Bestselling Bible Translation Features Innovative Online Resource

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) announced last evening the winners of the 2009 Christian Book Awards during the 2009 Christian Book Expo (CBE) in Dallas. For the first time in the award’s 30-year history, a study Bible was named Christian Book of the Year: the ESV Study Bible (Crossway).

The ESV Study Bible, which sold more than 180,000 units within five months of release, also won its category for best Bible, the first time a Bible has won both its category and the overall Book of the Year award. The ESV Study Bible released to strong demand in October 2008, selling out of its 100,000-copy first printing as quickly as it reached bookstores shelves. ESV stands for the Bible translation, the English Standard Version.

Presented annually to the finest in Christian publishing since 1978, the Christian Book Awards honors titles in six categories – Bibles, Bible Reference & Study, Christian Life, Fiction, Children & Youth, and Inspiration & Gift. The six category winners for 2009 are:

Bibles
ESV Study Bible
Crossway Books & Bibles, 9781433502415

Bible Reference & Study
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings, Tremper Longman III, Peter Enns, Eds.
InterVarsity Press, 9780830817832

Children & Youth
For Young Men Only, Jeff Feldhahn and Eric Rice with Shaunti Feldhahn
WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, 9781601420206

Christian Life
Spectacular Sins, John Piper
Crossway Books & Bibles, 9781433502750

Fiction
The Shape of Mercy, Susan Meissner
WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, 9781400074563

Inspiration & Gift
Holiness Day by Day, Jerry Bridges
NavPress, 9781600063961

The 2009 Christian Book Awards were announced during an open-to-the-public awards dinner that kicked off the 2009 Christian Book Expo. The Christian Book Expo is the first Christian book fair of its kind and is happening March 20-22 at the Dallas Convention Center (http://www.ChristianBookExpo.com).

The Christian Book Awards, established in 1978 as the Gold Medallion Book Awards, recognize the absolute highest quality in Christian books. Based on excellence in content, literary quality, design, and significance of contribution, they are the oldest and among the most prestigious awards within the religious publishing industry.

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) is an international non-profit trade organization, comprised of nearly 250 member companies worldwide, representing a combined revenue of nearly $2 billion and was founded in 1974.

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