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Concordia Publishing House

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Phone: 636 795 6707
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For Immediate Release

It’s Never Been Better to Be “In the ‘Dog House’”

Concordia Publishing Dedicates New Bookstore at Concordia University,
Nebraska

Twitter Pitch:
Let’s go Bulldogs! @concordiapub partners with Concordia University in Seward, NE to operate
the University Bookstore. http://pitch.pe/21158

Summary:
Concordia Publishing House opens the doors to a new bookstore branch in Seward, Neb. at
Concordia University.

Saint Louis, MO— Concordia Publishing House (CPH) dedicates its newest bookstore on the
campus of Concordia University, Nebraska, home of the Bulldogs, on August 27, 2009. The
Nebraska store joins the ranks of other CPH operated campus stores at Concordia University
Chicago, Concordia University Ann Arbor, Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN,
and Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis.

The dedication will be held at 11 a.m. on August 27 in the new bookstore. Concordia University
President, Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich will share remarks, and CPH President and Chief Executive
Officer Dr. Bruce Kintz and CPH Vice President Jonathan Schultz will also attend.

"CPH wants to get to know the students at the ten schools in the Concordia University System,
and our bookstores provide a great front-line way to do that," says Dr. Kintz. "We are experts at
bookstore operations, and look forward not only to providing top-tier service for faculty, students,
and local communities near the stores, but also to forming new connections with customers who
are really important to us."

“We are pleased to be part of the community in Seward with this latest branch of CPH,” remarks
Peter Frank, Manager of Bookstore Operations. “Like our vision statement says, ‘We strive to be
the premier publisher and provider of choice…’ and that applies for the CUNE community as
well.”

Concordia Campus Bookstores offer advantages both to students and faculty on the campus
where they operate, and also to local congregations and individuals, who can place orders for
church resources and CPH products and services without incurring shipping costs. "Our campus
stores offer the same advantages as shopping in our anchor store at our Saint Louis
headquarters," Frank stresses.

CPH management means improved product pricing and expanded services for students. A
welcome email to the campus community highlighted perks students could expect including a
wider selection of supplies, resources, and even food items available in the store. CPH also
promises more competitive pricing and will allow students to sell back books at any time of the
year, a feature not previously available.

The Concordia campus will also be part of transforming the store's appearance, with the
Department of Art getting involved in updating the look of the space.

“We are a ministry, not just a business,” said Frank. “We are there to serve.”

Links:

Social Media Release: http://pitch.pe/21158

Concordia Publishing House: http://www.cph.org

CPH Media Room: http://cph.mediaroom.com/

Concordia University: http://www.cune.edu

Concordia University System: http://higher-ed.lcms.org

Concordia Publishing House is a not-for-profit publishing company and the publisher of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. The company offers more than 8,000 products for use in
Christian congregations, schools, and homes. Visit CPH on the Web at http://www.cph.org.

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