christian Books, "Read with Discernment"

Tweet Tweet: Who's Twittering in the Christian Book Trade?13 comments

Phil Groom wrote 3 months ago: Twitter. It seems you can’t turn on the TV or radio, pick up a paper or open a magazine withou … more →

Tags: Christian bookshops, Christian Publishers, Christian Booksellers, twitter

Swap Shop Archives

Phil Groom wrote 3 months ago: Exactly what the title implies: an archive of successful or expired Swap Shop requests; listed most … more →

Farewell to Tim Alban as STL Cuts Sales Team7 comments

Phil Groom wrote 4 months ago: Tim Alban In the March 2009 issue of Christian Marketplace, just out this weekend, Richard McChesney … more →

The Lost Message of Eugene Peterson2 comments

Phil Groom wrote 4 months ago: Received an enquiry today from another bookshop wondering if I knew why copies of Eugene Peterson … more →

Tags: Bible, STL

Ash Wednesday: Introducing Love Life Live Lent

Phil Groom wrote 4 months ago: LENT is upon us. What will you be giving up — or giving away? What, if anything, does Lent mean to y … more →

Tags: lent, lent groups, Love Life Live Lent, Wilderness

Preparing for Lent in Salisbury1 comment

Phil Groom wrote 4 months ago: Sarum Books, Salisbury It was both a pleasure and a privilege to be able to visit the brand new, bri … more →


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