The Publishing Innovation Awards honor the most innovative ebooks, enhanced ebooks, and book apps in 14 categories. It is the mission of the PIAs to highlight excellent publishers/authors, encourage new thinking, and improve the reading experience in the digital age. …
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Introducing QED
New to the Publishing Innovation Awards this year is the QED Seal, which stands for Quality, Excellence, Design. The QED is the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval™” for ebooks – it signals to an ebook reader that the title will render well in whatever their preferred reading format and that they can buy with confidence. It is an emblem that publishers, authors, and content creators can affix to their ebook cover and metadata that assures readers they can read that title where they want, how they want.
Ebook and Enhanced Ebook titles entered into the Publishing Innovation Awards will go through a thorough, professional 13-point design review with an eye towards readability across multiple devices and in multiple formats. The QED is judged on
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In 2011, the ebook turns forty years old, but the medium has grown leaps and bounds in the past year, thanks to the dedication and ingenuity of publishers, developers, and content creators. In order to recognize the best of the …
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The Publishing Innovation Awards are committed to quality titles that renders beautifully across devices and formats. Entries must be original digital content created by the entrant or their firm. There are no geographic restrictions on entries. How do I enter? …
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Enter your titles in one of 14 categories to compete for the most prestigious award in digital publishing: the Publishing Innovation Awards. New this year: separate categories for ebooks, enhanced ebooks, and book apps.
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The judging criteria and the QED were created in partnership with leading digital publishing design and production experts, who make up the advisory council. The advisory council provides input and information on the evolution of the awards so that the PIAs remain true to their mission of encouraging high-quality digital publishing.
Meet the Advisory Council
