Enter the 2025 Kindle Book Awards

The 2025 Kindle Book Awards are Sponsored by…

Celebrating Our 14th Annual Kindle Book Awards!

Each Category Winner Will Walk Away With $600 in Cash & Prizes.

2025 Kindle Book Awards (Details):

WHEN: Registration Starts Jan 08, 2025. Ends May 15, 2025

WHO: Any Independent or Small Press Author.

ACCEPTED PUBLISH DATES: Books published on Amazon between May 1, 2022 – May 1, 2025 (Must have Amazon Link to qualify).

MINIMUM WORD COUNT: 25K words (to allow for novellas in all categories)

COST: $35

AWARDS: $600 in cash & prizes to 8 category winners.

HOW: Click the BIG RED “REGISTER” button or click here.

**See our Recommendation by ALLi (The Alliance of Independent Authors). There’s so many awards out there, we’re so glad there’s a watchdog keeping track of the scams.

IMPORTANT: PROCESS–HOW YOU WILL BE JUDGED:

1. All 2025 Kindle Book Awards submissions will be pre-screened by KBR staff and our amazing review team. We will initially read the “Look Inside” sample (90% of your phase 1 screening score) and Amazon book description (10% of score). We’re looking for books with compelling descriptions, but more importantly, books that “grab us from the beginning” and make us want to continue reading. The screening process indicates your potential buyers’ experience with your book, as subjective as that is. Book covers will only be judged to settle a tie, except those who enter the “Book Cover Awards.”
2. Your sample is enough for us to get a feel for the quality of writing and professionalism, and to get us excited about your book. Your book description should be compelling with zero typos. We recommend that you fix any typos on your book page and book file before submitting. We WILL NOT accept an updated file after it has already been submitted.
3. If your book passes the “screening” process it will become a “Semifinalists” (20 max per category) and one of our judges will read the manuscript in its entirety.
4. NOTE: Advertising on our site will NOT help you win. Our reviewers/judging team care nothing about ads. They only care about finding the best Kindle books. That’s our quest, our passion. Of course, as always, literature is subjective and we hope you understand that.

CATEGORIES: The following genres & sub-genres are welcome (Min 25K words)

1. Mystery/Thriller
2. Romance
3. Y/A
4. Sci-fi/Fantasy
5. Literary Fiction
6. Horror/Suspense
7. Non-Fiction
8. Reader’s Choice Award
9. Book Cover Award (Promotional Award Only)

AWARDS: Eight Winners will receive $600 in cash & prizes.

1. $200 Cash to Each Category Winner [Compliments of The Kindle Book Review ($200).
2. $200 in group promotion from The Kindle Book Review (As determined by The KBR).
3. $200 Reader Giveaway compliments of The Kindle Book Review to be promoted in 2026 (Group promo for winners only. Date decided by The Kindle Book Review. Great exposure!)
4. Priceless: All Semi-finalists, Top-5 Finalists, and all 8 Winners will receive a custom 14th Anniversary Contest Badge. The Book Cover Award Winner receives a Winner’s badge, promotional awards, and bragging rights (*No cash prize to Book Cover Award Winner, and no semi-finalists or finalists in this category).

HOW MANY BOOKS CAN I SUBMIT?: Authors can submit up to 3 titles max.

IMPORTANT DATES (Mark on your Calendar & watch your email/spam):

1. Submissions Accepted starting: January 10th, 2025
2. End Submissions: May 15, 2025
3. Announce Category Semi-finalists: Sept. 1, 2025
4. Announce Top-5 Category Finalists: Oct. 1, 2025
5. Announce 10 Winners: Nov. 1, 2025

LANGUAGE: All books must be written in the English language.

FORMAT:

All file types are accepted! If you have problems submitting with your particular file please contact amber@thekindlebookreview.net

We are sorry that we cannot help you with formatting, we just don’t have time. Please search Google or Youtube, ask Amazon KDP support for assistance!

HOW CAN YOU HELP? GLAD YOU ASKED!

You can help us promote this contest with tweets, FB posts, and Blog posts. So please share The 2025 Kindle Book Awards with your author friends, too! The more publicity this contest gets, the better exposure YOU will receive if you are a Semifinalist, Finalist or Winner!

Feel free to use any of the images on this page when promoting the contest. And stop by sponsors websites and let them know how grateful you are for their contributions.

RULES & CONDITIONS:

Any author submitting their book(s) to The 2025 Kindle Book Awards agree that their book will be judged by the Kindle Book Review Team & Reviewers (volunteers). The author is not guaranteed an award, prize, or publicity in return for the entry fee. The author understands that awards are based upon merit and not because the author buys promotion or any goods real or imagined from The Kindle Book Review and/or its sponsors, and the judge’s decisions are subjective and final. Books (either print or ebook) must have a publish date within the guidelines between May 1, 2022, and May 15th, 2025. We prefer the pub date on the ebook, but we can accept a print pub date that meets guidelines as long as we receive a digital copy at the time of submission and an ebook is published on Amazon at a reasonable time after the cut-off date. Re-issued books that retain an old, out-of-spec pub date will not be accepted. The author authorizes The Kindle Book Review and their associates’ permission to read and judge his or her work and will not hold them responsible for any damages seen or imagined due to not winning an award or prize. Only semifinalists (20 max per category), finalists (Top 5 per category), and category winners will be notified if they advance. All works will be judged on the file submitted–updated files will NOT be accepted. The author further gives The Kindle Book Review and its sponsors permission to post their book cover, excerpts, or use of the author’s name for publicity during and after the contest. or “critique,” said book(s). We reserve the right to update the rules at any time.

WHAT NOT TO DO: 1. Do not email us or inquire about your status/results. We will not respond to inquiries. If you are having trouble loading your kindle file see notes above regarding formatting. Mark Your Calendar so you know when to check our site for results.

2. Do not worry if your Kindle file does not load. If you pass the initial screening and make it into the “Semifinals,” we will contact you if your file has a problem. Initial screening is based on YOUR Amazon sample and book page. This contest is initially judged on the “reader’s” experience (see above for details), so we are more concerned about the sample the reader reads while visiting your Amazon book page. Only top-20 category semifinalists will get a full reading.

Please share The 2024 Kindle Book Awards with your author friends and/or fellow reviewers. Then, confirm your subscription and check your email/spam for future notifications and confirmations.

It All Started in 2012….

Wool. Our First Kindle Book Award Winner! Read Hugh’s Story here.

See 2023 Winner’s page by clicking here 

See 2022 Winner’s Page by clicking here

See 2021 Winner’s Page by clicking here

See 2020 Winner’s Page by clicking here

See 2019 Winner’s Page by clicking here

See 2018 Winner’s Page by clicking here.

See 2017 Winner’s Page by clicking here.

See 2016 Winner’s Page by Clicking here.

See 2015 Winner’s Page by Clicking Here.

See 2014 Winner’s Page by Clicking Here.

Thanks for visiting the 2025 Kindle Book Awards official page. Best of luck, from our staff & reviewers!