Why Gideons International Is Scaling Back Bible Printing

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“Distributing Bibles in the US has also grown more difficult. The number of hotels accepting Bibles has dropped about 20 percentage points over the past decade…. Apart from that, according to Heighway, the Gideons are in a period of “refocusing and rebalancing” the ministry.” - CToday

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On the increase: Bible sales, internet searches related to prayer

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“Tyndale House Publishers, a Christian publisher based in Carol Stream, Illinois, saw a considerable increase in their Bible sales last month compared to March 2019. This includes their Life Application Study Bible sales going up 44% and sales of the Immerse Bible going up 60%” - CPost

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