Well, here’s the big announcement that Pope Benedict was preparing for yesterday:
At the site you’ll find plenty of great stuff including:
- More information about the Church and New Media book
- A blog with relevant tips, news, and articles
- Endorsements from cardinals, bishops, priests, and laypeople across the country
- Background on each of the contributors
- Information on the special project that the book royalties will be going toward
- A free, downloadable sample from the book
- Many new media resources that will help the Church harness these tools
Also be sure to check out the video trailer for the book:
Finally, you can now pre-order The Church and New Media book on Amazon. Right now you can only order the paperback version, but pre-orders for the Kindle eBook will begin in a couple of weeks. Both versions of the book will officially be released in early August.
If you want to help spread the word, please share the website and video trailer through your blog, Facebook page, and Twitter account. All of us new media users can help this book on new media go viral. And, by doing that, we can spark the Church’s engagement with the digital revolution.
You can spread the word by linking to the Church and New Media website (www.churchandnewmedia.com) or linking to the YouTube video trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyvimqExuSk).
To embed the video directly on your blog or website, copy and paste the following code:
<iframe width=”560″ height=”349″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZyvimqExuSk” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>