IndieReader Announces the Winners of 2012 "IR Discovery Awards"

MONTCLAIR, N.J., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IndieReader (www.indiereader.com), the essential consumer guide to self-published books and the people who write them, have announced the winners of their first annual "IndieReader Discovery Awards" (IRDAs).

Notes IR founder Amy Edelman, "With the rush by traditional publishers to sign them and their noteworthy bestselling status, there's no longer much doubt that indie authors can be both commercially and creatively successful. All that was left to do was create a credible vehicle by which to find them. That's where the IRDAs come in."

The IRDAs were created to give indie authors access to people who can make a difference in their book's success.  While writing a great book is the first step, getting it in front of the right people—be they readers or agents or traditional publishers—is also a critical part of making an indie book a success." 

What makes the IRDA's so unique is their extraordinary panel of judges, including top agents, traditional publishers, PR people, bloggers, and book reviewers–virtually a who's who of some of the most important people in publishing today.

The top prize winning books in the 2012 IndieReader Discovery Awards are:

Top Non-Fiction Books

First Place
The Intentional Networker by Patti DeNucci
Business
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Second Place
Comfortably Unaware by Richard A Oppenlander
Environment
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Third Place/Tie
Grieving a Soulmate by Robert Orfali
Self-Help
Death with Dignity by Robert Orfali
Aging, Death & Dying
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Fiction
First Place
Whole Latte Life by Joanne DeMaio
Popular Fiction
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Second Place
One Blood by Qwantu Amaru
Horror
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Third Place
The Golden Ball by Katelyn Sinclair
Children's
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In addition to the top awards, 32 winners were named in 25 categories.  A complete list of 2012 winners and finalists is available at the IR website at http://indiereader.com/the-indiereader-discovery-awards-welcome/ .

2013 IndieReader Discovery Awards

Entries are now being accepted for the 2013 IRDAs. The awards are open to self-published fiction and nonfiction books with a valid ISBN. Every book entered will receive a guaranteed book review from one of IR's professional reviewers.  Books that receive a 4-5 star review—whether they win the IRDAs or not—will be considered "IR Approved" and will get a sticker so that booksellers and book buyers can identify it as such. 

Visit the IR website at http://indiereader.com/the-indiereader-discovery-awards-welcome/ for more information.

Contact:
Amy Edelman
+1-973-783-3052
[email protected]

SOURCE IndieReader.com