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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Crothian" data-source="post: 3329845" data-attributes="member: 232">If everything in One book is better then one specific thing book in the one specific thing book's area, then it is fair.  We want the best in each category.  Now it can be argued to death which is better, but that's the judge's call.As I understood the rule for the past 4 years the Judges can freely move things around as they sit fit.  There is no loop hole they have the ability to do it as they see fit.  I have no idea how a Judge would know what an error in submissions would be.  We aren't doing the submitting and we have no idea the intent of the publishers.  But we did ask publishers if there was any category they did not want the book to be considered for.  I think you are placing motives on the Judges that are not there.  We didn't do it so it would win more awards.  We did because we felt it fit in the category.  They are not.  The judges can only judge products that are submitted.  It should be noted others besides the publishers can submit product though it has never happened to my knowledge.Now if you mean submit to a category then ya the Judges have that ability.  So far I've only heard from one publisher who's product was moved and they felt that was a negative until they won. Publishers can pick what categories they don't want it entered in.  But if you really don't trust the judges to behave accordingly I think you need to say so.  Becasue this is not what happens.  Yes.  Because the read through everything and can determine if certain books fit in certain areas.  It happens very rarely, last year I can only think of two books that it happened to.</blockquote>

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