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	'''Zondervan''' is an international [[Christian]] media and publishing company, one of the four businesses founded by [[Dutch-American]]s that have made [[Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]] into the [[United States\|USA's]] "Christian Publishing Capital," alongside [[Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.\|Eerdmans]], [[Baker Books]], and [[Kregel]]. Zondervan is a founding member of the [[Evangelical Christian Publishers Association]] (ECPA). [[Doug Lockhart]] was president and CEO until May 2007. Former President and CEO Bruce Ryskamp acted as interim Head until Maureen "Moe" Girkins became CEO on January 2, 2008.<~~ref~~>[http://zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/Maureen+Girkins+Appointed+President+and+CEO+of+Zondervan.htm?QueryStringSite=Zondervan Zondervan - Maureen Girkins Appointed President and CEO of Zondervan<!-- Bot generated title -->]</~~ref~~>		'''Zondervan''' is an international [[Christian]] media and publishing company, one of the four businesses founded by [[Dutch-American]]s that have made [[Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]] into the [[United States\|USA's]] "Christian Publishing Capital," alongside [[Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.\|Eerdmans]], [[Baker Books]], and [[Kregel]]. Zondervan is a founding member of the [[Evangelical Christian Publishers Association]] (ECPA). [[Doug Lockhart]] was president and CEO until May 2007. Former President and CEO Bruce Ryskamp acted as interim Head until Maureen "Moe" Girkins became CEO on January 2, 2008.<sup>[]</sup>

	Bernard Zondervan died of [[cancer]] in 1966, and his wife remarried William Jensen, a [[Grand Rapids, Michigan\|Grand Rapids]] [[anesthesiologist]]. Pat Zondervan died in 1993.		Bernard Zondervan died of [[cancer]] in 1966, and his wife remarried William Jensen, a [[Grand Rapids, Michigan\|Grand Rapids]] [[anesthesiologist]]. Pat Zondervan died in 1993.

	== History ==		== History ==
	Zondervan was founded in 1931 in the suburb of [[Grandville, Michigan]] by brothers P.J. (Pat) and Bernie Zondervan, who were the nephews of publisher William Eerdmans. The company began in the Zondervans' farmhouse, and originally dealt with selling remainders and reprinting [[public domain]] works. Within a couple of 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 [[New International Version]] [[NIV]] New Testament was published in partnership with the [[International Bible Society]] in 1973, and the complete [[NIV\|NIV Bible]] appeared in 1978.<~~ref~~>~~James Ruark and Ted Engstrom, ''The House of Zondervan'', Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981.~~</~~ref~~>		Zondervan was founded in 1931 in the suburb of [[Grandville, Michigan]] by brothers P.J. (Pat) and Bernie Zondervan, who were the nephews of publisher William Eerdmans. The company began in the Zondervans' farmhouse, and originally dealt with selling remainders and reprinting [[public domain]] works. Within a couple of 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 [[New International Version]] [[NIV]] New Testament was published in partnership with the [[International Bible Society]] in 1973, and the complete [[NIV\|NIV Bible]] appeared in 1978.<sup>[]</sup>

	Zondervan also publishes many other books by [[Christian]] authors and focusing on topics of interest to Christians, and in the 1970s it produced the best-selling [[United States\|US]] published book of the decade: [[The Late Great Planet Earth]] by [[Hal Lindsey]]. It was one of several [[dispensationalist]] and [[anti-Communist]] works that the company brought out, and Pat Zondervan was one of several evangelical figures who received briefings from [[Henry Kissinger]] on instruction from [[Richard Nixon]].<~~ref~~>~~Gerard Colby and Charlotte Dennett, ''Thy Will Be Done'', New York: HarperCollins, 1995, p.690.~~</~~ref~~> The publishing house is also known for inspirational titles: Joni by [[quadriplegic]] [[Joni Eareckson Tada]], Baptist minister and author [[Rick Warren\|Rick Warren's]] [[The Purpose Driven Life]] and with [[Rob Bell]], author of [[Velvet Elvis]] and presenter of [[NOOMA]]. NOOMA is a series of short spiritual films.		Zondervan also publishes many other books by [[Christian]] authors and focusing on topics of interest to Christians, and in the 1970s it produced the best-selling [[United States\|US]] published book of the decade: [[The Late Great Planet Earth]] by [[Hal Lindsey]]. It was one of several [[dispensationalist]] and [[anti-Communist]] works that the company brought out, and Pat Zondervan was one of several evangelical figures who received briefings from [[Henry Kissinger]] on instruction from [[Richard Nixon]].<sup>[]</sup> The publishing house is also known for inspirational titles: Joni by [[quadriplegic]] [[Joni Eareckson Tada]], Baptist minister and author [[Rick Warren\|Rick Warren's]] [[The Purpose Driven Life]] and with [[Rob Bell]], author of [[Velvet Elvis]] and presenter of [[NOOMA]]. NOOMA is a series of short spiritual films.

