The writer Gisele Mirabai, the winner of the first Prize Kindle of Literature with ‘Farm gate’ (Photo: Disclosure)
The writer Gisele Mirabai was announced this Tuesday (18), the winner of the Prize Kindle Literature. Promoted by Amazon and by the New Border, the contest is geared towards independent authors.
By the book “Plot”
The organization reported that more than 1.7 thousand authors, from 460 cities, signed up more than 2 thousand novels. The competitors had to publish their works in digital format exclusively in the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform self-publishing from Amazon.
By the rules, the novels had to be unpublished, written in Portuguese and published originally free in form digital in KDP (the tool is free) between 1 September and 30 November.
They should be available exclusively for the Kindle (the electronic reader from Amazon) for 90 days from the date of publication.
All registered participants have been made available in the Kindle Store. Were also available, free of charge, to clients of the program Kindle Unlimited. The digital works can be read on e-readers Kindle and on the app for computer, smartphone and tablets with iOS and Android.
The finalists will be able to publish his novels in format audiobook by Audible, Inc., subdisiária of the Amazon. In the format, the works are accessible in more 180 countries.
the Cover of the book ‘the Eld’, Gisele Mirabai, who won the first Prize in the Kindle of Literature (Photo: Disclosure)
In the note, Gisele Murabai celebrated the victory. “The literature has a great mission of taking care of the past and transform the future,” he said.
“I Received many no’s to get here and receive this yes. I thank all who have supported me in my path. ‘Field’ is my first adult novel and it is a great honor to see it be released through the award.”
The synopsis of the book explains that Farming is the name of the protagonist and that she “grew up on a farm in Minas Gerais, in the midst of the horses and the feet orange, reading the Encyclopedias of Ancient Civilizations with the father.”
The text describes: “Now a woman in London who takes life unconsciously and promiscuous. Neither she herself knows what happened with the story itself. Until that begins a journey through the ancient civilizations of the planet, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, and the more walks through the ruins of the world, more travels in the direction of his past and the missing Link, the episode fateful that forever changed the course of his life”.
To announce the creation of the Award Kindle of Literature, in September of last year, Amazon reported that “the books registered will be evaluated based on various criteria, such as creativity, originality and quality of writing”.
At the time, the executive of Amazon.with.br Alex Szapiro said in a note that “each week, on average, about 30 titles, including the 100 eBooks sold on Amazon.with.br are published by the KDP”.
Launched in 2012, the KDP was designed to leave the control of the publication in hand to the author, you can choose from, for example, the cover and the value of the work, in addition to stay with up to 70% of the copyright for the title.
About the Prize Kindle, Shapiro said it is a “excellent reason not to leave the idea of a book, or a manuscript, kept in a drawer or on a computer.”
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