Right now everyone is buzzing about the Hollywood Golden Globes and the Oscars. But did you know that the 2015 Digital Book Awards were just announced at a gala event in New York City? Every year finalists and winners are celebrated in a number of different categories that recognize innovation in electronic publishing, design, technological integration, and the end-user experience for those who love e-reading.<\/p>\n
The Annual Awards Ceremony<\/span><\/p>\n Over the weekend of January 13th, 2015, the awards were handed out during a major digital publishing conference that convened at the upscale Hilton Midtown Hotel. As explained by the president of POE Communications, the organization that hosted the Digital Book Awards program, \u201cThe digital publishing industry today is bursting with energy, innovation, ideas \u2013 and thousands of products.\u201d<\/p>\n Why You May Be Interested<\/span><\/p>\n The Digital Book Awards help identify and acknowledge the e-books that are the most successful. That can, in turn, offer some unique expert guidance to readers like yourself who are always on the lookout for the highest quality and most exciting and engaging content. So without further ado, let\u2019s jump right in and reveal some of the contenders and winners!<\/p>\n Winners in Adult Fiction<\/span><\/p>\n Adult Fiction is often regarded as the most closely watched and popular category of all \u2013 it\u2019s like the Meryl Streep of the book publishing world. One of the winners in the Adult Fiction category was a book called \u201cChinese Whispers,\u201d and another was \u201c<\/em><\/strong>The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains.\u201d The n<\/em>ominees for best books in that genre also included \u201cAn October Bride,\u201d \u201cDiamonds in the Sky,\u201d and \u201cMetaphysical Dog.\u201d<\/p>\n Nonfiction Accolades<\/span><\/p>\n Readers of nonfiction, particularly women, were interested in style and fashion over the past year, as evidenced by the rave reviews they gave to two winners in that genre. The books \u201cWomen in Clothes\u201d and \u201cPenny Chic: How to Be Stylish on a Real Girl\u2019s Budget<\/em>\u201d <\/strong>took some of the top honors in the Adult Nonfiction genre, beating out contenders like \u201cTeach Us to Want,\u201d \u201cImmigration,\u201d \u201cThe Hall: A Celebration of Baseball\u2019s Greats,\u201d and \u201cThe Social Entrepreneur\u2019s Playbook Pressure Test.\u201d But another winner – \u201c<\/strong>20 Ways to Track a Tige<\/em>r\u201d \u2013 <\/em>was not about urban chic in the asphalt jungle where fashion models are photographed, but instead is a collection of vivid photos of real tigers. The images were captured in the natural jungle where tigers roam, and the author highlights the vital importance of protecting these exotic but endangered animals.<\/p>\n Children\u2019s Books<\/span><\/p>\n A colorful e-book about big cats in the wild will appeal to adults and young readers alike, but to tap into what kids are really yearning to read, check out books that were among the top contenders in the Children\u2019s Books category. Some of the most praised nominees were \u201cBenji Franklin: Kid Zillionaire,\u201d \u201cSevern Suzuki and the Day She Silenced the World,\u201d and \u201cStaff of Serapis\u201d \u2013 a Disney publication. \u201c<\/em>Dr. Seuss\u2019s ABC: Interactive Edition<\/em>,\u201d was also highly rated, as was the book with the funny title \u201cHow to Be a Grouch.\u201d But the biggest winners in the children\u2019s category were \u201cYou Choose: Scooby-Doo!: The Terror of the Bigfoot Beast,\u201d and \u201cVirginia Wol<\/em>f\u201d <\/em>\u2013 a story loosely based on the author\u2019s relationship with her sister.<\/strong><\/p>\n Academics and Education<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Those who were focused on learning and academics cast their votes for e-books such as \u201cComputer Organization and Design,\u201d \u201cIntroduction to Emergency Management,\u201d and a big winner in that category \u2013 \u201cStudy It: English as a Second Language.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n What\u2019s on Your E-Reader?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n So what kinds of e-books and reading genres were on your e-reading device over the past several months, and which titles would be your picks as top award winners? Stay tuned as we showcase other great books, digital devices for e-readers, and other topics of interest for those who love to devour their reading material digitally and while on the move in this increasingly mobile world.