A new nonprofit company has been founded to distribute conservative titles-including an evangelistic best-seller-to the U.S. and Canada.

Grace Distribution has been founded by the merger of Cumberland Valley Bible Book Service (CVBBS) and EP Books, the U.S. distributor for U.K.-based publishers, including Evangelical Press, Carey Publications and Bryntyrion Press.

The new operation is based at CVBBS's bookstore and warehouse facility in Carlisle, Pa. Under the new name, CVBBS will manage retail activities, while EP Books will handle trade and distribution sales.

Graham Hilton, CEO of EP Books, said that the merger had been in development for two years and would help expand the sales and distribution of "quality" Christian books. "It is a delight to join forces in this work with CVBBS, who already have shown unprecedented skills in improving our customer service," Hilton said.

The CEO of Grace Distribution is Todd Jennings, owner of CVBBS, who said: "Having a publisher, distributor and retailer under the same roof is very positive and gives the new organization strength in depth as we look to developing in the future."

EP Books' Ultimate Questions by John Blanchard has sold more than 16 million copies and is available in 59 languages. Earlier this year, Blanchard and EP Books won the 2010 Resource of the Year Award in the U.K. for Why On Earth Did Jesus Come?

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