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Christian chains offer CyberMonday deals Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Monday, 28 November 2011 10:57 AM America/New_York

Christian chain stores are making deals today on what has become known as CyberMonday, the first Monday after Black Friday when retailers are offering big online specials.

Parable Group and Berean Christian Stores are offering free shipping on all orders today, as is Mardel Christian and Education with a CyberMonday promotion excluding shipping to Alaska and Hawaii. At Family Christian Stores, customers will have to pay 99-cent shipping on in-stock items.

LifeWay has a wide range of products on special, but is limiting customers to three of each. Sale items include the Fireproof DVD and Bonhoeffer biography at $10; The Little Drummer Boy VeggieTales DVD at $7.99; the Pujols baseball biography at $12.49; and The Baker Illustrated Bible Handbook for $19.99.

Parable is offering The Story hardcover Bible for $5. Although the stores’ Christmas sale is ongoing, The Story is the only item mentioned in the CyberMonday eblast that highlighted free shipping.

Family Christian is offering select CDs at $3—including titles by Mark Harris and MercyMe—$5 DVDs, including certain Gigi and Hermie & Friends titles, and half off all sweatshirts. Heaven books—The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven and 90 Minutes in Heaven—are also half off, as are some Bibles.

Berean is running a four-day After Thanksgiving sale with $5 St. Nicolas Veggie DVDs, half off the Action Bible and selected wall art for $12.97 among the deals.

Among suppliers, Know Him apparel company is offering a CyberMonday Blowout Sale with 40% off all merchandise with a CyberMonday coupon code. Digital Praise has an extended Black Friday offer for 80% off Guitar Praise and Dance Praise.

Christian Book Distributors is offering its CyberMonday specials through Dec. 2. Visitors to ChristianBook.com will find 85% off or more on select products, including 90% off a set of Calvin’s Commentaries with a bonus copy of Calvin’s Institutes; top fiction titles under $10 or more than 35% off; and $5 DVDs, including The Nativity Story and VeggieTales’ Sweetpea Beauty.