Enter Professional Advancement Seminars and Services PASS book awards competition and earn credibility and publicity for your books!
Entry deadline August 15, 2009 $75 per title per category until March 15, 2008 $80 per category March 16 until May 15, 2009 $85 per category May 16 until August 15, 2009
· 2009 PASS BUSINESS BOOK EDGE AWARDS - "Printing Your Passion" -www.publishpass.com
· In today's financial chaos, business people need new, stimulating ideas that trigger their own entrepreneurial success. Enter and compete with the best independently published business books of the year.
· Entry fees are based on a per-title, per-category basis. Take advantage of the early discounted entry fees:
$75 per title per category until March 15, 2008
$80 per category March 16 until May 15, 2009 $85 per category May 16 until August 15, 2009
Announcing the EDGE Awards sponsored by Professional Advancement Seminars and Services (PASS) Publishing Company recognize and promote independently published books and ebooks that change people's lives and promote the professional. EDGE – Excellence in Demonstrating Ground-breaking Entrepreneurship. The EDGE Awards were conceived to recognize and reward extraordinary books by independent publishers.
· Any non-fiction book that promotes an industry accepted scope of practice in a professional area of expertise will be accepted.
· A submission should set forth a theory that has justifiable merit and factual basis.
· The book can cover any professional topic but must give a solution or benefit for issues of that professional practice.
· The entry must meet the standards of the professional practice from which it is related.
· Each entry must list the profession to which it is related.
Awards: Winning titles will be exhibited in a 2009 Publish PASS EDGE Book Awards Showcase web page. An overall Grand Prize winner, an honorable mention will be awarded. 5 finalists will be named, for each profession submitted a special award will be given to the top book and the top ebook.
Each entry will be judged on and receives an individual evaluation with the judges’ commentary based on the following criteria:
· Appropriateness of subject matter.
· Depth of research
· Is the entry "well-sourced"? Are sources credible and accurate?
· Presentation
· Impact of entry on the problem or issue covered
· How well the book has achieved its goal
· What possibilities are suggested by the book
· What the book has left out
· What specific points are not convincing
· Eye catching cover
· Market appeal
· Client generation possibility
The EDGE Awards are focused solely on independently published business books and ebooks. Winner, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions appear for an entire year at www.publishpass.com. Winners will also be featured and highlighted prominently in our monthly newsletter. Awards are a great tool for all those involved. Awards influence reviewers, buyers, decision makers and future clients. The gold seal prominently placed on the book cover often captures the buyer's attention and leads to higher sales.
· 2009 PASS BUSINESS BOOK EDGE AWARDS - "Printing Your Passion" -www.publishpass.com
· In today's financial chaos, business people need new, stimulating ideas that trigger their own entrepreneurial success. Enter and compete with the best independently published business books of the year.
· Entry fees are based on a per-title, per-category basis. Take advantage of the early discounted entry fees:
Award Categories:
General Business/ Economics
Career (job search, career advancement)
Sales (sales skills, negotiating, closing)
Leadership
Communication Skills/Networking
Business Ethics
Operations Management/Productivity/TQM
Human Resources/Employee Training
Entrepreneurship
Philanthropy/Charity/Nonprofit
International Business/Globalization
Personal Finance (estate planning, debt management)
Investing (stocks, bonds, hedge funds, options, futures)
Retirement Planning
Coaching/Mentoring
Success/Motivation
Advertising/Marketing/PR/Event Planning
Corporate History/Milestone
Real Estate (buying, investing, management)
Business Reference (legal, how-to, technology)
Memoir/Biography
Business Fable
Enter now by sending entry to:
Publish Pass attn:Edge Publishing Award 4565 Point White Drive Bainbridge Island, WA 98110