The week of publishing awards continues as the Digital Book World Conference in New York City opened yesterday with the announcement of the Publishing Innovation Awards (PIAs), honoring the most innovative ebooks, enhanced ebooks and book apps in twelve categories. Jay-Z's name was among the winners--for his Decoded as best Transmedia Project (Random House)... And the complete list of 2012 Publishing Innovation Award winners are:
App - Comics/Graphic Novels
The Wormworld Saga, Robot Media
App - Fiction
Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, Penguin USA
App - Juvenile
Cinderella App, Nosy Crow
App - Non-Fiction
The Magic of Reality for iPad, Random House
App - Reference/Academic
British Library 19th Century Historical Collection, Bibliolabs
Digital First Ebook
Desserts - Discover the dessert recipes 20 million home cooks picked as America's best, Allrecipes.com, Inc.
Enhanced Ebook
Eva Scrivo on Beauty, Atria Books/Simon & Schuster
Transmedia Project
Decoded by Jay-Z, Random House, Inc., Random House Publishing Group
Ebook - Children's
Five Little Pumpkins, HarperFestival/Zuuka
Ebook - Non-Fiction AAA Las Vegas eTourBook Guide, AAA
Ebook Reference/Academic
Meggs' History of Graphic Design, 5th Edition, John Wiley & Sons
Ebook Fiction
Brad Meltzer's The Inner Circle and Preston & Child's Cabinet of Curiosities, Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group
For more information about the awards criteria and judging, visit the Publishing Innovation Awards site.
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