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over 2 years ago

#Bookalign #Long_Post_Alert At Bookalign, we nurture our dream to share shelves with independent publishers or small presses. As a publisher, we understand how challenging it is to sustain a presence, primarily when it does not entail vanity publishing. For the uninitiated, we would like to let you know that self-publishing (wherein authors pay to get their books published) is otherwise known as vanity publishing. As a publisher, we also realize the necessity of distribution, especially in bookstores. Generally, the bookshops rely on distributors to procure books. They don't usually get the books directly from the publishers. The distributor and the bookshop enjoy a stipulated credit period (3-6 months), and as the term ends, the unsold books are returned to the publisher. No one knows (or wants to know) what happens to the unsold titles. Sometimes, returned books are found damaged or soiled. First, giving out books without payment and then waiting for the price after the tenure of the credit period. Sometimes, publishers have to wait for a long time for the cost. And in rare instances, the money arrives prompt. All small publishing concerns undergo the same procedure (hazards, if we may say so) if they want to distribute their books through the proper channels. First, investing money for producing the books and then waiting to realize the proceeds. It's time-consuming and tiring, and not all small presses are sufficiently equipped to face these challenges. So, when we conceived Bookalign, we made a questionnaire for ourselves: 1. Shall we share space with fellow small presses? 2. What discount shall we ask them to offer? 3. Shall we follow the conventional protocol of Sales or Return? 4. What will be the tenure of credit? Answer to Q 1: We are privileged for sure; not many small publishers have a store of their own. And we must honor this advantage. We should respect the small presses, the same respect we seek from other stores. Answers to the following questions: If publishers can invest money in the books they produce, why can't Bookalign spend money on procuring them? Barring a few titles, most small houses (including Hawakal) publish books penned by unknown or not-so-known authors. Bookalign won't look for a distributor to fetch books for them. Bookalign will pay upfront for a fine selection of books, which will make us, the owners, accountable for our decision and focused on promoting (and eventually selling) the books we buy. Bookalign or Hawakal is privileged. True. Only a handful of booksellers are publishers themselves. So, as we enjoy an eclectic range of books we have published for the past 15 years or would publish in the future, Bookalign will share 30-35% of store space with other publishers. It should be fine if honest intentions prevail, and we really want to support our colleagues by buying their books with advance full payment and at a discount they are comfortable with. Curating books for Bookalign has been fun and rewarding as well.

HawakalP's tweet photo. #Bookalign #Long_Post_Alert

At Bookalign, we nurture our dream to share shelves with independent publishers or small presses. As a publisher, we understand how challenging it is to sustain a presence, primarily when it does not entail vanity publishing. For the uninitiated, we would like to let you know that self-publishing (wherein authors pay to get their books published) is otherwise known as vanity publishing. As a publisher, we also realize the necessity of distribution, especially in bookstores. Generally, the bookshops rely on distributors to procure books. They don't usually get the books directly from the publishers. The distributor and the bookshop enjoy a stipulated credit period (3-6 months), and as the term ends, the unsold books are returned to the publisher. No one knows (or wants to know) what happens to the unsold titles. Sometimes, returned books are found damaged or soiled. First, giving out books without payment and then waiting for the price after the tenure of the credit period. Sometimes, publishers have to wait for a long time for the cost. And in rare instances, the money arrives prompt.

All small publishing concerns undergo the same procedure (hazards, if we may say so) if they want to distribute their books through the proper channels. First, investing money for producing the books and then waiting to realize the proceeds. It's time-consuming and tiring, and not all small presses are sufficiently equipped to face these challenges.

So, when we conceived Bookalign, we made a questionnaire for ourselves:

1. Shall we share space with fellow small presses?
2. What discount shall we ask them to offer?
3. Shall we follow the conventional protocol of Sales or Return?
4. What will be the tenure of credit?

Answer to Q 1: We are privileged for sure; not many small publishers have a store of their own. And we must honor this advantage. We should respect the small presses, the same respect we seek from other stores.

