I’ve had the pleasure of phone calls and emails from several authors and some others asking how we’re doing and what the virus means to our company. It is such a privilege to be not just business associates but also friends with so many. As of right now, our publishing and shipping are continuing without…
Energion Publications is pleased to announce that we have contracted with a new author, Dr. Lonnie D. Wesley, III, for a book about the ministry of deacons in the church, with the working title of The Magnificent Seven. Dr. Wesley is pastor of Greater Little Rock Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida. He received his Doctor…
Sometimes readers wonder whether they can find our books in a library, in print or in digital form. I’m writing this because of the digital question, but the same process applies to print books. Yes, we do provide books to digital borrowing systems at libraries. There’s a fairly complex procedure, but our books are listed….
As a small business owner, I like to call attention to ways in which you can purchase Energion titles from independent retailers. There’s now a way that you can purchase ebooks while supporting independent stores as well. It’s called MyMustReads.com. You can go to that site for information. Independent bookstores can make ebooks available to…
(A sequel to Writers: Consider Your Audience.) You might be thinking that I should have talked first about choosing an audience. You may be correct. On the other hand, I think it’s critical to understand that your audience makes a difference in what you write. Writing can be a lonely task. It’s just you and…
I’ve changed my own job function so that my main function is marketing (besides general management), rather than editing. One theme that has followed me through this change is this: A writer’s audience is critical. To write effectively, you must always consider who you’re writing to. Note that I placed a preposition at the end…
We’re having a sale, but it’s a bit different. This is for our Aer.io store, where we can sell almost any book in print. So we’re discounting David Alan Black’s books about Greek and New Testament interpretation from 10% to 30% (depending on the margin we’re allowed). For other books by David Alan Black, see…
Scot McKnight, a well-known New Testament scholar and author, writes about Christianity and its ties to politics. Here is a sample: The problem, for far too many, Left and Right, is Locke’s trap or statism. It is not speaking prophetically to claim the mantle of the prophet only when it is a Left-leaner criticizing the…
Energion Publications uses three words for our mission: Educate, Energize, and Empower. What do we mean by these words? Are they just buzzwords? The third keyword in our Energion Publications mission is Empower! (See the previous posts on Educate! and Energize!) Empower represents the most difficult thing to accomplish as a publisher. We can publish books…
