Gold / Platinum / Diamond Book Awards

Recognizing outstanding sales achievement in the publication of quality Christian literature

Established in 1990, the Gold / Platinum Book Awards recognize the outstanding sales achievement in the publication of quality Christian literature. Eligibility for these awards is attained whenever a book achieves the designated sales level in all of its print formats. These sales levels are as follows:

Gold award

Gold Book Award
presented when a book property sells 500,000 copies.

Platinum award

Platinum Book Award
presented when a book property sells 1,000,000 copies.


Established in 2005, the Diamond Book Award was introduced for sales levels exceeding 10 million.

Diamond Award
presented when a book property sells 10 million copies.

Double Diamond Award
presented when a book property sells 20 million copies.



The book publisher must apply to ECPA for the appropriate book award.
Application may be submitted at anytime during the year. Recognition in ECPA publications and on website will immediately follow, including release of the achievement to the press.





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