2014 Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards Voting Period (August 20 to September 10, 2014) #BooksPromotion #OFW

2014 Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards Voting Period (August 20 to September 10, 2014) #BooksPromotion #OFW

Kindly support by voting for my novel books and cookbooks listed below. Thanks

Filipino Readers Choice Awards Nominees: My 2 Novel Books and 2 Cookbooks, 1 Non Fiction book: Casting of Votes will start August 20, 2014. Kindly support my books. Thank you.

(1) Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW): This is My Life and Story (Fiction)

(2) The Filipino Werewolf (Fiction)

(3) Housewives Cookbook Guide for Dining Pleasure (Cookbook)

(4) The Philippines and International Restaurants Food Recipes (Cookbook)

(5) Every Woman Should Know About Beauty Secrets (Non-Fiction)

Vote for your favorite books from the nominees for the Readers’ Choice Awards! The voting period will determine the short list for the semi-finals that will be sent for panel judging. Top 3 winners for each category will advance to the next phase.

Voting period is up to September 10, 2014.

One vote per category, ONE BALLOT PER EMAIL ADDRESS. Multiple votes using one email address will not be counted.
You need to click one button per category for your vote to be submitted. If you have no vote for a specific category, you may select the "Skip" button.

The ballot has 8 pages, so make sure you go through all of them. Your vote is not submitted until you click the Submit button and get to the confirmation page.

Click this link to vote:

Filipino Readers Choice Awards 2014 Online Ballot Voting



Nominations for the 2014 Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards!

An initiative of the Filipino Book Bloggers Group, the Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards debuted at the 2nd Filipino Reader Conference in 2012, and was established to develop awareness and appreciation of Philippine literature, recognize the reader’s role in creating the meaning and experience of a literary work, and give the readers a voice in the Philippine book industry.

Nomination period is from August 4 to 18, 2014, so that’s plenty of time to nominate your favorite Filipino-authored, 2013 published books, and tell your friends to nominate their favorite Philippine published books, too!

To nominate a book, fill out the nomination form and hit submit. You can nominate as many books as you want, but don’t forget: only books written by Filipino authors, published from January to December 2013 will be accepted. Nominations that do not fulfill these criteria will be disqualified. Not quite sure if the book you read and liked was published in 2013? We have a list of 2013 published books here. If you’re an author or a publisher and your 2013 book(s) are not in the list, please send us an email at filipinoreaderschoice@gmail.com with the title, author, and publisher and we’ll add them to the list. :)

Here are the categories for this year’s FRCA:

Fiction in English- A novel in English, in any of the following genres: literary fiction, mystery/thriller, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, horror, speculative fiction.
Fiction in Filipino (or Taglish) – A novel in Filipino (or Taglish), in any of the following genres: literary fiction, mystery/thriller, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, horror, speculative fiction
Romance in English – A novel or novelette in English, in any of the following genres or classifications: romance, chick lit, erotica
Romance in Filipino (or Taglish) – A novel or novelette in Filipino (or Taglish), in any of the following genres or classifications: romance, chick lit, erotica
Fiction Anthology – Short story compilation by a single author or multiple authors, in either English or Filipino
Young Adult Fiction – A novel aimed towards the young adult audience, in either English or Filipino
Children’s Picture Book – A children’s picture book, fiction or nonfiction, in either English or Filipino
Comics & Graphic Novels – A comic compilation or graphic novel, fiction or nonfiction, in either English or Filipino
Poetry – A collection of poetry by a single author or multiple authors, in either English or Filipino
Inspirational / Religious – Nonfiction, in any of the following classifications: religious, spiritual, inspirational, either English or Filipino
Humor – Nonfiction work, classified as humor, in either English or Filipino
Food & Cookbook – Nonfiction work, classified under food or cooking
Nonfiction – Single work or anthology, of the following classifications: arts and culture, memoir, autobiography, biography, creative nonfiction, history, philosophy, psychology, in either English or Filipino

Some other things to keep in mind before submitting your nominations:

Reprints or later editions of books previously nominated to the FRCA will not be considered for the awards.
Works of Filipino authors published abroad are accepted as long as they meet the set publication dates and category description
Translated works of foreign authors are currently not qualified for any of the award categories.
The FRCA committee reserves the right to decide on the books qualified for nomination based on the publication dates and category description.

