Book Awards News from Jenkins Group - updates on all four of our Book Awards contests

• IPPY Awards 2009 – Early-bird Entry Deadline Nov 15th
• Axiom Business Book Awards Entry Fee Price Rollback & Final Deadline Nov. 24th
• Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards Results
• Announcing the LIVING NOW BOOK AWARDS – our new Lifestyle Book Awards
• Why enter book awards contests?

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INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS – 13th Annual Awards – Early-Bird Entry Fee Deadline Nov. 15th

Enter now at: http://www.independentpublisher.com/ipland/IPAwards.php

• World’s Largest Book Awards contest, for indies only
• 65 National Categories – 20 Regional Categories
• Great Publicity & Great Awards party at BEA

Early-bird deadline is Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. Enter now and save $5 per entry. Enter online by midnight on the 15th or postmark your mail-in entry by the 15th.

Enter now at: http://www.independentpublisher.com/ipland/IPAwards.php

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 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 titles copyrighted or released in 2008. Final deadline is March 21, 2009. No price increases this year!

2009 IPPY Guidelines and entry info: http://www.independentpublisher.com/ipland/IPPY2009EarlyApplication1.pdf

Here is the link to the 2008 Awards results article online, with links to event photos, press release, etc: http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1231

Enter your award-worthy books today, and get the recognition and exposure they deserve. Cool medals! Shiny stickers! Awesome party!

Questions? Contact Jim Barnes, Awards Director, jimb@bookpublishing.com

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2009 AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS – “Success Through Knowledge” – www.AxiomAwards.com

Early-Bird Entry Fee Extended to Final Deadline Nov. 24th

To help ease the current economic slowdown, we’re rolling back Axiom Awards entry fees and extending the early-bird price until the final deadline, November 24th. With today’s financial turmoil, business people need new, inspiring ideas. Enter and compete with the best business books of the year and get on this hot business book reading list.

Enter now at: http://www.axiomawards.com/entry.php

Now in their second year, the Axiom Business Book Awards are designed to bring increased recognition to the year’s best business books and their creators. This year’s contest will accept entries until November 24, 2008, for books with 2007 or 2008 copright or release dates. The goal of these business book awards is to celebrate the innovative, intelligent and creative aspects of the books that make business people think, see and work differently every day.

Early-Bird Entry Fee extended through Nov. 24, 2008: $115 per category. Enter online or postmark your mail-in entry by Nov. 24th.

Print out guidelines and entry form:
http://www.axiomawards.com/Axiom_Guidelines_2009_Late1.pdf

Axiom online entry site:
http://www.axiomawards.com/entry.php

Complete results and photos from the 2008 Axiom Awards: http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1211

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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2008 MOONBEAM CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS -  http://www.MoonbeamAwards.com

“Celebrating youthful curiosity, discovery and learning through books and reading.”

Final results have been announced. Congratulations to all medalists! View results here:
http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1250

Click here to receive 2009 Moonbeam entry guidelines

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Announcing the first annual Living Now Book Awards -  ”Books for Better Living”

The new Living Now Book Awards are designed to honor the year’s best books that help readers attain healthier, more fulfilling and productive lives. The new book awards program will accept entries until February 21st, 2009 for books with 2007 or 2008 copyrights or that were released in 2007 or 2008.

Website: http://www.LivingNowAwards.com

Print guidelines and entry form: http://www.livingnowawards.com/Living_Now_Awards_Entry_Form_081208.pdf

^{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 will recognize books that help readers help themselves, to learn about enriching their lives in wholesome, Earth-friendly ways.}

^{For more information contact Jim Barnes, Awards Director, jimb@bookpublishing.com}

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^{WHY ENTER BOOK AWARDS?}

^{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.}

^{Winners are featured prominently in our monthly newsletter, which goes out monthly to over 7,000 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.}

^{“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}

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