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Stéphane was interviewed recently by a local paper, because BLF is the first Christian publisher to offer ebooks. He even got his picture in the paper... sort of.

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Marpent : Une petite maison d'édition surfe sur la vague numérique

BLF Europe est la toute première à se lancer, en France et en tant qu'éditeur chrétien, sur ce créneau. Dès cette année, une cinquantaine d'ouvrages devraient être disponibles.

Nous avions déjà parlé d’elle en 2009 à l’occasion de la parution des deux premiers tomes d’une version de la bible en manga. La société BLF Europe, éditeur chrétien établi à Marpent, était alors précurseur en la matière. Elle innove encore une fois en proposant depuis quelques jours sur son catalogue, une quinzaine de titres qu’elle publie sous le format numérique.
«Les grandes maisons d’édition sont sur ce créneau depuis longtemps, mais aucun éditeur chrétien ne s’était encore lancé» explique Stéphane Kapitaniuk, très enthousiaste.
Le jeune homme, qui est notamment en charge de la communication au sein de l’entreprise, a largement participé à l’aventure du livre numérique en recherchant par exemple des prestataires pour adapter les ouvrages à la lecture sur iPhone, iPad et autres tablettes numériques. «On a juste à envoyer le fichier utilisé par l’imprimeur pour le faire convertir au bon format» continue Stéphane.

My wonderful Mother-in-law

Stéphane posted this on his blog , and I thought it was worth sharing. Sorry to those who read his blog already!

What I Miss Most of the Woman Known to Most as Sophie Kapitaniuk

To you she was Sophie. To me she was 'Mamy'. 3 months have now gone by since she has gone to be with Jesus. The pain has lessened (as it should), but I still think of her often. Here are a few things I'll miss of my grandmother.

• Her prayer. Daily she prayed. On Sundays, at church she would pray "Lord bless your servant," as the preacher stood. During the week I would drop by and ask her to pray for specific things. I don't know what will be the consequence of her prayers. I also cannot say what will now be the consequences of the lack of prayer, in our family, in our church and in our city.
• Her excitement. Though she was 75 years-old, she was easily glad when she heard stories of people taking risks for Jesus. She loved missions because she loved Jesus.
• Her listening ear. I know many women (and men) tend to become talkers as they age. They go on tangents and you just have to bear with them. Not so with Mamy. She really listened. She loved to offer advice, but she always listened. I miss being able to talk to her. I miss reading the Bible to her.
  
• Her presence. At the birth of my youngest cousin I cried at the realization that she would never know our grandmother. When, God willing, I have children, I will not be able to show them to Mamy. She loved children, and few things made her happier than holding babies.

3 months have come and gone. I still think of Mamy daily. I'm simply glad that her suffering is over and that she is happy now. Her love was God and to himself has gathered her. She is in heaven because she trusted Jesus as her saviour.