There were times last year they exceeded their traffic capacity. Then, with what I believe was guidance from above, their support base made the commitment to increase their traffic capacity so they can continue helping ministries get online. As a result, many ministries have broadened their mission and expanded their services in ways that would not have been possible before. Our fourth and fifth ESRAs went to two companies for their combined efforts. I am a firm believer that electronic publishing is a wonderful gift to Christians, both for the teacher and for the individual disciple.
Tradition can become so ingrained that change comes difficult.
It's quite a challenge for large Christian businesses to keep up with the fast pace of today's technology. I felt that the ESRA needed to go jointly to Logos and Thomas Nelson. However, I felt that Logos deserved recognition for the development of LLS and their work with print publishers like Thomas Nelson to bring their library to the marketplace. It is always exciting for our staff to award the ESRAs . We hope that it will cause those who watch this industry to realize that new and exciting things are constantly happening.