And the January 2099 Winners are ........!

The first title to win our Readers' Choice Award in 2009 is 'In Search of an Angel'! After a very close contest between the top 4 titles in this category just one vote separated first and second place. Only a handful of votes between the rest giving them a great start to the February positions.

Congratulations to author Martin Penalver.

Our distinguished Authors' Choice for January goes to the popular work by Mick Parker - 'Devil's Trinity'! Also a close race but 'Devil's Trinity' held the lead for most of the month of January.

Congratulations also to author Mick Parker.

No News - Hopefully Good News!

Just a reminder that there will be no updates this week as I'm away at a conference.

For those Authors hoping to grab the first Awards of 2009, hopefully no news will be good news!

I'll report on the winners at the weekend.

January very close as we approach final week!

With some shuffling of positions, the January voting is getting very close indeed.

Ony a few votes seperate the top titles in both categories and only one can win in each!

Please note, there will be no updates during the week ahead as I'm away at a conference. I can't wait to see who has won the first awards of the year when I get back on Friday! The results will be announced next weekend.

Strong voting for leading titles!

Over the past 24 hours there has been strong voting especially for 'Dusk Before The Dawn' and 'Angels in Mourning'. The overnight positions haven't changed but as the votes pour in it's to close to call who will win the first Awards in 2009!

A few days with no new Titles

As the top titles jostle for positions, we usually see a steady stream of new titles coming forward. Perhaps it's the momentous world events taking place in America or the global recession but for the first time in months we have seen a run of a few days with no new titles coming forward.

We've still got votes coming in for your favourites though so that helps them even more!

January shuffle!

'The Devil's Trinity' moves into top spot amongst our authors and 'In Search of an Angel' now leads the Readers' Choice Awards.

There is now very little seperating the leading titles and it is anybody's guess which titles will win the January Awards!

Mid month update!

What are you doing on these cold January evenings ?

Hopefully reading your favorite titles ordered from AmazonClicks.com followed by voting to support them in the monthly awards.

Even being nominated for an award helps authors to promote their works and to actually win is a great PR opportunity! So go on, when you have enjoyed your read, vote to support the author.

In addition, all award winners are automatically entered for the annual Book Awards.

As for this month, no change overnight in the leading positions but it is all still up for grabs in January.

New Leaders & Annual Award Details

Nearly half way through January and the New Year has seen another change of leaders. 'Dusk before the Dawn' has gone into first place in the Readers' Choice Awards and 'The Devil's Trinity' now leads with our Authors!

Details on the annual 'Book Awards' have been released this week with another new initiative to ensure the book buying public will decide on the winner and the cash prize awarded. The Annual Book Award will be made to one title achieving the most votes each year.

Voting

Nominations for the annual award will be restricted to those books winning each month's AmazonClicks Readers' and Author's Choice Awards. As the awards began mid-way through 2008, the first 2009 Awards will include all winners throughout the period until November 2009. Each year after 2009, the qualifying period will be December to November so that we can announce the winner in December each year, before Christmas.

In order to support your favorite title, you will be invited to vote (details on how to vote will follow). It will be one vote per person unless;

1) Any purchases of books from the 'Role of Honour' or 'Special Categories' on the AmazonClicks site (only) will entitle the purchaser to additional votes, one for each book purchased. Proof of purchase will be required e.g. you can forward the email despatch note from Amazon. There will be no limit to the number of additional votes per person which can be used to support the same or a selection of titles. An email confirming your voting entitlement will be issued for every purchaser.

2) Multiple votes other than those issued above, will not count against the nominated title and if deliberate 'spamming' is suspected they may count against the title they nominate.

The Prize Fund

100% of all commissions paid by any associate Amazon company to AmazonClicks.com for books in the Role of Honour or Special Categories between January 1st 2009 and November 30th 2009, will be donated to the Prize Fund for the winning author!

In addition, for 2009 only 50% of all other commssions earned on the Amazonclicks.com store will also be donated to the Prize Fund! This includes books from any section of the site or even books purchased from another Amazon site as as direct result of the 'Search' box on the AmazonClicks site. This means that effectively any book in print can be purchased and half the commission will be donated to the Prize Fund!

Plenty of votes - small changes

The past 48 hours has seen a flurry of votes again for the top books in each category. As a result some of the positions have changed but not by a great deal.

Ch.. ch.. ch.. changes!

The angles are flying again with both leading books now; 'In Search of an Angel' and 'Angels in Mourning!'

A slight delay on the update for The Book Awards final tweaks are being worked out but we'll post the info here first so come back soon!

Re-shuffle of Titles

The leading titles have all moved around positions in both our catagories since yesterday and as the weekend is usually a busy time, we can expect more as we head into the middle of the month.

In the next post I hope to give more details about our annual Book Awards and how you can support your favorite titles, so watch this space!

Lots of votes, same leaders!

Despite lots of votes, especially for 'Dusk Before the Dawn', the positions are virtually unchanged since yesterday!

What will tomorrow bring? 

Check back here to find out!

The Annual Book Awards

As voting continues for the monthly Awards, it is worth remembering that all winning books will automatically be nominated for the Annual Book Awards later this year!

More shuffling of positions over night but the top spots didn't change....yet!

Changes at the Top!

'In Search of an Angel' moves back into the top spot after several weeks in the Reader's Choice Award and 'The Devil's Trinity' pushes into lead the Author's Choice for January!

As you might imagine, January is a good month to stay indoors with your feet up and a good book close at hand. Our readers and authors are clearly doing this but also getting online to support their favourite stories.

This might be a good time to browse the other nominated titles and order something to occupy you in the cold weeks ahead!

The New Year Kicks Off with a Flurry of Votes!

First off the blocks in the Reader's Choice Award for January is 'Angels in Mourning' with strong voting for all titles - this is currently the leading the field.

Angels also feature in our Author's Choice Award with 'In Search of Angels' leading this category.

The other positions have mainly altered with a flurry of votes and some new titles arriving over the last few days.

Looks like January is set to be quite a contest!