Stretching the truth

There was an interesting article in PW's January 18th issue by Steve Weinberg. He says that books touting a "nomination" for a National Book Award, Pulitzer or National Book Critics Circle Award are misleading. There is no nomination process for these awards, except for publishers to submit a work, as well as an admission fee. "Nominations" are no indicator of quality, only of the publisher's willingness to shell out the cash to get the book considered. Sneaky.