Answers to the following questions: If publishers can invest money in the books they produce, why can't Bookalign spend money on procuring them? Barring a few titles, most small houses (including Hawakal) publish books penned by unknown or not-so-known authors. Bookalign won't look for a distributor to fetch books for them. Bookalign will pay upfront for a fine selection of books, which will make us, the owners, accountable for our decision and focused on promoting (and eventually selling) the books we buy. Bookalign or Hawakal is privileged. True. Only a handful of booksellers are publishers themselves. So, as we enjoy an eclectic range of books we have published for the past 15 years or would publish in the future, Bookalign will share 30-35% of store space with other publishers. It should be fine if honest intentions prevail, and we really want to support our colleagues by buying their books with advance full payment and at a discount they are comfortable with.

Curating books for Bookalign has been fun and rewarding as well.

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Christ Crucified International @CCI_ICBN

about 3 years ago

#long_post_alert CCI CHURCH IS HERE ______________________ Friends, both the milestone and the season is reminiscent of my mother's ascent to the zenith of the mountain of prayer and fasting to get her own confirmation that her son had been called to the ministry. She chose to hear it herself rather than build her convictions on the mumbling of a toddler 😃. The Spirit of Christ in her must have foreseen the times we are living in as a Nation, the agonies of the church and the plight of its ministers. She kept telling me, 'I have seen pastors suffer' long before the battle got psychological and societal. She became the first counselor of my anointing, teaching me how to navigate the jungle of a savage era and how to pay the price of endurance. Blessed be the God who spoke to her ear in a prayer centre saying, 'Let him alone, he is my servant'. Instantly, she became the first financier of my work, sending me a token every week to keep my nose above the waves until I was out of the woods. My mother Rachel Mbae is a lustrous gem. GOD'S FOUNDATIONAL CALLING TO MINISTRY IS HEARD TWICE (OFTEN THE PERSON BEING CALLED AND A RESPECTABLE OTHER IN THEIR SPACE) BECAUSE DIVINE RESPONSIBILITY IS COMMUNAL IN ESSENCE Christ Crucified International, CCI has walked an organic path, from an early morning of August 2012. Our Nakuru home, being a stone throw away from the game park meant that I could secure a serene environment for my dawn devotions which were normally at 7:00 am. Gazing into the horizon of the park and seated on a mouldy stone, the LORD whispered, 'Your crown is secure, go and teach my word to the world'. The world part is crucial because it justifies the international scope of my commission.(Also, it should now be understood why my initial outfit was as a teaching priest, #Teacher_Of_Scripture). Well, I ran home and openned my scriptures supernaturally and I remember reading from the book of 1 Corinthians 1:23, KJV, ' But we preach CHRIST CRUCIFIED...' The Spirit of the LORD magnified the two words and etched them in my heart in one of the most indelible ways hitherto. As I closed my tiny Bible, the aspirations of my life had been sealed. GOD WANTED CHRIST CRUCIFIED TO BE PREACHED FROM A CRUCIBLE OF LONG SUFFERING AND A LIFE OF SELF DENIAL Seemingly, the succedent 10 years would be dichotomised into two: the doctrine of the Spirit, (the first five years) and the Spirit of the doctrine, (the latter five years). I remember giving my word to a friend that I would do my due diligence to furnish my generation with a Christ exalting doctrine. It would take years. From the base quarters of monergism to synergism to the titanic odium theologicum of Arminianism and Calvinism on one hand and the jostling for either pre-tribulation or post- tribulation on the other. Closer home, and for home keeping purposes, does a demon possess a believer or is it the believer that possesses them 😀. From the witness of Thomas 'a Kempis to the historical grasp of S M Houghton, there was no stone that was left unturned. Men like David Pawson had a lasting impression on my theological orientation in those days. The question in the corridors of practice tradition was 'are you reformed?' and the safe answer was 'I am reformed and reforming'. THE TRUE GOD NEEDS ALL OF YOU IN ORDER TO LEAD YOU INTO ALL TRUTH But it is easier to master doctrine than it is to be a scholar of the heavens. And this is especially what I wanted because the core ill of gen Zs is far from the intellectual beckon of systematic theology. It shouldn't be harder though, it is just that it is easier to sit over books than it is to sit under a man. Who would you rather spend an afternoon with between a prophet and a professor 😃. The latter triggers you to discover and to find out, the former reckons himself to be the actual discovery, making himself inseparable from a desired dimension.

