American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award

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The American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award is a U.S. literary prize chosen by independent booksellers to honor books that have been especially popular and influential with their customers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book award
literary award
alsoKnownAs ABBY Award
American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award
surface form: American Booksellers Book of the Year Award
awardCategory book of the year
awardedFor books that are especially popular with customers of independent bookstores
books that are influential with customers of independent bookstores
awardScope national award in the United States
awardType annual literary prize
country United States of America
surface form: United States
domain book industry
publishing
emphasis books that generate strong word-of-mouth among customers
commercial popularity in independent bookstores
genre literature
hasLanguage English
hasVoter independent booksellers
member bookstores of American bookseller organizations
isA reader-influenced book award
notableCharacteristic focuses on popularity with bookstore customers
reflects recommendations of independent booksellers
organizerType independent booksellers
presentedBy American booksellers
relatedTo book retail
independent bookstores in the United States
selectionCriterion customer influence
customer popularity
selectionProcess chosen by independent booksellers
targetWork books published in the United States

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American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award alsoKnownAs American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award
this entity surface form: American Booksellers Book of the Year Award
Like Water for Chocolate notableAward American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award