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A vanity award is an award in which the recipient purchases the award to give the false appearance of a legitimate honor.〔 Pitches for ''Who's Who''-type publications (see vanity press), biographies or nominations for awards or special memberships can have a catch to them in which the honoree is required to pay to win.〔 ==Vanity book awards== The vanity award phenomenon among book awards was noted in a ''Salon'' article by Laura Miller in 2009. Vanity book awards are characterized by dozens or hundreds of categories to ensure every applicant is a winner or finalist; high entry fees with additional fees for each specific category or other premium service such as trophies or prominent display on the award website; and promises of marketing.〔 Self-published authors seeking promotion and recognition are commonly customers of vanity award services.〔 ;List of vanity book awards The following have been called vanity awards. * The 2009 National "Best Books" Awards given by USA Book News - In the ''Salon'' article "Vanity book awards" by Laura Miller, The 2009 National "Best Books" Awards is identified as a Los Angeles contest run by the marketing company JPX Media.〔 According to Miller, every winner or finalist (i.e. everyone who enters and pays the $69 fee) receives stickers to put on their book covers and "aggressive marketing" from JPX Media.〔 * The 2010 Creative Spirit Awards were made available to film makers, musicians, and writers for an entry fee of $50 in hundreds of categories. Other awards targeting self-published authors with high entry fees, with for-profit business models and numerous categories and promises of marketing include the Readers Favorite Awards, IndieReader Discovery Awards, and the Indie Excellence Awards. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vanity award」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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