Final Nominees for the 2014 Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards

Fiction in English:

Project 17 by Eliza Victoria (Visprint)
The Mango Bride by Marivi Soliven Blanco (New American Library)
Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW): This is My Life and Story by Fernando Lachica (Fernando Lachica; First Edition edition (March 4, 2013))
The Filipino Werewolf by Fernando Lachica (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (March 11, 2013))
Eight Muses of the Fall by Edgar Samar (Anvil Publishing)
Gitarista by Reev Robledo (Self-published)
Driftwood on Dry Land by T.S. Sungkit, Jr. (UST Publishing House)
The Coconut Republic by Manuel Montealegre (UST Publishing House)
The Recorded History of a Girl by Celine Lopez (National Book Store)

Fiction in Filipino (or Taglish):

Bayaning Lamanlupa by U Z. Eliserio (Flipside Publishing)
Ang Banal na Aklat ng mga Kumag by Allan Derain (Cacho Publishing)
Ang Lihim ng Ultramar by Rhod V. Nuncio (UST Publishing House)
Para sa Hopeless Romantic by Marcelo Santos III (Lodestar Press Inc.)

Romance in English:

All’s Fair in Blog and War by Chrissie Peria (Self-published)
Cover (Story) Girl by Chris Mariano (Self-published)
Finding X by Miles Tan (Self-published)
The Real Score by Kesh Tanglao (Self-published)
Welcome to Envy Park by Mina V. Esguerra (Bright Girl Books)
When Fangirls Cry by Marian Tee (Independent publishing)
The Royal Heartbreak by Marian Tee (Independent publishing)
Vintage Love by Agay Llanera (Self-published)
In Over Her Head by Anne Plaza (Self-published)
Well Played by Katrina Ramos Atienza (Self-published)

Romance in Filipino (or Taglish):

Baby, Be Mine by Sofia (Precious Pages/Precious Hearts Romances)
Story of Us Trilogy Book 1: A Love to Cherish by Aya Myers (Precious Pages/Precious Hearts Romances)
Story of Us Trilogy Book 2: A Tale of Forever by Aya Myers (Precious Pages/Precious Hearts Romances)
Story of Us Trilogy Book 3: A Tale of Love to Cherish Forever by Aya Myers (Precious Pages/Precious Hearts Romances)
Hanggang Wakas by Angela Pangilinan (Precious Pages/Precious Hearts Romances)
A Home In His Arms by Aya Myers (Precious Pages/Precious Hearts Romances)
Love on Trial by Aya Myers (Precious Pages/Precious Hearts Romances)
Anonymous by Gypsy Esguerra (Black Ink Comics)
The Girl and the Goldfish by Maricar Dizon (Black Ink Comics)
The Unexpected You by Sonia Francesca (Precious Pages/Precious Hearts Romances)
StallionRevisited 5: Rain Elizondo by Sonia Francesca (Precious Pages/Precious Hearts Romances)
My Favorite Girl by Luna King (Precious Pages/Precious Hearts Romances)
Unbreak My Heart by Sofia (Precious Pages/Precious Hearts Romances)
Heaven by Angel Bautista (Precious Pages/Precious Hearts Romances)
Mga Mata sa Dilim by Camilla (Precious Pages/Precious Hearts Romances)

Fiction Anthology:

Kaba by Yvette Tan (A&S Books)
Anim na Sabado ng Beyblade at iba pang Sanaysay by Ferdinand Pisigan Jarin (Visprint Inc.)
Querida: An Anthology by Tuvera et al (Anvil)
Manila Noir by Jessica Hagedorn (Anvil)
BAKA NG INA MO: O bakit hindi palaging mother knows best by Ronaldo S. Vivo Jr., Erwin C. Dayrit, Danell Arquero, Ronnel S. Vivo, Earl Kristian Palma, Christian De Jesus (UngazPress)
Unseen Moon by Eliza Victoria (Self-published)
The Heart of Need by Augusto Antonio Aguila (UST Publishing House)
Twice-Told Subanon Tales by Antonio Enriquez (UST Publishing House)
For Love and Kisses by Andrea Pasion Flores (UST Publishing House)
Now, Then, and Elsewhen by Nikki Alfar (UST Publishing House)

Young Adult Fiction:

