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Jenkins group is a proud member of the american book producers association. Here are the gold, silver and bronze medalists in our 80 national categories. Explore and enter the independent publisher book awards at the ippy awards were conceived as a broadbased, unaffiliated awards program open to all members of the independent publishing industry, and are open to authors and publishers worldwide who produce books written in english and appropriate for the north american market. Were delighted and honored to announce that in fact books has won a silver medal in the independent publisher book awards for true stories, well told, our collection of the best of the first 20 years of creative nonfiction. Conducted annually, the independent publisher book awards honor the years best independently published titles from around the world.
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