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Planeta.com's Book of the Year Award
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 * June 2010 Announcement:** Planeta.com announces that we are NOT holding a Book of the Year Award in 2010. We are turning our attention instead to assisting friends and colleagues learn how to engage online publishing.

Quotes
The successful publisher of tomorrow will be the one who creates a community around an author and readers. - Bob Stein, [|Institute for the Future of the Book]**,** [|The future of the book]


 * 2009 Award** - We had the most votes ever in 2009 and the process helped update a number of features on Planeta.com. The conversation also extended onto Web 2.0, particularly Twitter. This contest raised awareness of all of the titles and signals a continuing interest of our readers in environmental travel.

So without further ado ... kudos to the authors of our 2009 Book of the Year Award: [|Clean Breaks]!

Here are how the 300+ votes broke down.

Clean Breaks 52.3%

Moon Panama 20.8%

Moon Belize 12.7%

Cancun and the Yucatan 14.3%

Nominees
and [|Jeremy Smith] || Rough Guides || [|Richard on Twitter] [|Jeremy on Twitter] || No || Authoritative and comprehensive worldwide guide to holidays that are good for local people and the planet. The aim is for it to inspire travelers to see the world in a new light, unusual holidays and alternative ways to travel that make a real difference. || World || [|Blog] || No || Extensive coverage of studying and volunteering, advice on how to keep “the ‘eco’ in tourism” and how to navigate Belize City, San Pedro, Caye Caulker, and Placencia, also covers attractions, ancient Mayan archaeological sites. || Belize ||
 * **Title** || **Amazon.com** || **Author** || **Publisher** || **Web 2.0** || **Kindle Version?** || **Comments** || **Focus** ||
 * **Clean Breaks** || [|Clean Breaks] || [|Richard Hammond]
 * **Moon Panama** || [|Moon Panama] || [|William Friar] || Avalon || [|Panama Guide on Twitter] || No || Conscientiously researched guidebook to Panama, has a distinct personality and presents a comprehensive portrait of its destination, emphasizes low-impact, responsible travel in an ecologically important region where tourism is just beginning to boom. || Panama ||
 * **Moon Belize** || [|Moon Belize] || [|Joshua Berman] || Avalon || [|Flickr]
 * **Pauline Frommer's Cancun & the Yucatan** || [|Pauline Frommer's Cancun & the Yucatan] || Christine Delsol || Wiley ||  || No || Budget-oriented guide to Cancún, focusing on the area's culture and history, on ways to get close to local people, and featuring small, locally-owned lodging and restaurants. || Mexico ||

About the Award
The Book of the Year Award provides an inspired opportunity to engage readers, authors and publishers. The award - now in its 4th year - seeks to create a buzz around noteworthy titles.

Benefits
Nominees receive international recognition and winners claim bragging rights.

"Awards are a great tool to promote best practices," said Ron Mader, creator of [|Planeta.com] and the organizer of the award. "It just makes sense to give the kudos to people doing the good work. And the good news is that there are many winners. It's all about directing a buzz toward worthy titles.

Many authors do a great job with research and publication, but they leave marketing to others. Likewise publishers are just learning the ropes of Web 2.0.

Among the outcomes, the award helps us update the relevant bibliographies and add links to author blogs, twitter and flickr galleries.

Media pros - please review Planeta.com's [|tips for publishers and authors]. Conversations with authors are taking place right now in the [|Planeta Forum]. Favorite titles are showcased on the proverbial [|top shelf!]

Background
Planeta.com's Book of the Year is one of four awards we organize. The others are the Colibri Ecotourism Award, Ecotourism Spootlight Award and the Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award.

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FYI

 * LANGUAGE** - Books must include text in English; bilingual books are a plus!
 * REQUIREMENT** - For the 2009 Award, books must be published in 2009 or the last two months of 2008.
 * NOMINATIONS** - Nominations were accepted April 1 - October 5 . Authors are asked to submit their own work. We request a copy - either a hard copy or a digital version in PDF. Publishers are asked to nominate no more than two titles. Multiple submissions are not necessary.
 * VOTING** - Voting takes place via a popular count (one vote per person!) until November 30.

Editing
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Book Award Winners!
2009 - ???

[|2008] - [|Traveler's Tool Kit: Mexico and Central America] - [|Watching Giants: The Secret Lives of Whales] - [|Eat Smart in Sicily] - [|Disappearing Destinations: 37 Places in Peril]

[|2007] - [|Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Coffee] - [|San Francisco Food Lover's Pocket Guide] - [|Moon Belize] - [|Bad Lands] - [|Oasis of Stone: Visions of Baja California]

[|2006] - [|Living Abroad in Nicaragua] - [|The Atlas of Climate Change] - [|Eat Smart in Peru] - [|The People's Guide to Mexico]

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