	According to Zondervan's website, the company was bought out by [[harpercollins\|HarperRowCollins Publishing]] in 1988 and has continued to be its parent company's Christian bookselling outlet.		According to Zondervan's website, the company was bought out by [[harpercollins\|HarperRowCollins Publishing]] in 1988 and has continued to be its parent company's Christian bookselling outlet.

	== Record Business ==		== Record Business ==
	Zondervan was in the Christian record business for several years with the ''Zondervan'' and ''Zondervan Victory'' labels in the 1960s, ''Singcord'' in the 70s, and the [[Milk & Honey Records]] label in the 1980s.<~~ref~~>[~~http://www.mymusicway.com/labels/zondervan.html Zondervan, Singspiration, Singcord, Milk & Honey<!-- Bot generated title -->~~]</~~ref~~>		Zondervan was in the Christian record business for several years with the ''Zondervan'' and ''Zondervan Victory'' labels in the 1960s, ''Singcord'' in the 70s, and the [[Milk & Honey Records]] label in the 1980s.<sup>[]</sup>

	In 1980, Zondervan and '''Paragon Associates''' bought Christian record label [[Benson Records]] in a partnership to own and operate for $3 Million.<~~ref name="CCM_3_4"~~>~~{{cite journal \|year=1980 \|month=October \|title=Zondervan-Paragon Pact Carved Out New Benson Co. \|journal=~~[~~[CCM Magazine]~~] ~~\|id={{ISSN\|1524-7848}} \|volume=3 \|issue=4 \|pages=32 }}~~</~~ref~~> The resulting company was (measured by sales) one and a half times the size of its closest competitor, [[Word Records\|Word]].<~~ref name="CCM_3_4"~~/> Zondervan bought out Paragon in 1983, and eventually sold Benson to [[Zomba Label Group]] in 1997, now a part of [[Sony BMG Music Entertainment]].<~~ref~~>[~~http://www.mymusicway.com/labels/benson.html Benson Music<!-- Bot generated title -->~~]</~~ref~~>		In 1980, Zondervan and '''Paragon Associates''' bought Christian record label [[Benson Records]] in a partnership to own and operate for $3 Million.<sup>[]</sup> The resulting company was (measured by sales) one and a half times the size of its closest competitor, [[Word Records\|Word]].<sup>[]</sup> Zondervan bought out Paragon in 1983, and eventually sold Benson to [[Zomba Label Group]] in 1997, now a part of [[Sony BMG Music Entertainment]].<sup>[]</sup>

	==Pradis==		==Pradis==
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	==Symtio==		==Symtio==
	Symtio is the publishing industry’s first patented digital merchandising solution for retail,<~~ref name="symtio"~~>[~~http://www.christianretailing.com/a.php?ArticleID=17541~~]</~~ref~~> allowing consumers to purchase digital content at a bricks-and-mortar store. Symtio functions the same way as downloading music online. Consumers purchase a merchandise card in store for a specific audio book or ebook title. They take the card home and go to www.symtio.com where they enter the code on the back of the card. The book immediately begins downloading in the format of their choice. Ebooks can be read on a computer, or an epaper device like the Sony Reader. Audio titles can also be used on a computer or transferred to CD or uploaded to an MP3 player.		Symtio is the publishing industry’s first patented digital merchandising solution for retail,<sup>[]</sup> allowing consumers to purchase digital content at a bricks-and-mortar store. Symtio functions the same way as downloading music online. Consumers purchase a merchandise card in store for a specific audio book or ebook title. They take the card home and go to www.symtio.com where they enter the code on the back of the card. The book immediately begins downloading in the format of their choice. Ebooks can be read on a computer, or an epaper device like the Sony Reader. Audio titles can also be used on a computer or transferred to CD or uploaded to an MP3 player.

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	==External links==		==External links==

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'''Zondervan''' is an international [[Christian]] media and publishing company, one of the four businesses founded by [[Dutch-American]]s that have made [[Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]] into the [[United States|USA's]] "Christian Publishing Capital," alongside [[Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.|Eerdmans]], [[Baker Books]], and [[Kregel]]. Zondervan is a founding member of the [[Evangelical Christian Publishers Association]] (ECPA). [[Doug Lockhart]] was president and CEO until May 2007. Former President and CEO Bruce Ryskamp acted as interim Head until Maureen "Moe" Girkins became CEO on January 2, 2008.<ref>[http://zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/Maureen+Girkins+Appointed+President+and+CEO+of+Zondervan.htm?QueryStringSite=Zondervan Zondervan - Maureen Girkins Appointed President and CEO of Zondervan]</ref>

Bernard Zondervan died of [[cancer]] in 1966, and his wife remarried William Jensen, a [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] [[anesthesiologist]]. Pat Zondervan died in 1993.

