Book Awards for Self-Published Authors

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Can winning an award give a self-published book a boost?

Well, it is one form of book promotion…

And, even though book promotion can seem like too much hard work for creative writers there are so many ways to promote books that anyone should be able to find a bearable combination of tasks to aid sales…

And, lest you think that getting a contract from a big publisher will take care of all the business of book promotion, consider this statement on Joe Konrath’s blog (which includes book promotion, along with other legacy “services”):

“…the vast majority of us who sign with legacy publishers, hoping for the ideal experience legacy can offer, have our expectations dashed.

“Imagine going to a restaurant, paying $50 for a steak, and getting a tiny bit of gristle and a single sprig of undercooked broccoli. Wouldn’t you be mad at the restaurant?

“Actually, if you were starving to death, no you wouldn’t. You’d be grateful for the shit they served you, and you’d pray to the universe they would deign to serve you again.”

Also, you may want to check out the 39 posts I have on book promotion…

So, can winning an award give your self-published book a boost?

Like all things in the world of books, maybe………

But, in case you have been or are considering self-publishing and you want to investigate the possible benefits of winning an award, The Alliance of Independent Authors have an article called 50 Book Awards Open to Self-publishers.

I’ll list the links they offer but also include their Warning:

“As ever on the internet, be scam savvy when considering awards, since competition fees can be quite hefty. Check out the Writer Beware site.”

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• Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award
• Axiom Business Book Awards
• Beach Book Festival
• Beverly Hills Book Awards
• Book Designer – Monthly eBook Cover Design Award
• Bookstore Without Borders’ LYRA Contest
• Book Festivals is a way of entering several competitions at the same time
• CIPA EVVY Awards
• Digital Book Awards
• eLit Book Awards 
• EPIC eBook Competition 
• Eric Hoffer Award
• First Page Competition 2014
• ForeWord Reviews – the Book of the Year Awards
• Global eBook Awards
• Green Book Festival
• Guardian Legend Self-published book of the month
• Harry Bowling Prize for Flash Fiction
• Harry Bowling Prize for New Writing (bi-annual)
• Historical Novel Society International Award
• Hollywood Book Festival 
• IACP Cookbook Awards
• Independent Book Publishers Association – Benjamin Franklin Awards
• IndieReader Discovery Awards
• International Book Awards 
• International Rubery Book Award
• IPPY Awards
• Kindle Book Review’s 2014 Kindle Book Awards
• Kirkus Indie Best of List 2014 
• London Book Festival
• Mom’s Choice Awards
• Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards
• National Indie Excellence Book Awards
• National Literacy Trust Children’s Author Prize
• Nautilus Book Awards
• New England Book Festival
• New York Book Festival
• Next Big Author Opening Chapter 
• Next Generation Indie Book Awards
• Paris Book Festival 
• Reader Views Literary Awards (Multiple awards)
• Readers Favourite Contest
• San Francisco Book Festival 
• Shelf Unbound Writing Competition for Best Self-Published Book
• Shirley You Jest Awards 
• The Living Now Book Awards
• UK Arts Council Funded: YouWriteOn Book of the Year Awards 
• USA “Best Books” Awards
• Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards [UK]
• Writer’s Digest Self Published Book Awards

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