Ebook Awards/Comps?

[Jackson]

Hi All :),

I was just wondering if any of you out there know of any global ebook Competitions and Award Sites where one can offer their prized work up to be judged ;)

Hope everyone had a wicked weekend :)
Many Thanks
J.S

In other news we're still running our Month of October Giveaway of This Devil's Dice on our facebook fanpage - write " The Devil made me do it " on our wall if you fancy a copy :)

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[Paul]

You could try these guys http://www.indiebookawards.com/ I got a Finalist award this year and it did generate a burst of web traffic. Also made my goodreads ad ctr go up when I mentioned it. Costs $75.

[Ey]

You should read this before you enter the contest. http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2008/02...

[Paul]

Ey has a good point. Understand that these contests are not about literary merit. They are PR vehicles. Is this a good use of your money? Up to you.

[Jackson]

Points well taken guys thank you!, and thanks Ey and Paul will check out both now :) Guess it comes down to crashing through the clutter and getting the all important exposure...well that is the concept anyway if you do win it ;)

[Dale]

I *never* enter contests with a price tag that high.

[Stephen Livingston]

You can check out the ePublishing Consortium: http://www.epublishingconsortium.com
My short story collection "Kindling" received the ePublishing Consortium Writers Award.
Best wishes, Stephen Livingston.

[J.L.]

Thanks for links and comments. These award things are tricky. What to do. What to do. I did enter the 2012 EPIC Awards and have learned that I'm a finalist in historical fiction. I'll find out in March. Is it a good thing? At this point, I think so. I also found out that Publisher's Weekly has a supplement for self- published books. I did pay to get into that and am hoping that I'll get a review, but that is another story.

[Larry]

Paul wrote: "You could try these guys http://www.indiebookawards.com/ I got a Finalist award this year and it did generate a burst of web traffic. Also made my goodreads ad ctr go up when I mentioned it. Costs..."

To me, that sounds more like a revenue stream for them than a contest entry price.

[Larry]

J.L. wrote: "Thanks for links and comments. These award things are tricky. What to do. What to do. I did enter the 2012 EPIC Awards and have learned that I'm a finalist in historical fiction. I'll find out in M..."

The EPIC Awards formerly the EPPIE Awards are one of the oldest around for electronic publishing. Congrats on finalist. My book Self-Promotion for Authors was a 2008 finalist.