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The National Book Development Board, abbreviated as NBDB, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Education formed through Republic Act No. 8047 or the Book Publishing Industry Development Act, which was responsible for promoting the continuing development of the book-publishing industry in the Philippines, with the active participation of the private sector.
In 2016, the awards are presented in seven categories of Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biography & Autobiography, Children's, Beautiful Book, Breakthrough Author and Readers' Choice. [ 3 ] In 2017, there are three more categories presented which are Novel, Young Adult and Middle Grade.
In the 1990s, this design was changed to a "currency-style" voucher, available in a number of different denominations. [5] After a redesign in 2003 the Book Tokens scheme was relaunched as National Book Tokens, with new vouchers designed by LMC Design. [6] In 2010, the paper vouchers were phased out.
The National Book Awards has had several sponsors who helped defray the huge expenses holding such awards has entailed: several corporations, agencies, and schools such as Artlab, the Ateneo de Manila University, Ayala Museum, Benguet Corp., Betty’s Sans-Rival & Catering Service, Coca-Cola Bottlers Phils., the Cultural Center of the ...
Book Tokens Ltd (part of the Booksellers Association Group of Companies) was established as the sole issuer of book tokens in the UK. They have now grown into one of the largest multi-retail gift cards in the UK and Ireland and were renamed "National Book Tokens" in 2000, the year the tokens were also sold online for the first time by firstbookshop.com.
Anvil Publishing, Inc., is the publishing arm of National Book Store.It publishes print books, e-books, and audiobooks. Anvil is a nationwide book dealer to network servicing dealers in the Philippines which includes National Book Store (Anvil's parent company), Goodwill Book Store, Rex Book Store, and Solidaridad.
The history of National Book Store can be traced back to the 1930s. [1] However, the company has been formally established in 1942. Before the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II, José Ramos and Socorro Cáncio-Ramos, rented a small-corner space of a Haberdashery situated at the foot of Escolta Bridge in Santa Cruz, Manila.
The administration has provided a 7M budget in the years 2014 and 2015 for book acquisition. Moreover, a fiduciary fund of 9.5M enabled the library the procurement of book shelves, printing machine, air-conditioning units for the readers section, computer units and server for library full automation.