Christian Book Services has added industry veteran Bill Jayne as chief operations officer. Jayne has more than 20 years experience in the book publishing industry, including leadership and management positions with Rutledge Hill Press, Christian Book Distributors and Cumberland House Publishing.

"I have known Bill since he was president of Rutledge Hill Press, and I was at Ingram," said Christian Book Services President and CEO Larry Carpenter. "I have always been impressed by his hard work, intelligence and attention to detail. Bill is also a paralegal and has an accounting background. He has handled the production of hundreds of books. That's where we will utilize his skills here at Christian Book Services."

Christian Book Services specializes in assisting authors get their books published through publishers or by self-publishing.