== History ==
Zondervan was founded in 1931 in the suburb of [[Grandville, Michigan]] by brothers P.J. (Pat) and Bernie Zondervan, who were the nephews of publisher William Eerdmans. The company began in the Zondervans' farmhouse, and originally dealt with selling remainders and reprinting [[public domain]] works. Within a couple of 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 [[New International Version]] [[NIV]] New Testament was published in partnership with the [[International Bible Society]] in 1973, and the complete [[NIV|NIV Bible]] appeared in 1978.<ref>James Ruark and Ted Engstrom, ''The House of Zondervan'', Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981.</ref>

Zondervan also publishes many other books by [[Christian]] authors and focusing on topics of interest to Christians, and in the 1970s it produced the best-selling [[United States|US]] published book of the decade: [[The Late Great Planet Earth]] by [[Hal Lindsey]]. It was one of several [[dispensationalist]] and [[anti-Communist]] works that the company brought out, and Pat Zondervan was one of several evangelical figures who received briefings from [[Henry Kissinger]] on instruction from [[Richard Nixon]].<ref>Gerard Colby and Charlotte Dennett, ''Thy Will Be Done'', New York: HarperCollins, 1995, p.690.</ref> The publishing house is also known for inspirational titles: Joni by [[quadriplegic]] [[Joni Eareckson Tada]], Baptist minister and author [[Rick Warren|Rick Warren's]] [[The Purpose Driven Life]] and with [[Rob Bell]], author of [[Velvet Elvis]] and presenter of [[NOOMA]]. NOOMA is a series of short spiritual films.

According to Zondervan's website, the company was bought out by [[harpercollins|HarperRowCollins Publishing]] in 1988 and has continued to be its parent company's Christian bookselling outlet.

== Record Business ==
Zondervan was in the Christian record business for several years with the ''Zondervan'' and ''Zondervan Victory'' labels in the 1960s, ''Singcord'' in the 70s, and the [[Milk & Honey Records]] label in the 1980s.<ref>[http://www.mymusicway.com/labels/zondervan.html Zondervan, Singspiration, Singcord, Milk & Honey]</ref>

In 1980, Zondervan and '''Paragon Associates''' bought Christian record label [[Benson Records]] in a partnership to own and operate for $3 Million.<ref name="CCM_3_4">{{cite journal |year=1980 |month=October |title=Zondervan-Paragon Pact Carved Out New Benson Co. |journal=[[CCM Magazine]] |id={{ISSN|1524-7848}} |volume=3 |issue=4 |pages=32 }}</ref> The resulting company was (measured by sales) one and a half times the size of its closest competitor, [[Word Records|Word]].<ref name="CCM_3_4"/> Zondervan bought out Paragon in 1983, and eventually sold Benson to [[Zomba Label Group]] in 1997, now a part of [[Sony BMG Music Entertainment]].<ref>[http://www.mymusicway.com/labels/benson.html Benson Music]</ref>

==Pradis==
Zondervan's ventures into software sales have led to the emergence of another library format in the biblical reference world, '''Pradis'''. While their own early software library offerings were either [[STEP Library|STEP-Compatible]] or able to use add-on STEP-Compatible works, or both, stagnation in the future development of the STEP Library format led to the development of a library using the Pradis system.  While not [[open format]], the availability for outside licensing and publishing makes it similar to the STEP Library and [[Libronix Digital Library System|The Libronix Digital Library System]], especially for users of religious software who want integration of various reference works, using one application to access and cross-reference them all. Further, by limiting duplicate applications running or loaded, system registries are kept cleaner, more works can be open and cross-referenced simultaneously, [[hard disk]] space is conserved, and it is conserved all the more where advanced [[compression algorithms]] (like Pradis boasts) are employed to store multiple large reference works. Pradis is not backward compatible to Zondervan's previous software.

==Symtio==
Symtio is the publishing industry’s first patented digital merchandising solution for retail,<ref name="symtio">[http://www.christianretailing.com/a.php?ArticleID=17541]</ref> allowing consumers to purchase digital content at a bricks-and-mortar store. Symtio functions the same way as downloading music online. Consumers purchase a merchandise card in store for a specific audio book or ebook title. They take the card home and go to www.symtio.com where they enter the code on the back of the card. The book immediately begins downloading in the format of their choice. Ebooks can be read on a computer, or an epaper device like the Sony Reader. Audio titles can also be used on a computer or transferred to CD or uploaded to an MP3 player.

==See also==
* [[Lawsuits against God]]

==Notes==
<div class="references-small">
{{reflist}}
</div>

==External links==
*[http://www.zondervan.com Zondervan]
*[http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310271505 ''The House of Zondervan'' by James E. Ruark]

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