10. Authors say God revealed to them in a dream that their manuscripts are perfect just the way they are.
9. Editors worry that Revelation 22:18-19 condemns their profession.
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8. For some reason, long books skip from page 665 to 667.
7. As an art form, our industry peaked in the Middle Ages with illuminated manuscripts.
6. The Bible tells us that "In the beginning was the Word," but we're still staring at a blank piece of paper.
5. How aggressive are our sales? If your culture doesn't have a written language, we'll create one for you.
4. Some days Ecclesiastes 12:12 sounds like job security, some days it sounds like a curse.
3. No matter how good your book is, you'll never outsell the Bible.
2. We keep publishing, even though the Good News hasn't changed for 2,000 years.
1. Gutenberg never made any money from his famous Bible--a proud Christian publishing tradition that continues to this day.
--Doug Trouten, at www.cookintemational.org
Doug Trouten "Top ten issues for Christian book publishers". Christian Century. FindArticles.com. 06 Oct, 2009. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_23_125/ai_n31043489/
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