originally posted March 30, 2010 by Cindy O'Neal
Now This is beginning to get exciting! I have been wondering where all these great independent writers were coming from, and am so happy Amazon is doing more and more to encourage and promote them.
To browse the titles of all 504 entries on your Kindle, with an opportunity to download nice samples of each, type the words breakthrough award on your Kindle. Toggle the 5-way switch to the right until store is highlighted, then press in on the 5-way. Use the Next and Prev Page buttons to browse the entire list and your 5-way switch (toggling up or down) to select one you want to read more about. Press in on the 5-way once you have what you want to view underlined (highlighted) to view more.
Be prepared to spend some serious time. It is a long and fascinating list of titles!
If you would like to download the list, you will need to go to the awards page on Amazon with your computer and download the pdf files there. Even though your Kindle 2 can display pdf files (sort of), it can't download them from a direct link (darn it). And I hate to say this, but Amazon isn't making it very easy to get to the Breakthrough Awards Page from the main page on Amazon.com. If push comes to pull, come to my blog via your computer (http://mrswizard.blogspot.com) and click the links from there. That will take you to these places where you can read about the awards, and download the pdf files. Sometimes, links like this just work better off the Kindle.
...from the Breakthrough Awards page on Amazon:
Amazon.com, along with Penguin Group (USA) and CreateSpace, is pleased to announce the third annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, the international competition seeking the next popular novel. For the first time, the competition will award two grand prizes: one for General Fiction and one for Young Adult Fiction. The 2010 competition is open to unpublished and previously self-published novels waiting to be discovered. Each winner will receive a publishing contract with Penguin, which includes a $15,000 advance.
Announcing the Quarterfinalists
Congratulations to all of the 500 Quarterfinalists! Download a PDF list of the General Fiction Quarterfinalists and the Young Adult Fiction Quarterfinalists that have moved on to the next stage of the awards competition. You can browse the Quarterfinalists by category (all categories are listed on the left side of the page), and download and read excerpts on your Kindle or through one of our free Kindle apps.
