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dave walker guide to the church

Thanks again to all the people who have been buying ‘The Dave Walker Guide to the Church’. I’ve made some updates to the main book info page following the reprinting – apparently when a book is reprinted a new ISBN number is assigned, which unfortunately means that lots of web links suddenly become broken as book sites often use the ISBN number in the page address. The new ISBN number is 9781853117794 and the new page on the SCM-Canterbury Press site is here.
The Good Bookstall have posted an encouraging review. They say it is a good book for coffee tables and I would agree with this assessment, although we don’t actually have a coffee table as I would trip over it all the time.
Inspire magazine will be giving away copies of the book in their February magazine – their website is here but it doesn’t say anything about the giveaway as it isn’t February. Perhaps I’m not supposed to say anything about this yet.
Wesley Owen have been in touch to say that the book has been selling well in their shops, particularly in Macclesfield. People of Macclesfield – thank you!
Church House bookshop sent an enthusiastic e-mail – their Westminster shop is closed until Monday for refurbishment but you can order the book online still. I am pleased to have their endorsement as they are the official Church of England bookshop – the one linked to from the Church of England website. I don’t know, but I suspect that Archbishops click through to the Church House bookshop whilst on their coffee breaks.

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8 Responses to “Book news”

Simo says:

Really pleased to hear the book is going so well, I have to say the ones we gave away as Christmas presents this year the recipients sat in a corner reading the book and laughing for at least part of the day so very well received!

January 9th, 2007 at 10:49 am

David says:

Got mine for Christmas, Dave, read it through that day, loved it, laughed alot. Will do a plug over on my site soon and let you know when it’s there. I am trying to decide when I get into ministry whether I leave it in the loo or (should I have some kind of waiting area) in the waiting area outside my study! Either way, I know it will bring laughter and encouragement to all!

p.s. In my experience, a straight reprint doesn’t necessarily need a new ISBN. A new edition, yes, or if there are significant changes that you need to distinguish the two books – but it doesn’t have to be so for a straight reprint. Sounds more like the publisher’s policy to me.

January 9th, 2007 at 12:31 pm

Neil says:

A reprint would not usually mean a new ISBN, I suspect it happened in this case because the book industry is moving from a ten digit system to a 13 digit one, and now your book has one of the brand spanking new numbers instead of the old rusty shorter type.

January 9th, 2007 at 12:36 pm

Paul says:

I’m still waiting for mine – I fell down the gap between the printings. But when it does come I shall enjoy it as an antidote to the grey skies of January.

January 9th, 2007 at 12:54 pm

fishsoup says:

It may be very good as a coffee table book, but we keep ours on a shelf in the loo. Many people have come out chuckling about the crazy church cartoons (most of them not particularly churchy people).

January 9th, 2007 at 3:16 pm

Katie D says:

I’m agreeing with Neil, new ISBN system has come in, over Christmas, while I wasn’t at work, all seem to start 978 and end with a 4 if it is an old book reprinting!
Good sign that a reprint was needed! We’re still stocking it at Christian Book Centre Preston and Lancaster!

January 9th, 2007 at 5:22 pm

Fat Roland says:

I’m the manager of Wesley Owen in Macclesfield. I go to Sanctus 1 and heard about your blog through the Sanctus 1 blog. Without the blogosphere, I probably wouldn’t have been as excited about the book and subsequently raved about it to customers then encouraged other WO shops to stock it. God bless the lovely blogosphere; it’s so… bloggy and spherical.

January 9th, 2007 at 7:29 pm

yay says:

But what about me?! Why can’t I walk into a bookshop and buy it??

Well actually I haven’t tried yet, on the assumption that it’s probably not available here.

But still!

January 10th, 2007 at 5:21 am

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