In January 2011, the Publishing Innovation Awards brought great work by dedicated content creators to over 500 publishing executives as part of the opening ceremonies of the Digital Book World Conference + Expo, one of the most talked about events in trade publishing.

See just some of the press that came out of the first annual Publishing Innovation Awards, before and after the event, here:

The Los Angeles Times: Digital Book World Conference heralds a new ‘golden age’
LA Times Jacket Copy: Digital Book World’s opening ceremonies: Publishing Innovation Awards winners and photos of Fabio
Publishers Weekly: Digital Book World Announces Publishing Innovation Awards
Library Journal: Top Ebooks Touted at Publishing Innovation Awards
Publishers Lunch [registration required]: DBW Kicks Off With Innovation Awards, 7x20x21
Digital Book World: Inaugural Publishing Innovation Awards Winners
Shelf Awareness: DBW Publishing Innovation Winners

Robot Comics: Robot 13 and Valentine Nominated for Publishing Innovation Award
Teleread: Digital Book World: First Annual Publishing Innovation Awards
The Digital Reader: Digital Book World Announces the Publishing Innovation Awards
Clown Commandos Blog: Up for a Publishing Innovation Award!
Down the Tubes: Publishing Innovation Award nominees include Valentine, Robot 13 and Clown Commandos
Peter Scott’s Library Blog: 2010 DBW Publishing Innovation Awards longlist
Horror Fiction News: PADWORX DIGITAL MEDIA NOMINATED FOR PUBLISHING INNOVATION AWARD
Jackson Fish Market: A Story Before Bed wins Children’s Publishing Innovation Award at Digital Book World in New York City
Geeky Pleasures: PADWORX DIGITAL MEDIA NOMINATED FOR PUBLISHING INNOVATION AWARD
Ideal Binary: Grimm’s Rapunzel Longlisted For 2010 Publishing Innovation Award
PR Newswire: A Story Before Bed Wins Children’s Publishing Innovation Award at Digital Book World in New York City
The UK Ebook Blog: Publishing Innovation Awards Longlist
Robot Media: Robot Media wins Digital Innovation Award at Digital Book World New York
Orca Book Publishers Blog: A Story Before Bed Wins Children’s Publishing Innovation Award
Tattered Cover Book Blog:Inaugural Publishing Innovation Awards Winners
WowElle: Jenny Lam co-created A Story Before Bed wins Children’s Publishing Innovation Award at Digital Book World in NYC