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Book Awards News from Jenkins Group - updates on our four awards contests
- IPPY Awards 2011 is now open - Plus photos from the 2010 Awards event in NYC
- Living Now Book Awards 2011 entry info plus 2010 results & photos
- Axiom Business Book Awards 2011 entry info plus 2010 results & photos
- 4th Annual Moonbeam Children's Book Awards - 30 days left to enter
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Greetings! In case you were at the beach last week and missed this, here's the latest news about all four print book awards contests conducted by Jenkins Group. Thanks for your participation and support. We're doing all we can do to make these book awards better for YOU. For example, we now list all current award winners at Amazon.com bookstores. Have any suggestions about how we can improve? Click here to send suggestions.
Need entry information about our Moonbeam Children's Book Awards? Click here to receive guidelines.
Need entry information about our three adult book awards contests? Click here to receive guidelines.
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Here's the latest testimonial from one of our award winners:
"I can't tell you how much I value my initial Bronze IPPY award (2008), and I know it's been instrumental in drawing attention to the The Tao of Rudy! Chronicle Books just made an offer for The Tao of Rudy, and of course I accepted the initial terms a couple of weeks ago, and am currently reviewing the rest of the contract. A lot has happened in the last year, and I appreciate your efforts in making my first book a success!" – Corrine Humphreys, Publisher/Author/Illustrator
Email me with any questions or comments: Jim Barnes, Awards Director - jimb@bookpublishing.com
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2011 INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS NOW OPEN - 15th ANNUAL AWARDS
"Recognizing Excellence in Independent Publishing"
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World's Largest Book Awards contest, for indies only
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69 National Categories - 22 Regional Categories
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Great Publicity & Great Awards party at BEA
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Enter now at: http://www.independentpublisher.com/ipland/IPAwards.php
Calling all independent authors and publishers!
The 15th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards, conducted to honor the year's best independently published titles, are now accepting entries for books with 2010 or 2011 copyrights or released in 2010 and early 2011. The annual contest is presented by Jenkins Group and their book marketing website, IndependentPublisher.com, headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan.
Entry fee is just $75 to enter a National category and another $45 if you choose to enter the Regional contest. All entrants are considered for the ten Outstanding Book of the Year Awards at no extra charge.
Launched in 1996, the Independent Publisher Book Awards are designed to bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent authors and publishers. Established as the first unaffiliated awards program (no membership fee required) open exclusively to independents, the "IPPYs" recognize hundreds of the year's best books, bringing them to the attention of booksellers, buyers, librarians, and book lovers. The IPPY Awards contest is among the largest and most recognized book awards events in the world, and all independent, university, small press, and self-publishers who produce books intended for the North American market are eligible to enter.
New category this year: Classical Studies/Philosophy. We also split our Gay/Lesbian category into Fiction and Non-Fiction. Last year we split our Current Events section into three separate categories: I (Political/Economic/Legal/Media); II (Social Issues/Public Affairs/Ecological/Humanitarian) and III (Foreign Affairs/Military)
Visit the IPPY Awards online entry page: https://secure.independentpublisher.com/trans_entry.php?srcg=ipggl1
Download a PDF with IPPY Awards guidelines and entry form: http://www.independentpublisher.com/IPPY2011_Early_Application1.pdf
Photos from the 2010 IPPY Awards celebration and BookExpo America kick-off party in New York:
3rd Annual Living Now Book Awards - "Books for Better Living" - www.LivingNowAwards.com
"Honoring books that help readers attain healthier, more fulfilling and productive lives."
People all over the planet are sensing the ever-quickening pace of technology and consumerism, and realizing the need to slow down, see and feel the natural world around them, and to find balance in their lives. We need to work, play, and spend time with family and friends. We need good nutrition, exercise, and relaxation. We need to keep ourselves healthy, and need to keep the Earth healthy – today, and for future generations. The Living Now Book Awards recognize books that help readers help themselves, to learn about enriching their lives in wholesome, Earth-friendly ways.
Visit the Living Now Awards online entry page: https://secure.independentpublisher.com/secure/livingnow/entry.php
Download a PDF with Living Now Awards guidelines and entry form: http://www.livingnowawards.com/Living_Now_2011_Guidelines.pdf
2011 AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS - "Success Through Knowledge" - www.AxiomAwards.com
The Axiom Business Book Awards are intended to bring increased recognition to exemplary business books and their creators, with the understanding that business people are a very well-read and informed segment of the population, eager to improve their careers and businesses. The Axiom Awards celebrate the innovative, intelligent, and creative aspects of the books that make us think, see, and work differently every day.
