The finalists for the inaugural Publishing Innovation Awards, were invited to be present during the Opening Ceremonies for DBW 2011on Monday, January 24th, 2011, at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers in New York City.
Fiction (Judge: Joshua Tallent)
- DRACULA: The Official Stoker Family Edition (PadWorx Digital Media)
- Letters From Father Christmas (HarperCollins)
- War of the Worlds (Smashing Ideas)
Non-Fiction (Judge: Peter Meyers)
- 10 Greatest Card Tricks of All Time (Vook)
- Ansel Adams (Hachette Book Group, Inc.)
- Logos Bible Software (Logos Bible Software, Inc.)
Children’s (Judge: Peter Costanzo)
- A Story Before Bedtime (Jackson Fish Market)
- Cozmo’s Day Off (Ayars Animation, Inc.)
- The Pedlar Lady of Gushing Cross (Moving Tales)
Reference (Judge: Liza Daly)
- Let’s Eat Out with Celiac / Coeliac and Food Allergies! (R & R Publishing)
- The Solar System (Touch Press)
- Star Walk for iPad (Vito Technology Inc.)
Comics (Judge: Liz Castro)
- Operation Ajax (Tall Chair, Inc.)
- Robot 13 (Robot Comics)
- Tumor (Archaia Studios Press)
“The Publishing Innovation Awards will honor those making strides in this nascent medium,” said David Nussbaum, CEO of F+W Media, parent company to Digital Book World. “As the mission of Digital Book World is to learn, share and celebrate innovation in our industry, the Publishing Innovation Awards are a natural extension to the community.”
The Publishing Innovation Awards’ 2011 judges were Peter Costanzo, Director of Digital Content, F+W Media; Elizabeth Castro, author of EPUB: Straight to the Point; Peter Meyers, author of Best iPad Apps and the E2BU white paper, “Enhanced Ebooks Today and Tomorrow: A Survey for Authors and Publishers;” Liza Daly, president of Threepress Consulting and developer of Bookworm, ePub Zen Garden & Ibis Reader; and Joshua Tallent, founder/CEO of eBook Architects and author of Kindle Formatting: The Complete Guide.