I got some time with Adam Dixon, the director of the conference bookstore, and I asked him a bit about the deals they’ve got over there, and why he puts so much work into the store. Here’s what he had to say:
I attended my first Winter Conference in 1991. I had a great time and happened to pick up a copy of a book by Bill Bright entitled The Secret. I read it over the course of the next semester and learned how to surrender my life to Christ and how to walk with God.
Nowadays we get about 1000 books into the hands of the students and staff in this region at each Winter Conference. Throughout the year we negotiate prices with book providers so we can offer those resources at the lowest price possible. Prices on Bibles range from 50%-75% off. Prices on books range from 25% to 50% off.
We don’t offer fluff. Winter Conference is simply the best place a student can buy Study Bibles, tools like Soularium and Cojourners, or books by John Piper, Jerry Bridges, Paula Rinehart, and a hundred other authors. Every title in the bookstore has been recommended specifically by staff members.
Howard Hendricks once said “Leaders are Readers and Readers are Leaders.” We know the difference a solid book can make in the life of students. It’s our joy to resource the region through the Winter Conference bookstore.
Go over and check out the bookstore. You won’t regret it.
