 "Secrets from the Sofa" is declared finalist in National
"Best Books 2007" Awards
We are pleased to announce that Secrets from the
Sofa was twice chosen as a finalist in a contest sponsored by USA Book News. One award is under
the category, "College Guide" and the other is for "Health: Psychology/Mental Health."
USABookNews.com, the premiere online magazine and review website for mainstream and
independent publishing houses, announced the winners and finalists of THE NATIONAL “BEST BOOKS” 2007
AWARDS (BBA) on November 1, 2007. Over 500 winners and finalists were announced in over 140
categories covering print, audio books & courses, e-books and interactive CD-ROMs. Awards were presented for
titles published in 2007 and late 2006.
Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of USABookNews.com, said this year’s contest yielded an
unprecedented number of entries, which were then narrowed down to over 500 winners and finalists.
Mr. Keen says of the awards, now in their fourth year, “The 2007 results represent a phenomenal mix of books
from a wide array of publishers throughout the United States. As an executive in the publishing PR and marketing
industry and president and CEO of JPX Media, I wanted to create an awards competition that recognized books in
their publication year rather than months after the original launch window. With a full publicity and marketing
campaign promoting the results of BBA, this year’s winners and finalists will gain additional media coverage for
the upcoming holiday retail season.”
Winners and finalists traversed the publishing landscape: Simon & Schuster,
Penguin-Putnam, HarperCollins, Random House, McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Co., John Wiley & Sons &
hundreds of independent titles contributed to this year’s outstanding BBA competition. Keen adds, “BBA’s success
begins with the enthusiastic participation of authors and publishers and continues with our distinguished panel of
industry judges who bring to the table their extensive editorial, PR, marketing, and design expertise.”
USABookNews.com is an online publication providing coverage for books from mainstream and independent publishers
to the world online community. USABN Magazine Online is the monthly electronic magazine e-mailed free to a large
cross-section of the book buying public. JPX Media, in Los Angeles, California, is the parent company of
USABookNews.com.
A complete list of the winners and finalists of the USABookNews.com National “Best Books” 2007 Awards are
available online at http://www.usabooknews.com/bestbooksawards2007.html
Jeffrey Keen, President & CEO of JPX Media, is available for
television, radio, and press interviews nationwide to talk about the National “Best Books” 2007 Awards and other
publishing industry topics. Contact 800-733-6511 or jpxmedia@earthlink.net for schedule availability.
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