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Highlights the 12th annual Religious Booksellers Exhibit in Chicago, Illinois from May 27 to 30, 2003. Target participants of the exhibit; Analysis of the attendance at the exhibit; Reports of publishers on profits; Programs on publishing launched at the exhibit.

Presents an update on the CBA Expo convention in Indianapolis, Indiana from January 28 to 31, 2003. Decline in the participants and attendees of the exhibition; Views of CBA president Bill Anderson on the state of Christian bookselling industry in the U.S. in 2003; Concerns of Christian retailers over the bookselling industry in the U.S.; Other marketing consortiums that will hold its Christian product exposition in the U.S. in 2003.

The article highlights the CBA Expo, the trade show of the Association of Evangelical Christian Retailers, which was held in Indianapolis, Indiana, from January 29 to February 2, 2007. Attendance at the exposition was down by more than 20% from the previous year, and CBA president Bill Anderson said the association will be examining the reasons for the decline. Some publishing houses were absent, while others chose to come in a diminished capacity. The participation of Zondervan and Thomas Nelson is discussed.

The article reports on a meeting to be held by the Christian Booksellers Association to discuss whether the two annual conventions are needed in 2006. Publishers are concerned with the expenses of the two trade shows amidst business attrition. Attendance of book retailers has declined in 2005. The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association will conduct its last exhibitions.

Focuses on the religious graphic novels featured at the Book Expo America in Chicago, Illinois. Examples of graphic novels that deal with spiritual issues and generic religion; Books about faith, journeys and struggles; Information on the religious graphic novels created by children's religion publishers.

Reports on the result of the Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit (RBTE) in Saint Charles, Illinois from June 1-4, 2004, to serve Catholic, Episcopal and other liturgical bookstores. Statement from Jeremy Langford, director of religious studies at Rowman & Littlefield about the RBTE; Background on Episcopal Church's publishing house CPI; Religious book titles offered at the exhibit.