INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER

Calling all independent authors and publishers! We are proud to announce the 20th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards, conducted to honor the year's best independently published titles. Celebrating our 20th anniversary this year, we are now accepting entries for books with 2014-2016 copyrights or released between January 1, 2014 and February 27, 2016. The contest is presented by Jenkins Group and our book marketing website, IndependentPublisher.com, headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan. The Independent Publisher Book Awards were conceived in 1996 as a broad-based, unaffiliated awards program open to all members of the independent publishing industry, and are open to independent authors and publishers worldwide who produce books intended for an English speaking audience. We define “independent ” as 1) independently owned and operated; 2) operated by a foundation or university; or 3) long-time independents that became incorporated but operate autonomously and publish fewer than 50 titles a year. The awards are intended to bring increased recognition to the thousands of exemplary independent, university, and self-published titles published each year. Since the inaugural contest in 1996, over 5,500 books have received “IPPY“ Awards, and all the recognition, credibility, and increased sales that a book award can bring. Entry fees range from the early-bird fee of $75 to $95 when you enter closer to our final deadline of February 27, 2016. Regional and E