Christian books test boundaries as sales surge

Claudia Parsons wrote this great article about Christian books booming right now.

Here’s an excerpt from the article

By Claudia Parsons
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Christian girls just want to have fun too, and the U.S. publishing industry is working overtime to cater to a growing demand for good, clean fun.

Sales of religious books are booming, and the category has much more to offer than just bibles and prayer books.

From Christian chick lit to frank discussions of sexuality and how to avoid temptation, the shelves of both Christian bookstores and secular chains offer a variety of wholesome reading that would have been unthinkable a few years ago.

According to the Book Industry Study Group, which uses data from all sectors of the industry, total U.S. book sales rose 2.8 percent in 2004 to $28.6 billion, while religious books saw 11 percent growth to nearly $2 billion.

Calculating exact sales is difficult, however, and the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association says sales of its members’ books is an annual $2.38 billion.

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And guess what - if these people start to use Mind & Media they will be booming even more!