(Editor’s note: The Publishing Innovation Awards are part of the upcoming Digital Book World Conference + Expo, which is presented by CBG parent company F+W Media.)
Do you have great digital comics and graphic novels? Then the Publishing Innovation Awards, presented by Digital Book World, want to see your best work!
Now in its second year, these awards celebrate the best in ebooks, enhanced ebooks, and book apps, and participation has outstripped all expectations. With an entire category devoted to comic apps, the Publishing Innovation Awards offers entrants a chance to spotlight their content in front of hundreds of digital luminaries.
With tight integration of text, image, and story, digital comics are at the forefront of the ebook revolution – and it’s impressive what comics publishers have produced so far. Last year’s winners and finalists included Robot 13 (Robot Comics), Operation Ajax (Tall Chair, Inc.), and Tumor (Archaia Studios Press).
The deadline for submissions has been extended to Nov. 15. With 2011 clearly being the year of digital publishing’s breakthrough, there’s no better way to start 2012 than with recognition of your excellence in our industry’s fastest growing sector. If your comic app presents solid design that keeps readability front and center, or improves the reading experience using interactive, animated, or social elements, you must act now to receive the recognition your work deserves.
WINNING ENTRIES RECEIVE:
All winners will receive a ticket to the full three day Digital Book World Conference + Expo, four tickets to the Publishing Innovation Awards gala on Jan. 23, 2012 in New York City, and a physical trophy marking their achievements.
In addition, past winners of the Publishing Innovation Awards received wide coverage in trade, library, and mainstream press.
5 Reasons to Enter the Publishing Innovation Awards:
1. Increase visibility for your ebook or app with a multipoint marketing campaign: Last year’s winners were announced widely in the press, with coverage in the Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Publishers Lunch, Digital Book World, and Shelf Awareness.
2. Network with the leaders in publishing: Winners of the PIAs get free tickets to the three-day Digital Book World Conference + Expo in January 2012, where they’ll hear from practitioners at the leading edge of digital publishing.
3. Receive the credit you and your team deserve: The Publishing Innovation Awards gala on the opening night of the Digital Book World Conference includes hundreds of publishing executives gathered to celebrate the nominees and winners.
4. Get expert evaluation: Ebooks or apps will be judged by independent, authoritative figures in the digital publishing community, and entrants will receive feedback on their work regardless of the final awards decision.
5. Attract more readers: All entries are evaluated for the QED Seal, a badge that guarantees quality, excellence, and design in digital content. Entries that pass a rigorous, 13-point inspection across all formats and devices can proudly trumpet that their ebook design will satisfy readers on any e-reading device.
Savings on entry submissions and conference attendance
• Save 10% off entry submission fees with an exclusive Comics Buyer’s Guide discount. Just enter CBGPIA11 at checkout for an instant discount.
• Plus, you can save $400 on registration fees for the Digital Book World Conference + Expo by registering by Nov. 14.
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