Benefits of Membership
“Thank you for CSPA—it is the best single asset I have as a Christian publisher, bar none.” —Joseph
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Why Join a Professional Organization?
There are four main reasons to join a professional organization like CSPA. Click here to read about these benefits.
CSPA Member Benefits:
Despite all of the technical advances of recent years, it’s still not easy to be a small publisher. Promotion, sales, and especially getting distribution are difficult and expensive. However, by banding together, we can help promote all of our books and publications.
Members of the CSPA can count on:
- Representation for members’ products at the International Christian Retail Show.
- Co-op marketing and advertising opportunities in the Christian marketplace.
- Credit-card payment-processing program through First National Merchant Services.
- Distribution option through STL North America.
- Distribution option through Ingram / Spring Arbor.
- Direct hotlink to each member’s website from CSPA’s website.
- One free week as a featured title on ChristianBookVideos.com when posting a video.
- Calendar of events relevant to publishers in the Christian marketplace.
- Membership in our Christian publishing e-mail discussion group (to join, click here).
- Monthly e-newsletter featuring industry news and marketing tips. See a sample.
- Networking opportunities with other Christian small publishers.
- Free publisher announcements in the CSPA Circular.
- Access to publisher liability insurance.
- Discounted pricing for services offered through partner members.
- Discounted membership to SPAN (Small Publishers Association of North America).
- Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award.
CSPA is dedicated to creating the sort of services that you want; as a member, you are invited to give us feedback on our services and provide ideas for where you’d like to see CSPA go. In fact, your first chance to tell us what you want is right in the application.
Eligibility Requirements:
You must:
be a small publisher with revenues less than $400,000 per year,
publish materials for the Christian marketplace, and
agree to abide by CSPA’s code of conduct.
Code of Conduct
Acknowledging that God has commanded us to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind” and to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Matt. 22:37, 39), CSPA members pledge to:
be honest and fair in all our business practices with whomever we conduct business,
honor and fulfill all business commitments and agreements,
treat others as we would have them treat us, and
conduct business in a manner that brings honor to CSPA, its member publishers,
and the title of Christian.
Membership Dues
CSPA offers annual memberships based on the calendar year from January to December. Dues are $75.00 per year (regardless of when a publisher joins), renewable in December prior to the next calendar year.