Click here to visit the How To Enter webpage: https://secure.independentpublisher.com/secure/axiom/entry.php
Click here to visit the Amazon Axiom Award Winners page: http://www.axiomawards.com/bookstore.php
Click here to vist the Axiom 2010 Medalist event photo page: http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1353
To learn more about the Axiom Business Book Awards visit www.AxiomAwards.com or contact Jim Barnes, Awards Director: jimb@bookpublishing.com; 1.800.644.0133 x1011.
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NEW PRODUCT! We now offer handsome commemorative book award plaques!
Jo Blackmore
Granville Island Publishing
212-1656 Duranleau
Vancouver, BC V6H 3S4
604 688 0320
1 877 688 0320
BOOK AWARDS MERCHANDISE CLEARANCE SALE - Shop now while supplies last!
- Old-style IPPY Award seals, available in Outstanding Book of the Year, Best Regional Fiction, and Best Regional Non-Fiction designs. Rolls of 250 are $20 (regular price is $40). We have a few rolls of Winner, Finalist, and Outstanding Book of the Year seals with various years printed on them, from 1998 - 2004, just $10 for a roll of 1000! Call for inventory details.
- Old-style Moonbeam Award seals, available in gold, silver and bronze. In 2008, we re-designed the Moonbeam seal with a larger center space and more legible lettering. Rolls of 250 are $25 (regular price is $40).
- Old-style IPPY Award medals. Inscribed with the year "2007" - in 2008 we eliminated the year designation. Ribbons included. On sale for $15 each (regular price is $35).
Order online HERE or download an order form: http://www.independentpublisher.com/paraph_sale_09.pdf
Questions? Contact Jim Barnes, Awards Director, jimb@bookpublishing.com - 1-800-644-0133 x1011
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WHY ENTER BOOK AWARDS?
Winners are featured prominently in our monthly newsletter, which goes out monthly to over 8,000 subscribers worldwide, many of whom are editors, agents, buyers, booksellers and librarians, and appear indefinitely at www.IndependentPublisher.com. We distribute a results program at BookExpo, and send the results press release to an additional 500 media outlets.
Entering your book titles in awards programs -- and winning -- brings credibility, publicity, prestige, and personal satisfaction. It can extend your publicity campaign, get you a whole new round of attention from the press, and open new doors with distributors and vendors.
See the recent BeneathTheCover.com blog entry from book PR expert Nettie Hartsock, Your Book Can't Win an Award if You Don't Enter: http://www.beneaththecover.com/2008/03/07/your-book-can%E2%80%99t-win-an-award-if-you-don%E2%80%99t-enter/
Awards do influence reviewers and buyers. A 1999 Cookbook category IPPY finalist was discovered this way, and 187,000 copies were sold to a pharmaceutical company. A cookbook winner in our inaugural 1997 contest has reordered stickers continually and the book keeps on selling, thanks in part to the gold seal on the cover.
"Our winning of a gold medal in the 2008 competition has greatly helped book sales. We sold nearly 2500 copies of Wild Alberta at the Crossroads last year and had to order a reprint of 1500. When we show retailers the gold medal they are always impressed and invariably order some books." Robin White, NatureWatch Partners
"Winning the silver award last year (Useppa, a Passage in Time, 2007) improved our ability to market the book in a multitude of ways. It gave us credentials that we used in our public relations and marketing; it made a real difference in our ability to get book signings and presentation opportunities; it enabled us to get radio and TV interviews; and often people selected to purchase the book because of the silver award medallion sticker. We actually had a couple of people return the book because their book did not have the medallion sticker. It also made the author and the artist feel appreciated and honored, and gave us a reason to celebrate their success!" - Chris Ludwig, Passages Press
"The fact is award stickers help to convince buyers to purchase. I've seen this happen with librarians -- when faced with two competing titles and a limited acquisition budget the librarians will take the one that won an award, any award, over the title that doesn't have an award to its credit. I'm confident that this same phenomena works for bookstore patrons browsing the shelves as well." - Jim Cox, Midwest Book Review
Need Awards Info?
If you're new to our Awards and would like to receive guidelines to all the contests, CLICK HERE to receive all guidelines via email PDF attachments.
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