Shine by Candy Gourlay (David Fickling Books)
Three Words Eight Letters Say It and I’m Yours by Jade Pitogo (PopFiction)
Talk Back and You’re Dead By Alesana Marie (PSICOM)
Fan Girl Meets Superman by Aivan Reigh A. Vivero (Lifebooks)
The Boy Wears Prada by Aivan Reigh A. Vivero (Night Owl Books)
The Despicable Guy by Leng de Chavez (PopFiction)
Secretly Married by forgottenglimmer (PopFiction)
She’s Dating the Gangster by SGWannB (PopFiction)
Operation: Break the Casanova’s Heart by Aly Almario (PopFiction)
A and D by Louisse Carreon (fallenbabybubu) (PopFiction)
The Bet by Kimberly Joy Villanueva (PopFiction)
For Hire: A Damn Good Kisser (Book 1) by Ariesa Domingo (PopFiction)
Three Words Eight Letters Say it and I’m Yours by Girlinlove (PopFiction)
Queen of the Clueless (Interim Goddess of Love # 2) by Mina V. Esguerra (Bright Girl Books)
Icon of the Indecisive (Interim Goddess of Love # 3) by Mina V. Esguerra (Bright Girl Books)

Children’s Picture Book:

Ngumiti si Andoy by Xi Zuq, Dominic Agsaway (Adarna House)
But That Won’t Make Me Sleep by Annie Pacana-Lumbao (Adarna House)
Ma-Me-Mi-Mumu by Jomike Tejido (Tahanan)
EDSA by Russell Molina, Sergio Bumatay (Adarna House)
MANTSA by Augie Rivera (Plan International, Inc. (Philippines))
Ang Walong Baso ni Kuya Paquito by Annie Pacana-Lumbao , illus: Ray Nazarene Sunga (Adarna House and FNRI-DOST)
Alpabetong Filipino by Nicanor G. Tiongson (Tahanan)
What Kids Should Know About Andres and the Katipunan by Rowena “Weng” Cahiles (Adarna House)
Kayumanggi by Christine Marie Lim Magpile (Lampara Publishing Inc.)
Si Berting, ang Batang Uling by Christopher S. Rosales (Lampara Publishing Inc.)
Bugtong, Bugtong 2 by Daniel Tayona (Tahanan)
Top Ten Travels: Guangzhou by Scott Lee Chua (Anvil Publishing Inc.)

Comics & Graphic Novels:

Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady by Carlo Vergara (Visprint)
PilandoKomiks Isyu 2: Mga Pagsubok ng Karagatan by Borg Sinaban (Adarna House)
Wandering Hearts by Nald Tabuzo (Black Ink Comics)
The Dark Colony: Book 1 – MIkey Recio and The Secret Of The Demon Dungeon by Budjette Tan, Bow Guerrero, JB Tapia (Alamat)
The Filipino Heroes League Book 2: The Sword by Paolo Fabregas (Visprint)
Trese: Book of Murders by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo (Visprint)
Zombinoy No. 5 by Geonard Yleana, Carlo Cruz, Dennies Layante and Sid Santos (Pelikomiks Studios)

Poetry:

What Passes for Answers by Mikael de Lara Co (ADMU Press)
Kalmot ng Pusa sa Tagiliran by Jim Pascual Agustin (UST Press)
Sound Before Water by Jim Pascual Agustin (UST Press)
Musings of a Filipino Fighter by Malyari Lucban (Dagitab Publishing)
The Saints of Streets by Luisa A. Igloria (UST Press)
Burning Houses by Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta (UST Press)
Canticos: Apat na Boses by K. S. Cordero (UST Press)
M’mry Wire by Ricardo M. De Ungria (UST Press)
Ulikba at iba pang bagong tula by Epifanio San Juan, Jr. (UST Press)
Kalmot ng Pusa sa Tagiliran by Jim Pascual Agustin (UST Press)
Kung Saan sa Katawan: Mga Tula by Louie Jon A. Sanchez (UST Press)
Ang Romansa ng Pagsagip ng Osong Marso by Virgilio Almario (Rio Alma) (UST Press)
Caesuras: 155 New Poems by Cesar Ruiz Aquino (UST Press)
To the Evening Star by Simeon Dumdum, Jr. (UST Press)

Inspirational / Religious:

Quick Questions, Uneasy Answers by Fr. Johnny S. Go, S.J. (Independent)
The Lighter Side of Saints by Lina Diaz de Rivera (Anvil Publishing Inc.)
You Can’t Interview God: Church Women and Men in the News by Ceres P. Doyo (Anvil Publishing Inc.)
Mama Mary and Her Children Book 4 by Fr. James Reuter, S.J. (Anvil Publishing Inc.)

