ECPA Programs and Services
The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) is an international non-profit trade organization comprised of nearly 250 member companies worldwide that are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian literature.
Since ECPA was founded in 1974, the Christian publishing industry has experienced exponential growth with ECPA active in serving the industry and its members through cutting-edge technology, meaningful data, educational opportunities, and access to markets. Our programs and services include:
Access to Training & Expertise, Peers & Professional Opportunities
Access to Markets
Access to Data, Research and Industry Standards
Access to Consumer, Media and Industry Awareness
Industry Initiatives
The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) is an international non-profit trade organization comprised of nearly 250 member companies worldwide that are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian literature.
Since ECPA was founded in 1974, the Christian publishing industry has experienced exponential growth with ECPA active in serving the industry and its members through cutting-edge technology, meaningful data, educational opportunities, and access to markets. Our programs and services include:
Access to Training & Expertise, Peers & Professional Opportunities
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Executive Leadership Summit Held each Spring, the ECPA Executive Leadership Summit is designed for executives at all levels in Christian publishing. We typically attract 150+ attendees by providing world class presentations involving research and experts who speak on current issues important to the industry. |
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CEO Symposium One-day seminar featuring high level presenters and group discussion specifically designed for the top leaders in Christian publishing. |
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ECPA Publishing University This popular educational event is held each Fall providing specific training to various levels and disciplines within Christian publishing. |
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E-Seminars ECPA's E-Seminars feature a variety of focused industry topics in which experts are invited to conduct an online seminar using a phone line and computer. Previous E-Seminar topics include Issues, Advancements, and Answers to Copyright Law, an Overview of the Robinson-Patman Act and Analysis of Christian Retail Trends Report. |
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Publishers Legal Hotline ECPA Publishers Legal Hotline is a service designed to provide member publishers with ready access to an experienced publishing law firm and a network of national legal specialists regarding questions in publishing rights, copyright law, trademark law, libel/defamation, licensing, non-profit tax law and a wide array of legal publishing matters. |
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Media Liability Insurance ECPA has negotiated competitive rates and coverage through Six & Geving/Ministry Risk Management for its member publishers. This coverage is provided through Chubb Insurance Company and has been tailored to fit the specific and unique needs of Christian publishers, including coverage in new and emerging areas of technology, such as Media, Cyber Technology, and Professional Publishing Liability coverage. |
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The Career Center for Christian Publishing - www.ecpa.org/careers The ECPA Career Center is the Christian publishing industry's exclusive resource for online employment job search. |
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ChristianManuscriptSubmissions.COM An online manuscript submission database of unsolicited manuscript proposals, accessed by ECPA member publishing houses. |
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Title Management Web (TMW) Organize, maintain and distribute your title data with one easy-to-use program in the formats and frequencies requested by trading partners with ECPA's Title Management Web, provided by Firebrand Technologies. TMW provides a platform for data storage with multiple access points within your company, so that the most accurate information about every title can be monitored by those who know the information best. Then, at the click of a button you can release product information to over 90 industry partners in the file format and frequency requested by the partners. With so many places receiving the exact same data about your products, the chances of incorrect data about your books making its way out into the marketplace shrink dramatically. ECPA members receive automatic discount subscription rate. |
Access to Markets
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Christian Book Expo (CBE) ECPA and its member publishers have researched, designed, and launched Christian Book Expo with a singular purpose in mind - to reach the largest audience possible with the life-changing message of Jesus Christ through books, Bibles and other Christian resources. The event is the only consumer trade show dedicated entirely to Christian publishing. ECPA members exhibit at discounted rates. |
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ECPA Christian Collective: Member representation at International Book Fairs . Beijing International Book Fair . Frankfurt International Book Fair . London Book Fair |
Access to Data, Research and Industry Standards
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Pubtrack Pubtrack is the leading data warehouse, aggregation and analysis tool set for today's intelligent publishers and retailers. Combining the resources of Global Books in Print.com®, the world's largest Web-based bibliographic resource, with up-to-date retail sales data will afford you the opportunity to make informed business decisions that help your company reach its fullest potential. |
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E-Commerce through Pubnet ECPA has provided an EDI solution to the industry through Pubnet, the publishing industry's leading EDI provider, subscribed to by more than 3,000 booksellers, and over 150 publishers, wholesalers and distributors in North America. |
| Publishing Standards, Product Codes and Categorization ECPA works with and supports the Book Industry Study Group in developing and supporting standardization, product codes and categories for the industry. ECPA President Mark Kuyper is on the Board of Directors of the Book Industry Study Group (BISG). Industry Research and Information At ECPA, information and research are key components to our strategic plan to serve our industry and to provide our members with the knowledge they need to understand industry trends and determine key operational benchmarks for their publishing business. Here is a list of our recent reports: . IPSOS Christian Reader Survey . Information Technology Survey . Christian Retail Trends Report . Financial & Sales Operating Performance Report . Salary and Benefits Survey |
Access to Consumer, Media and Industry Awareness
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Christian Book Awards
Annual awards program recognizing year's best Christian books in six categories: Bibles, Fiction, Children & Youth, Inspiration & Gift, Bible Reference & Study, and Christian Life. |
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Christian Book of the Year Presented to the top scoring and top selling book in the Christian Book Award program |
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ECPA Monthly Bestseller Lists |
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Gold / Platinum / Diamond Book Awards Recognizing sales achievement milestones of Christian titles . Gold Book Award: over 500,000 units sold . over 1 million units sold . over 10 million units sold |
| Charles "Kip" Jordon Lifetime Achievement Award Presented annually to an individual for their exceptional contributions to the Christian publishing industry |
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Industry Communications
E-Link monthly member newsletter Rush to Press forum for industry news releases, sent weekly ECPA membership directory ECPA web site: www.ecpa.org |
Industry Initiatives
| Supply Chain Initiatives and Programs . Christian Retail Trends Report . Christian Retail Solutions Committee . Pubnet: EDI program for the Christian industry Involvement in Industry Issues . Copyright Infringement . Consignment . Robinson-Patman Act . Bible Publishers Statement . International Rights Managers Association . Responsibility in Publishing |