CCI_ICBN's tweet photo. #long_post_alert

CCI CHURCH IS HERE
______________________

Friends, both the milestone and the season is reminiscent of my mother's ascent to the zenith of the mountain of prayer and fasting to get her own confirmation that her son had been called to the ministry. She chose to hear it herself rather than build her convictions on the mumbling of a toddler 😃. The Spirit of Christ in her must have foreseen the times we are living in as a Nation, the agonies of the church and the plight of its ministers. She kept telling me, 'I have seen pastors suffer' long before the battle got psychological and societal. She became the first counselor of my anointing, teaching me how to navigate the jungle of a savage era and how to pay the price of endurance. Blessed be the God who spoke to her ear in a prayer centre saying, 'Let him alone, he is my servant'. Instantly, she became the first financier of my work, sending me a token every week to keep my nose above the waves until I was out of the woods. My mother Rachel Mbae is a lustrous gem.

GOD'S FOUNDATIONAL CALLING TO MINISTRY IS HEARD TWICE (OFTEN THE PERSON BEING CALLED AND A RESPECTABLE OTHER IN THEIR SPACE) BECAUSE DIVINE RESPONSIBILITY IS COMMUNAL IN ESSENCE

Christ Crucified International, CCI has walked an organic path, from an early morning of August 2012. Our Nakuru home, being a stone throw away from the game park meant that I could secure a serene environment for my dawn devotions which were normally at 7:00 am. Gazing into the horizon of the park and seated on a mouldy stone, the LORD whispered, 'Your crown is secure, go and teach my word to the world'. The world part is crucial because it justifies the international scope of my commission.(Also, it should now be understood why my initial outfit was as a teaching priest, #Teacher_Of_Scripture). Well, I ran home and openned my scriptures supernaturally and I remember reading from the book of 1 Corinthians 1:23, KJV, ' But we preach CHRIST CRUCIFIED...' The Spirit of the LORD magnified the two words and etched them in my heart in one of the most indelible ways hitherto. As I closed my tiny Bible, the aspirations of my life had been sealed.

GOD WANTED CHRIST CRUCIFIED TO BE PREACHED FROM A CRUCIBLE OF LONG SUFFERING AND A LIFE OF SELF DENIAL

Seemingly, the succedent 10 years would be dichotomised into two: the doctrine of the Spirit, (the first five years) and the Spirit of the doctrine, (the latter five years). I remember giving my word to a friend that I would do my due diligence to furnish my generation with a Christ exalting doctrine. It would take years. From the base quarters of monergism to synergism to the titanic odium theologicum of Arminianism and Calvinism on one hand and the jostling for either pre-tribulation or post- tribulation on the other. Closer home, and for home keeping purposes, does a demon possess a believer or is it the believer that possesses them 😀. From the witness of Thomas 'a Kempis to the historical grasp of S M Houghton, there was no stone that was left unturned. Men like David Pawson had a lasting impression on my theological orientation in those days. The question in the corridors of practice tradition was 'are you reformed?' and the safe answer was 'I am reformed and reforming'.

THE TRUE GOD NEEDS ALL OF YOU IN ORDER TO LEAD YOU INTO ALL TRUTH

But it is easier to master doctrine than it is to be a scholar of the heavens. And this is especially what I wanted because the core ill of gen Zs is far from the intellectual beckon of systematic theology. It shouldn't be harder though, it is just that it is easier to sit over books than it is to sit under a man. Who would you rather spend an afternoon with between a prophet and a professor 😃. The latter triggers you to discover and to find out, the former reckons himself to be the actual discovery, making himself inseparable from a desired dimension.

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over 6 years ago

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