Registration Fee Waived for Church Bookstore Managers Attending Boston Book Show

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To familiarize the burgeoning church bookstore market with the availability of low-cost Christian books, the Great American Bargain Book Show is waiving the $50 registration fee for church bookstore attendees.

Boston, MA, July 13, 2010 (PressReleasePoint) -- To familiarize booming church bookstores with how to acquire low-cost inventory, the Great American Bargain Book Show (GABBS) is allowing staffers to attend the show free.

The offer extends to church bookstore employees of all types – those who order books to stock the shelves, and those who sell the books as a way to spread the word among congregants and to help fund church activities.

“Church bookstores can acquire stock from well-known publishers of Christian titles such as Thomas Nelson at bargain basement prices,” according to GABBS organizer Larry May of Knoxville, Tenn.

At least half of the vendors scheduled to attend GABBS at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on Aug. 19-20 will be offering popular Christian titles for as little as 10 cents on the dollar, according to May, who said about 40,000 book titles will be available.

May said that the rapidly increasing number of bookstores operated by churches has led to the group forming an association that meets annually. The sixth annual Gathering of Church Bookstores was held April 21-23 at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky. The event was co-hosted by The Church Bookstore magazine and the Church Bookstore Network.

Dave Condiff, associate publisher at The Church Bookstore magazine, estimates there are about 5,000 church bookstores in the U.S.A. The term "church bookstore" can encompass anything from a 10,000-square-foot bookstore with $3 million in sales to a narthex book table,” he told Christianity Today.

To take advantage of the free registration offer, church bookstore employees need only visit the GABBS Web site to register, May said. “This is a great opportunity for church bookstores to stock up for the coming winter holiday season.”

The Great American Bargain Book Show caters to buyers who purchase 25 or more copies of individual titles from dealers who specialize in remainders.

About GABBS: The Great American Bargain Book Show is one of the three largest bargain book shows in the United States, staged annually in time for retailers to buy inexpensive stock for marketing during the winter holiday season. The show is organized by L.B. May & Associates of Knoxville, Tenn. Further information at www.GABBS.net
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