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TOGETHER NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2022 Kingsway CLC

TRADE NEWS SPCK Group and Lexham Trust to continue

Press announce UK partnership
the work of Aslan

SPCK Group have announced that they will
become the sole sales and distribution partner Christian Books
for Lexham Press in the UK and the European Kingsway CLC Trust have announced that
Union (EU). Lexham Press titles will be it will be continuing the work of Aslan
available from Wiley Distribution Services Christian Books. Aslan Christian Books,
from 15 January 2023. the Christian resource distributor, was
The partnership offers an opportunity to started fifteen years ago by David Wavre.
increase visibility and sales of Lexham Press With David retiring this year, Kingsway CLC
books in the UK and EU. Trust will continue this distribution stream
via its bi-monthly magazine and website
Rowan Miller, Head of Sales at SPCK, said: aslanchristianbooks.com. Andrew Birch,
‘SPCK is delighted to be taking on the who has been working alongside David at
representation of Lexham Press titles. The titles Aslan for the last five years, will continue to
that Lexham publish are truly outstanding, and confident SPCK will provide professional, oversee the operations, which are now part
a perfect fit for church and academic markets efficient service and exposure to maximise of the Kingsway CLC Trust family.
in the UK.’ our availability and sales.’
Kim Shurley, Associate Publisher Marketing & For all UK & EU enquiries about Lexham David Wavre, managing director and
founder of Aslan Christian Books says:
Sales, concurred, saying, ‘We couldn’t be more Press titles from 1st September 2022, please ‘I have enjoyed working in Christian
pleased to have such focused and respected contact sales@spck.org.uk publishing and bookselling since July
representation of Lexham titles in the UK and For orders from 15th January 2023 1979 and have had dealings with CLC
EU. With Lexham’s diverse catalogue, we are E: trade@wiley.com T: +44 (0) 1243 843291 since the early seventies when I ran a
church bookstall. I am therefore delighted
Pre-read books selling well in Hove to be passing Aslan Christian Books over
to Kingsway CLC Trust who are utterly
committed to seeing the Aslan magazine
and supply to Christians throughout the
Thank you Together magazine for the article through the latest donations and keeping it
on second-hand books that was featured tidy and organised. country continue.’
in the July issue (pages 42 & 43). Here at We receive a constant flow of new stock, Mat Owen, executive director, Kingsway
Books Alive, Hove, six years ago we regained and we pass on what we can’t sell to World CLC Trust says: ‘Kingsway CLC Trust has
the upstairs floor, which was previously of Books - they are easy to work with and al- worked with Aslan for many years; we are
rented out, for use by a local church and the though we don’t get much for the books they pleased to be able to build on David’s work
trustees decided to experiment with using it take (it’s done by weight) we have no worries in resourcing the church and thrilled that
for the second-handbook section which had about where else to dispose of them. Andrew will be joining our team bringing
previously been squashed into a small space his expertise and continuity to Aslan’s loyal
off the side of the main shop. It was stipulated One challenge is knowing how to sell the customer base.’
that once established it must make at least books that are probably worth more than For more information please contact:
£5,000 per year in order to make it more average – for example, a set of Homiletic Kingsway CLC Trust
worthwhile than trying to re-rent the space. Commentaries or a set of Spurgeon’s Com-
By September this year we have almost mentaries. We are reluctant to try to get into E: andrew@aslanchristianbooks.co.uk
reached that target! It has become one of the eBay or Amazon but they need a particular
big attractions to the shop and when we take marketplace to do them justice - any advice/
new customers up to see it, they are always help gratefully received!
stunned and delighted. My husband looks Gillian Carr, Books Alive, Hove
after it, spending one morning a week sifting E: info@booksalive.co.uk

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