Berg Fashion Library Shortlisted for Bookseller FutureBook Award
March 11, 2011
The Berg Fashion Library has been shortlisted in the category of Best Website in the Bookseller FutureBook Awards. FutureBook's first ever digital innovation awards, they honour innovation in all areas of the bookselling and publishing industries. The results will be announced on 17th March.
FutureBook Awards Shortlist Announcement
Submitted by Sam Missingham on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 14:00
I am pleased to unveil the shortlist for FutureBook's first ever digital innovation awards. They come from all sides of the business, including Waterstone's, Penguin, Nosy Crow, SBS Worldwide, Random House, Osprey and Self Made Hero. We had a very tough job whittling down the 93 awards entries. So congratulations to everyone that made it into the shortlist.
FutureBook awards shortlist
Best use of social media
Waterstone's on Twitter, Waterstone's
New Voices, Midas PR for Harlequin Mills and Boon
Penguin Facebook & Twitter campaigns, Penguin Books
Vintage Podcasts, Vintage Publishing
Best app/enhanced eBook/interactive book
1,000 Ultimate Experiences, Lonely Planet
Malorie Blackman's My CriBaby, Random House Children's Books
The Three Little Pigs app, Nosy Crow
Echo Bazaar, Failbetter Games
Chris Ryan Extreme, Hodder & Stoughton
The Good Pub Guide, Random House
Solar System for iPad, Faber and Faber Ltd / Touch Press LLP
The Heart and the Bottle App for iPad, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Guinness World Records - at your fingertips, Guinness World Records
Dinosaurs Alive! Carlton Publishing Group
Best digital marketing campaign
Mobilising the Robot Army, Angry Robot - part of The Osprey Group
The Natural History Quiz, DK Publishing
Launch of Nosy Crow, Nosy Crow
Widget, Random House
Make the Most of Your Time on Earth, Rough Guides
Best workfow innovation
Virtualized Logistics, SBS Worldwide
Faber Factory, Faber and Faber Ltd
App Task force, Harper Collins
Best content innovation
http://www.how2crafts.com/, How2crafts
http://www.hotmaths.com.au/, Cambridge HOTmaths (HOTmaths Pty Ltd)
http://otm.oxfordmedicine.com/ Oxford University Press
Stardoll/Mortal Kiss, Random House Children's Books
Fast Fiction, HarperCollins Publishers
Best website
www.bergfashionlibrary.com, Berg Publishers
www.ospreypublishing.com, Osprey Publishing (part of Osprey Group)
www.MacmillanDictionary.com, Macmillan Education
www.fixabook.com, Fixabook
www.selfmadehero.com , SelfMadeHero
www.viragobooks.net , Little, Brown Book Group/ The Virago Book Club
Most inspiring digital person will be announced on the awards evening.
Our judges are going to have a very tough day choosing winners. Judging day is tomorrow and our panel consists of:
Ernst Kallus, Digital Media Director, OUP
Henry Volans, Head of Digital Publishing, Faber and Faber
Rebecca Smart, MD, Osprey
Kate Wilson, MD, Nosy Crow
Paul Rhodes, Head of Digital, Walker Books
Jo Naylor, General Manager, Digital Sales, John Wiley and Sons
Jason Hanley, Strategic Partner Development, Google
Juan Lopez-Valcarel, Director Digital Product & Consumer Technology, Pearson
Alex Ingram, eBooks Buyer, Waterstone's
David Roth-Ey, Group Digital Director, HarperCollins
Philip Jones, Deputy Editor of The Bookseller
Me, Sam Missingham, Head of Audience Development for The Bookseller & FutureBook
Many thanks for everyone that has taken the time to enter and special thanks to our judges.
