Released on = December 6, 2006, 7:28 am

Press Release Author = Rhonda Ridley / Affinity Public Relations

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Poised to be One of the Most Sought-After Gifts for the
Holiday Season

Press Release Body = New York, NY - December 4, 2006 - In a recent report by
Guardian Limited Newspaper reporter, Richard Luscombe, he stated that, "PlayStation
3 may be the holy grail of American consumerism this Christmas but another item is
causing an unexpected stir in the aisles - a dramatized audio Bible, Inspired by.The
Bible Experience."

Inspired By. Media Group, a production company committed to producing creative and
culturally relevant products for faith-based and family markets, based in L.A. has
created and produced an historically groundbreaking first-ever project entitled,
Inspired by.The Bible Experience. This amazing and anointed audio production
presents the world with the unique opportunity to be Inspired by.The Bible
Experience.

The 21-hour Bible Experience, based on Today\'s New International Version of the
Bible, is brought to life by a collection of distinguished actors such as Denzel
Washington as Solomon and Samuel L. Jackson in the role of God, Angela Bassett as
Esther, Blair Underwood as Jesus, Bishop T. D. Jakes as the Holy Spirit amongst a
stellar list of over 250 celebrities, musicians, politicians, and clergy.

Inspired by. The Bible Experience also features movie-quality sound effects and
background music and is truly a ground-breaking undertaking. The phenomenal quality
draws you into Scripture and makes the Bible come alive in a new way you have never
experienced before.

It is a surprise fixture at the top of the US audio books best-sellers lists. \"The
personalities, sound effects and original musical score make this the freshest, most
compelling and thoroughly modern way to learn and understand the Bible,\" said Paul
Caminiti, vice president of Zondervan, the largest publisher of Bibles, the leading
Christian communications company in the world and distributor of Inspired by.The
Bible Experience.

Wal-Mart reports that it has been at or near top spot for audio books on its website
for weeks. It has had sales of 80,000 in just over a month - the next best-selling
audio Bible in the US, also by Zondervan, clears barely 60,000 a year.

The production has the whole New Testament and part of the Old, an original score
recorded by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and is on CDs and MP3 format. During the
first quarter of the year, all scriptures will be available as ring tones. \"We\'re
living in the sight and sound generation, we had to utilize today\'s technology,\"
said executive producer Ron Belk.

Its success has led the production company to start on a more ambitious Old
Testament for next year. Musical producer Lou Brown said more African-American
actors had joined the big names. \"The buzz spread through the black community in
Hollywood like wildfire,\" he said.
About Inspired By. Media Group

Branded by its signature banner Inspired By., Inspired By Media Group, is committed
to serving the faith-based and general markets by creating family oriented products
that are culturally relevant in scope.
With more than a combined 40 years in the convergent areas of music, television,
film, theater, literature, new media and technology, the company is an industry
leader in delivering contemporary multimedia products. Visit Inspired By Media Group
on the Web at www.inspiredby.com.

About Zondervan
Zondervan is the leading Christian communications company in the world. Zondervan, a
division of HarperCollins Publishers, produces Bibles, books, new media products,
gift products from its Inspirio group and children's products from its Zonderkidz
group. The world's leading Bible publisher, Zondervan holds exclusive North American
publishing rights to the New International Version of the Bible, the bestselling
modern English translation in the world. More than 215 million copies of the NIV
have been sold or distributed worldwide. Visit Zondervan on the Web at
www.zondervan.com.

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