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To: ManyMoose who wrote (2060)	10/19/2009 3:29:07 PM
From: SmoothSail	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9625

Here's some good news: Got this email from Bill Pack. His book has been nominated for the National Best Book 2009 Award. Hi, There will be more news on this later, but I am forwarding you this message regarding the National Best Book 2009 Awards. I am on the road for another week or so, then back in California. Feel free to let folks know. Thank you. Best always, Bill Congratulations! The epic results are in for the National "Best Books 2009" Awards! Your book has been honored as a "Finalist " in the "Fiction & Literature: General Fiction" category! ============================== The Bottom of the Sky by William C. Pack Finalist Fiction & Literature: General Fiction ============================== Your title will be listed live on USABookNews.com for an additional six (6) months. A complete list of winners and finalists in each category can be found at: usabooknews.com Winners can use the following verbiage: “Award-Winner in the (your category) category of the National Best Books 2009 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News” or something similar to this statement. Finalists can use the following verbiage: “Award-Winning Finalist in the (your category) category of the National Best Books 2009 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News” or something similar to this statement. A major publicity campaign announcing the award results is already underway and will continue throughout the holidays. We also encourage you to promote your award to your media and company contacts. Past winners and finalists have maximized their media exposure and holiday sales by sending out their own press release. AWARD RESULTS CHECKLIST: 1. CHECK YOUR RESULTS PAGE LISTING: The categories are in alphabetical order: usabooknews.com Please e-mail us immediately with corrections. 2. READ THE NATIONAL PRESS RELEASE: usabooknews.com Feel free to use portions of the wording for any press release or announcement you would like to send out to your contacts featuring your title and award. Please do not forget to change the media contact person on the release to one that is affiliated with your company. 3. BOOK AWARD STICKERS! Beautiful embossed 2-inch gold stickers are available for purchase for both winners & finalists at: usabooknews.com 4. CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE: Free downloadable certificate templates for winners and finalists can be found at the top of this page. usabooknews.com Premium Award Certificate Packages are also available for purchase at the same link: usabooknews.com 5. FREE AWARD IMAGES FOR YOUR WEBSITE & PRINT MATERIAL E-mail us at mailto:usabooknews@earthlink.net and ask for the winner or finalist award logo file and we will e-mail you j-pegs, photoshop and other award images. 6. IMMEDIATE PUBLICITY OPPORTUNITIES: --USA Book News Magazine Online Bulletin Board Listing: Reach thousands in the general book buying public. Send in your 40-word free bulletin board ad to: mailto:usabooknews@earthlink.net and write “bulletin board” in the subject heading. --ARE YOU A MEMBER OF PMA? ( ibpa-online.org) Send in your award announcement to be printed in the “Member News” section of the monthly PMA Newsletter sent out to over 7000+ in the publishing industry. Check the back of your monthly PMA newsletter for e-mail submission guidelines. --ARE YOU A MEMBER OF SPAN (Small Publishers Association of North America)? spannet.org Please check your monthly newsletter on how to send in your award/member news. 7. CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM: FINAL CALL FOR ENTRIES! THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS (IBA 2010) Your title is eligible to enter the 2010 International Book Awards (IBA 2010) -Sponsored by JPX Media, the parent company of USA Book News and the 7th Annual National Best Books Awards! -Enter before December 30, 2009 and receive an Independent Bookstore Database (a $300.00 Value!) for select stores in the United States. -2007-2010 Published Titles are Eligible. -Over $10,000.00 in Cash & Prizes will be Awarded. -Global Industry Coverage: London, New York, Frankfurt, Beijing! -Unprecedented National and International Media Exposure! -Winners & Finalists will be Announced May 2010 at BEA New York! -All Entries are due by April 30, 2010. internationalbookawards.com =============================================================== If you have any questions or comments please feel free to reply to this e-mail. Thank you for making the National Best Books 2009 Awards one of the most successful mainstream book award programs in the United States. We welcome your comments and testimonials! Have a fantastic holiday selling season and once again, congratulations! Regards, Jeff Keen President & CEO JPX Media USABookNews.com