Yay! The Church and the New Media is out!

Brandon Vogt, Fearless Editor and All Around Swell Guy writes:

Yesterday, Wednesday August 3, was the official release date for The Church and New Media paperback edition, though the Kindle eBook has been available for a few days. The Amazon page currently has a kink saying the paperback edition is not yet available, but the issue should be fixed very soon. For those without a Kindle, other eBook versions including Nook and ePub should be available within a week or so.

Even in these early stages, the book’s momentum has been building around the Internet. It’s climbed quickly up the Amazon charts and reviews have been popping up all over the place. So our message is getting out!

And there’s more exciting news. Our Sunday Visitor just told me that they are sending a gratis copy of the book to every active bishop in the country, along with a letter and list of endorsements! If a main goal with this book was to get the Church to embrace new media–especially her institutional arm–I can’t think of better news than this.

If that wasn’t enough, a Communications professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville told me that he has assigned The Church and New Media as mandatory reading for three of his classes this fall!

Finally, if you have the time, I’d love for you to post a review or some thoughts about the book on Amazon.com. The more reviews we get, the more likely the book will make it into the hands of Catholics around the world. And the further the Church will move onto the ‘digital continent.’

Again, thank you deeply for all you’ve done to make this book happen. Grace and peace!

Your brother,
Brandon Vogt

It was an honor to contribute to the project, Brandon! Thanks for the invite!

Gentle reader: Check thou it out! Feel the Buzz!