Humor:

Men are from QC, Women are from Alabang by Stanley Chi (PSICOM)
I Saw Da Sign (Compilation) (Summit Books)

Food & Cookbook:

Housewives Cookbook Guide for Dining Pleasure by Fernando Lachica (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)
The Philippines and International Restaurants Food Recipes by Fernando Lachica (BookRix GmbH & Co. KG)
Dessert Comes First by Lori Baltazar (Sketchbooks Inc.)
Eat Out Now 2014 by Alicia Colby Sy (Summit Books)
Spot.ph Top 10 Everything Food Lists by Spot.ph (Summit Books)
The Malunggay Book by Theodore Salonga and Mon Urbano Anvil Publishing Inc.)
Coconut Oil: From Diet to Therapy by Conrado Dayrit & Fabian Dayrit Anvil Publishing Inc.)
Cacao Bean to Bar by Pacita Juan and Josephine Ramos Anvil Publishing Inc.)
The Sexy Cookbook by Rachel Alejandro & Chef Barni Alejandro-Rennebeck (National Book Store)
Tastes of Home: A Family Cookbook by Sari Jorge (National Book Store)

Nonfiction:

60 Minutes: Interviews with People who Inspire by Ivy Mendoza / Manila Bulletin (Anvil)
Philippine Style: Design and Architecture by Luca Tettoni & Elizabeth Reyes (Anvil)
Every Woman Should Know About Beauty Secrets by Fernando Lachica (BookRix GmbH & Co. KG)
Report from the Abyss by Karl R. de Mesa (Visprint)
STORY BOOK: Essays on the History of the Book by May Jurilla Anvil Publishing Inc.)
Tricia Gosingtian’s 150 Style Essentials for Every Girl by Tricia Gosingtian (Summit Books)
Personal Space and Other Essays by Chit Roces- Santos Anvil Publishing Inc.)
Human Face: A Journalist’s Encounters and Awakenings by Ceres P. Doyo Anvil Publishing Inc.)
Isabelo’s Archive by Resil B. Mojares Anvil Publishing Inc.)
Motherhood Statements by Rica Bolipata-Santos and Cyan Abad-Hugo, editors Anvil Publishing Inc.)
Story Book: Essays on the history of the Book in the Philippines by Patricia May B. Jurilla Anvil Publishing Inc.)
My Take: Growing Up, Liking It So Far by Scott Lee Chua Anvil Publishing Inc.)
The Naga We Know by Paz Verdados Santos & Kristian Sendon Cordero Anvil Publishing Inc.)
Wellness for Mothers by Robin Lim Anvil Publishing Inc.)
Learning Series: Study Smart by Queena Lee-Chua Anvil Publishing Inc.)
A Cultural History of Santo Domingo by Romeo B. Galang, Jr. UST Publishing House)
A Wartime Legacy: The UST During the 2nd World War 1941-1945 by Jose Victor Z. Torres UST Publishing House)
Of War and Peace: Lantakas and Bells Part 1 (revised) by W-A Miailhe de Burgh and Fe B. Mangahas UST Publishing House)
Stepping Stones by Baboo Mondonedo UST Publishing House)
Autumn in Madrid and Other Travel Tales by Alice Sun-Cua UST Publishing House)
Discernments by Ralph Semino Galan UST Publishing House)
Peace Mindanao by Jaime An Lim (editor) UST Publishing House)
Vatican II at Fifty by Fr. Fausto Gomez, O.P. UST Publishing House)
Living the Episcopacy by Leonardo Z. Legaspi UST Publishing House)
Of War and Peace: Lantakas and Bells Part 2 (revised) by Regalado Trota Jose UST Publishing House)
Enshrining the Nation: Monuments to Forgetting and the Invention of Historical Memory by Jaymee T. Siao UST Publishing House)
Filipino sa Dominyo ng Kapangyarihan by Roberto T. Añonuevo UST Publishing House)
The Living River: A History of Colegio Del Buen Consejo by Luciano P. R. Santiago UST Publishing House)

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Forming A Strategy To Market Your Book #BooksPromotion

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Forming A Strategy To Market Your Book #BooksPromotion

Before you even begin writing your book you need to start forming a strategy to market your book - a book marketing plan. Writing a book is a large investment of time, energy, effort and money, and so it's critical that you don't set out on this path without a good plan.

Planning is Essential in Your Strategy to Market Your Book

Before you even begin putting together the details of your marketing plan, you will have to give careful thought to a number of important factors. For instance, you need to determine what your book is about, who your potential readers are, what other books are available that are similar to yours or different than your own. This essentially defines your target market.

Once you have defined your market, you need to make sure that your book addresses what your audience is most concerned about or interested in. Put together an outline of your chapters and make sure that the direction of your book holds true to what your audience wants.

With this more clearly spelled out, you can start mapping out strategies for marketing your book. Having a book marketing plan will aid you in writing a much better book before you even begin writing. The choices you make when determining how to market and promote your book will ultimately determine the success of your newly published book.

