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\u201cThe only real mistake is the one we learn nothing from.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Learning from failure within Christian publishing was the topic of one session at LittWorld. Ramon Rocha III, MAI\u2019s director of publisher training, moderated a discussion between four notable publishers from different countries.<\/p>\n

Panellist Tony Collins of Lion Hudson plc<\/a>\u00a0(right in above photo)\u00a0in the UK spoke about his attempt to publish a magazine for the Church of England. \u201cI thought I had everything figured out in terms of subscription, marketing and infrastructure, but it turned out that I failed spectacularly . . . What I didn\u2019t reckon with was that while church members were loyal to the Church, they were not loyal to Anglicanism. The leaders I spoke with believed in the unity of the Church, but members had their allegiances,\u201d Collins recalled. He had to sell his house to pay off the debt he incurred from the magazine\u2019s failure.<\/p>\n

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Buma Kor, publisher from Cameroon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Buma Kor, a publisher and book consultant from Cameroon, described a bad experience with a writer. Kor had hired the writer to work on a mathematics textbook and invested\u00a0a lot\u00a0of money in its publication. Without Kor’s permission, the author reprinted the book in Nigeria and offered it at a lower cost than the original. The matter was brought before the police, who stopped the illegal sale of reprinted copies. Kor could have taken the writer to court but declined because of his Christian beliefs.<\/p>\n

The experience was helpful to Kor, who says that he will never again hire a writer without detailed terms of agreement. \u201cI have been a publisher for many years, but I am still a beginner,\u201d he admits.<\/p>\n

Anna Shirochenskaya of Triad Christian Publishing<\/a> in Russia and Yna Reyes of OMF Lit<\/a> in the Philippines were also panelists. Audience members opened up as well, speaking of their own failures and the lessons they learned.<\/p>\n

What have you learned from your failures?<\/em><\/p>\n

By Lekan Otufodunrin<\/a> with Emma Stencil, MAI intern
\nPhotos by Eric Gitonga<\/a><\/p>\n

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