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Most people know now that Rupert Murdoch presides over the News Corp media empire, and that he is fighting for his reputation after being forced to sink his scandal-laiden British newspaper News of the World, the most widely read English tabloid in the world. But few people know that Murdoch also owns Zondervan, the world’s largest publisher of Bibles. For 23 years, the News Corp family has included the leading seller of the best-selling book in history.
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I know many Christians see the Bible’s publishing stature as validation of their chosen faith, but a savvy entrepreneur could simply see it as a business opportunity. Or perhaps the 80-year-old Murdoch, like any shrewd businessman, wanted diverse investments – a diversity that in his case ranged from a cleavage-saturated tabloid that ran headlines like, “F1 Boss Has Sick Nazi Orgy With 5 Hookers” to a publisher that offers Little Lamb’s Storybook Bible
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Excerpt:Zondervan was founded in 1931 in Grandville, MI, a suburb of Grand Rapids, by brothers Peter (P.J., Pat) and Bernard (Bernie) Zondervan, who were the nephews of publisher William B. Eerdmans. The company began in the Zondervans' farmhouse and originally dealt with selling remainders and publishing public domain works. The first book it published was Women of the Old Testament by Abraham Kuyper, in 1933.[1] Within a few years it developed a list of its own, and began publishing Bible editions. The Berkeley Version appeared in 1959, and the Amplified Bible in 1965. The NIV New Testament was published in partnership with the International Bible Society in 1973, and the complete NIV Bible appeared in 1978.[2] According to Zondervan's website, the company was bought out by HarperCollins Publishing, a division of NewsCorp, in 1988 and has continued to be its parent company's Christian book-selling outlet. Scott Macdonald was appointed President and CEO in May 2011
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/archives/2011/02/moe_girkins_to.html
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Zondervan's CEO Moe Girkins will leave the company on March 11 when her contract is not renewed, a spokesperson for the company said today.
Scott Macdonald, acting general manager at Zondervan's web-based software called The City and former president of Lemstone, will be her interim replacement. A search for a new CEO will begin immediately. The company declined to comment further on Girkins' departure.
CT previously spoke with Girkins about her move to Zondervan and about the company's decision to purchase BibleGateway.com, a searchable Bible site. Under her leadership, the company also decided to revise the New International Version, "correcting the mistakes in the past," Girkins said after acknowledging that Today's New International Version "divided the evangelical Christian community." The company also issued an apology for publishing Deadly Viper, a book that used Chinese characters and images for illustrations.
Zondervan, a Christian media and publishing company located in Grand Rapids, is owned by HarperCollins.
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/archives/2009/09/breaking_transl.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zondervan
Excerpt:Zondervan was founded in 1931 in Grandville, MI, a suburb of Grand Rapids, by brothers Peter (P.J., Pat) and Bernard (Bernie) Zondervan, who were the nephews of publisher William B. Eerdmans. The company began in the Zondervans' farmhouse and originally dealt with selling remainders and publishing public domain works. The first book it published was Women of the Old Testament by Abraham Kuyper, in 1933.[1] Within a few years it developed a list of its own, and began publishing Bible editions. The Berkeley Version appeared in 1959, and the Amplified Bible in 1965. The NIV New Testament was published in partnership with the International Bible Society in 1973, and the complete NIV Bible appeared in 1978.[2] According to Zondervan's website, the company was bought out by HarperCollins Publishing, a division of NewsCorp, in 1988 and has continued to be its parent company's Christian book-selling outlet. Scott Macdonald was appointed President and CEO in May 2011
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/archives/2011/02/moe_girkins_to.html
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February 17, 2011 2:23PM
Moe Girkins to Leave Zondervan CEO Post
Sarah Pulliam Bailey
Zondervan's CEO Moe Girkins will leave the company on March 11 when her contract is not renewed, a spokesperson for the company said today.
Scott Macdonald, acting general manager at Zondervan's web-based software called The City and former president of Lemstone, will be her interim replacement. A search for a new CEO will begin immediately. The company declined to comment further on Girkins' departure.
CT previously spoke with Girkins about her move to Zondervan and about the company's decision to purchase BibleGateway.com, a searchable Bible site. Under her leadership, the company also decided to revise the New International Version, "correcting the mistakes in the past," Girkins said after acknowledging that Today's New International Version "divided the evangelical Christian community." The company also issued an apology for publishing Deadly Viper, a book that used Chinese characters and images for illustrations.
Zondervan, a Christian media and publishing company located in Grand Rapids, is owned by HarperCollins.
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/archives/2009/09/breaking_transl.html
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