Strategic Marketing and Promotional Planning

You have done all the work of researching, taking notes, writing the outlines and rough drafts to finally complete your book. Forming a strategy to market your book includes marketing, publicizing and promoting it. You may consider various options; here are a few that are helpful.

- When you want to attract as much media attention as possible, you need to write an engaging and informative press release. Remember to optimize your press release as you write it, to fit your particular needs of niche, genre or targeted market. Then send your press release to the various broadcasting and print media for release to the public. Consider sending your press release to any local newspaper for inclusion in that paper, as well as possible interviews for the newspaper.

- Accumulate a large mailing list of your targeted market in order to make them aware of your book, as well as any back end products you may wish to convert into sales.

- In this day and age it is a wise investment of time, effort and money to build your own website or blog featuring your book. Remember to title your site or blog using your book title as its name, so that it is easy to locate while searching online. Include rich keywords and keyword phrases to entice the search engines, as well as anyone surfing the Internet trying to find your book for purchase. If you cannot build the site yourself, hire someone to do it for you.

There are many other means to consider while forming your book marketing plan. Take it one step at a time for book planning, and you are sure to find success!

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8 Effective Ways for Book Promotions to Reach Your Fans Worldwide #BooksPromotion

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8 Effective Ways for Book Promotions to Reach Your Fans Worldwide

Have you completed writing a book and are now planning to promote it effectively? Book promotion is one of the most significant factors that helps you to put your innovative ideas and thoughts in front of the readers throughout the world. By promoting your book effectively, you can not only reach out to your numerous fans worldwide but also gain a greater number of fans for your work in the publishing world. Here are some effective techniques that can help you to promote your new book to a large number of readers worldwide.

1. Develop and print postcards: You can develop your own cards, which promotes your book title, on your computer system, if you have an application designed for the same. If not, you can search online for a good printing service that can help with the creation and printing of postcards that advertises your new book.
Click an image of your book and use it on the postcards and other promotional materials. Write a personalized note on the back of this card. Mail these cards to your friends, colleagues, librarians, and other people you know. Ensure that you personally hand out these postcards at popular book fairs, conferences, seminars, and rest of the networking events. Try to tell your fans and other readers about your book in one or two sentences.

2. Approach popular global book exhibitions: You should try to display your book in some popular global book fairs in 2014 such as BookExpo America 2014, Frankfurt book fair 2014, and many more. Research online to learn about date, venue, how to showcase your books and other aspects of these popular events and participate in these events to promote your new book. You can give a great exposure to your book by displaying it in these global events.

3. Create your list: It is always good to keep a record of all the people you meet, especially the media professionals, by collecting their business cards. Try to capture all the contact names that come your way. Add all the names, contacts, and others details of these people in your database. Remember to ask the professionals whether it's alright to add their names to your list.

4. Get your new book reviewed: Is your new book published? Did your book publisher get good reviews for your book? If not, then hurry up to get some since good book reviews greatly help in the book promotion. Talk to your publisher about this need and if your publisher agrees you can get good and impressive reviews for your book. Ask for your own copies of those reviews so that you can use them to promote your book by your means. You can use these reviews in your own promotional materials such as banners, advertisements, and even use them on your own website.

5. Promote your new book through popular magazines: Try to sell the serial rights to some popular magazines to promote your book effectively. In this way, you can give the magazines the right to print some selected portions of your new book in popular magazine. If you have a book publisher, they can help you to promote your new book through some well-known magazines since publishers own rights in this regard.

6. Set up a media campaign: Make a list of television channels and radio shows that can help you in promoting your book. Try to set up a broadcast media campaign to promote your new volume. Have a press release on your book ready to fax or mail. Approach producers of relevant television shows and your press release to them, if they ask for it. Don’t mail them your release unless you have permission for the same or else they will throw it away. You can promote your work to a greater number of readers through the media.

7. Promote your work through your social circle: Spread the word about your volume through your friends, family, colleagues, business associates, clients, and many other people in your acquaintance. Send an email, about your new work, to your fans and friends. Keep your fans up-to-date about the happenings of your book. Narrate them your experiences when writing the book. Putting all this on your blog can prove very effective to increase the popularity of your new book among the readers.

8. Publicize your book through print media: Print media publicity campaign can prove instrumental in promoting your book to a greater number of people and your fans. Advertise your new book in the major newspapers. Always include the telephone number and the website where the readers can order your new book. Also, do not forget to advertise your book in some small local community papers that have several subscribers to market your book effective.

If you try to market your new book by using these eight effective ways, you are sure to advertise your book effectively and reach maximum readers and fans worldwide.

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