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Right now everyone is buzzing about the Hollywood Golden Globes and the Oscars. But did you know that the 2015 Digital Book Awards were just announced at a gala event in New York City? Every year finalists and winners are celebrated in a number of different categories that recognize innovation in electronic publishing, design, technological integration, and the end-user experience for those who love e-reading. The Annual Awards Ceremony Over the weekend of January 13th, 2015, the awards were handed out during a major digital publishing conference that convened at the upscale Hilton Midtown Hotel. As explained by the president of POE Communications, the organization that hosted the Digital Book Awards program, \u201cThe digital publishing industry today is bursting with energy, innovation, ideas \u2013 and thousands of products.\u201d Why You May Be Interested The Digital Book Awards help identify and acknowledge the e-books that are the most successful. That can, in turn, offer some unique expert guidance to readers like yourself who are always on the lookout for the highest quality and most exciting and engaging content. So without further ado, let\u2019s jump right in and reveal some of the contenders and winners! Winners in Adult Fiction Adult Fiction is often regarded as the most closely watched and popular category of all \u2013 it\u2019s like the Meryl Streep of the book publishing world. One of the winners in the Adult Fiction category was a book called \u201cChinese Whispers,\u201d and another was \u201cThe Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains.\u201d The nominees for best books in that genre also included \u201cAn October Bride,\u201d \u201cDiamonds in the Sky,\u201d and \u201cMetaphysical Dog.\u201d Nonfiction Accolades Readers of nonfiction, particularly women, were interested in style and fashion over the past year, as evidenced by the rave reviews they gave to two winners in that genre. The books \u201cWomen in Clothes\u201d and \u201cPenny Chic: How to Be Stylish on a Real Girl\u2019s Budget\u201d took some of the top honors in the Adult Nonfiction genre, beating out contenders like \u201cTeach Us to Want,\u201d \u201cImmigration,\u201d \u201cThe Hall: A Celebration of Baseball\u2019s Greats,\u201d and \u201cThe Social Entrepreneur\u2019s Playbook Pressure Test.\u201d But another winner – \u201c20 Ways to Track a Tiger\u201d \u2013 was not about urban chic in the asphalt jungle where fashion models are photographed, but instead is a collection of vivid photos of real tigers. The images were captured in the natural jungle where tigers roam, and the author highlights the vital importance of protecting these exotic but endangered animals. Children\u2019s Books A colorful e-book about big cats in the wild will appeal to adults and young readers alike, but to tap into what kids are really yearning to read, check out books that were among the top contenders in the Children\u2019s Books category. Some of the most praised nominees were \u201cBenji Franklin: Kid Zillionaire,\u201d \u201cSevern Suzuki and the Day She Silenced the World,\u201d and \u201cStaff of Serapis\u201d \u2013 a Disney publication. \u201cDr. Seuss\u2019s ABC: Interactive Edition,\u201d was also highly rated, as was the book with the funny title \u201cHow to Be a Grouch.\u201d But the biggest winners in the children\u2019s category were \u201cYou Choose: Scooby-Doo!: The Terror of the Bigfoot Beast,\u201d and \u201cVirginia Wolf\u201d \u2013 a story loosely based on the author\u2019s relationship with her sister. Academics and Education Those who were focused on learning and academics cast their votes for e-books such as \u201cComputer Organization and Design,\u201d \u201cIntroduction to Emergency Management,\u201d and a big winner in that category \u2013 \u201cStudy It: English as a Second Language.\u201d What\u2019s on Your E-Reader? So what kinds of e-books and reading genres were on your e-reading device over the past several months, and which titles would be your picks as top award winners? Stay tuned as we showcase other great books, digital devices for e-readers, and other topics of interest for those who love to devour their reading material digitally and while on the move in this increasingly mobile world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books"],"views":2703,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1900"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1901,"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1900\/revisions\/1901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.free-ebooks.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}