Events
The Interntaional Christian Retail Show is the largest gathering of Christian retailers in North America. The show hosts training sessions for Christian retailers and an exhibit floor for publishers to showcase their latest Christian books and products. http://www.christianretailshow.com
Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit is held every year the week following Memorial Day. RBTE offers a full day of Dealer education, discussion, entertainment, worship, and hospitality on Tuesday. The exhibition follows over the next three days and features more than 150 companies offering a variety of products and purchasing incentives such as special discounts, free shipping, and free gifts. In addition to the exhibition, RBTE features inspirational speakers, worship, hospitality, and opportunities for networking. http://www.rbte.net
The National Black Book Festival is an annual event, sponsored by Cushcity.com, the world's largest African-American retailer online. The event attracts a wide array of authors, publishers, book clubs, libraries and individual readers from the Southwest U.S. and nationwide. The event features a pavilion of authors, including those who are notable and new. Book signing and discussion sessions with featured authors, workshops and seminars, a spoken word poetry slam and book club give-aways are just a few of the exciting featured activities. Authors will be grouped according to genre and there are 17 genres that will be represented. The Festival is open to the public and admission is $5.00 per day for adults and teens. Admission is FREE for children under the age of 12. www.nationalblackbookfestival.com
The ECPA Executive Leadership Summit is designed for executives and their management teams in Christian publishing, who gather to network and learn from world class experts who speak on current issues important to the industry. http://www.ecpa.org
The Gathering is a convention and tradeshow for church bookstores sponsored by the Church Bookstore Network. It is a gathering of retailers, suppliers, artists, and authors with one goal in mind, sharing Christ with others through Christian resources. http://www.thechurchbookstore.com