Judging E-Books by Their Printers

The Industry Standard has some rather interesting Observations on the Frankfurt e-book awards. They say the books are available in digital format, BUT most of titles first gained attention as print books, and easily obtained by walking into a bookstore [or a library]. The finalists for the award are listed Here.

\”Microsoft paid for these awards, and it\’s pretty obvious they rely on big publishers to provide content for MS Reader,\” says Connie Foster, who runs the e-publisher Ebooksonthe.net in Bar Harbor, Maine. \”There was never any intention of awarding the independent publishers. This was just one big marketing ploy.\”