Announcing the winners of the Digital Book Awards

Encompassing all forms of digital publishing that are available to consumers – including ebooks, enhanced ebooks and apps – the prestigious Digital Book Awards program recognized the best of the best in various categories on the evening of Jan. 14 in New York.

The winners of the 2015 Digital Book Awards include:

Ebook – Flowable: Adult Fiction
Chinese Whispers, by John Ashbery, Open Road Integrated Media

Ebook – Flowable: Adult Nonfiction
Women in Clothes, by Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits and Leanne Shapton, Penguin Group LLC, a Penguin Random House company

Ebook – Flowable: Children
You Choose: Scooby-Doo!: The Terror of the Bigfoot Beast, by Laurie S. Sutton, Capstone Young Readers

Ebook – Flowable: Reference/Academic
Lessons Learned on the Audit Trail, by Richard F. Chambers, The Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation

Ebook – Fixed Format/Enhanced: Adult Fiction
The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains (Enhanced Multimedia Edition), by Neil Gaiman, William Morrow/HarperCollins

Ebook – Fixed Format/Enhanced: Adult Nonfiction
Penny Chic: How to Be Stylish on a Real Girl's Budget, by Shauna Miller, Hachette Book Group’s Little, Brown for Young Readers

Ebook – Fixed Format/Enhanced: Children
Virginia Wolf, by Kyo Maclear, created by Danielle Mulhall and Laura Brady, Kids Can Press Ltd.

Ebook – Fixed Format/Enhanced: Reference/Academic Award Recipient
Study It - English as a Second Language Textbook Series, Connect School of Languages

App: Adult Fiction Award Recipient
The Hope We Seek, by Rich Shapero, Too Far Media

App: Adult Nonfiction Award Recipient
Incredible Numbers, by Professor Ian Stewart, Touchpress and Profile Books

App: Children
Loose Strands, Darned Sock Productions

App: Reference/Academic
Picasso: The Making of Cubism 1912-1914, The Museum of Modern Art

Transmedia
We Are Angry, by Lyndee Prickitt, Digital Fables

Education and Learning
Discovery Education Techbook Series, by Alycia Chanin, Discovery Education

Ebook Cover Design
Yosemite: A Storied Landscape, by Kerry Tremain, 36 Views

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Announcing the Digital Book Award Finalists

Digital Book Award Finalists Represent the Industry’s Best

What does excellence in digital publishing look like? Look no further than the finalists in the 2015 Digital Book Awards. This select group represents some of the best innovation, creativity and talent in the dynamic world of digital publishing. The awards are important for helping our young industry define best practices and set the bar for standards of excellence. In the uncharted world of digital disruption, these pioneers are guiding to the way to a successful and exciting future.

Celebrate Excellence at the Awards Gala

Join the digital publishing community on Wednesday, January 14 at 7 PM for a gala event to celebrate the achievements of these finalists, and to hear the ultimate winners announced. Publishing veteran and digital transformation specialist, Ira Wolfman, hosts the event, bringing both wit and wisdom to the evening. Ira is an outstanding example of excellence in his own right. As president of POE Communications, he leads a team of designers, writers, editors and web developers to help publishing companies and nonprofit organizations develop affordable multiplatform strategies.

Attend Digital Book World Conference & Expo and reserve your ticket for the awards dinner today.

Digital Book Award Finalists by Category

Over 50 titles from publishers large and small from around the world have earned recognition as finalists in the 2015 Digital Book Awards. Their work defines publishing excellence and digital best practices in 15 categories of competition.

Ebook—Flowable: Adult Fiction

An October Bride, HarperCollins Christian Publishing
Chinese Whispers, Open Road Integrated Media
Diamonds In the Sky, booksBnimble
Lunation, HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Metaphysical Dog, Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Ebook—Flowable: Adult Nonfiction

Immigration, InterVarsity
Teach Us To Want, InterVarsity Press
The Hall: A Celebration of Baseball's Greats: In Stories and Images, the Complete Roster of Inductees, Little, Brown, and Company
The Social Entrepreneur's Playbook Pressure Test, Plan, Launch and Scale Your Enterprise, Expanded Edition, Wharton Digital Press
Women in Clothes, Penguin Group LLC, a Penguin Random House company

Ebook—Flowable: Children

Benji Franklin: Kid Zillionaire, Capstone Young Readers
Severn Suzuki and the Day She Silenced the World, Second Story Press
The Staff of Serapis, Disney Publishing Worldwide
You Choose: Scooby-Doo!: The Terror of the Bigfoot Beast, Capstone Young Readers

Ebook—Flowable: Reference/Academic

Following in the Family Footsteps, APS Group Scotland on behalf of Historic Scotland
Lessons Learned on the Audit Trail, The Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation
Scottish Scenic Routes, APS Group Scotland on behalf of Scottish Government

Ebook—Fixed Format/Enhanced: Adult Fiction

Beneath a Marble Sky, McPherson, Beneath the Ink
The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains (Enhanced Multimedia Edition), William Morrow/HarperCollins

Ebook—Fixed Format/Enhanced: Adult Nonfiction

20 Ways to Track a Tiger, Wildlife Worlds-Adventures in Nature
Egg: A Culinary Exploration of the World's Most Versatile Ingredient, Little, Brown, and Company
Penny Chic: How to Be Stylish on a Real Girl's Budget, Little, Brown for Young Readers

Ebook—Fixed Format/Enhanced: Children

Dr. Seuss's ABC: Interactive Edition, Penguin Random House
How To Be A Grouch, Sesame Workshop
LEGO Ninjago Character Encyclopedia, DK Publishing
Virginia Wolf, Kids Can Press Ltd.

Ebook—Fixed Format/Enhanced: Reference/Academic

Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, 5th Edition, Morgan Kaufmann, an imprint of Elsevier
Introduction to Emergency Management, Butterworth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier
Study It - English as a Second Language Textbook Series, Connect School of Languages

App: Adult Fiction

SHERLOCK: Interactive Adventure,HAAB Entertainment
The Garden by Ishion Hutchinson, Rocket Chair Media
The Hope We Seek by Rich Shapero, Too Far Media

App: Adult Nonfiction

Incredible Numbers, Touchpress and Profile Books
Notions+ Our Curious Culture of Consumption, 24 Notions, LLC
The Blender Girl, Ten Speed Press
The Mozart Project, Pipedreams Media

App: Children

Epic!, Epic! app
Jack and the Beanstalk, Nosy Crow
Loose Strands, Darned Sock Productions
Love, The App, Pablo Curti

App: Reference/Academic

OpenStax College: Anatomy and Physiology, OpenStax
Picasso: The Making of Cubism 1912-1914, The Museum of Modern Art

Transmedia

The Chatsfield, Harlequin UK Ltd
We Are Angry, Digital Fables

Education and Learning

Booktrack Classroom, Booktrack
Discovery Education Techbook Series, Discovery Education
E.O. Wilson's Life on Earth, E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation
Field Trip Library, Maps.com
Spotlight on Ancient Civilizations, Rosen Publishing

Ebook Cover Design

Double Double, And Then Story Designers
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, The Secret Mountain
The Mozart Project, Pipedreams Media
Twice Upon A Time: Listening to New York, Atavist Books
Yosemite: A Storied Landscape, 36 Views