2012 Awards
List of Finalists with Winners
Pictures from the Awards Ceremony and Dinner
2011 Global eBook Awards Slideshow Presentation
2012 Global Ebook Awards Ceremony
Saturday, August 18, 2012
The awards were presented at the University Club in Downtown Santa Barbara.
August 18th Schedule
- 2:00 PM. Marilu Henner autographed books at the Book Den, 15 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, (805) 962-3321. Just 3.5 blocks from the University Club.
- 3:00 PM. Meet & Greet Reception with hors d’oeuvres at the downtown Santa Barbara University Club, Santa Barbara & Sola Streets.
- 3:00 PM. Jim Cox, Midwest Book Review, reception in the Library of the downtown Santa Barbara University Club, Santa Barbara & Sola Streets.
- 4:00 PM Global Ebook Awards ceremony at the downtown Santa Barbara University Club, Santa Barbara & Sola Streets.
- 6:00 PM. Awards Dinner at the downtown Santa Barbara University Club, Santa Barbara & Sola Streets.
A Star-Studded Cast
MARILU HENNER PRESENTED GLOBAL EBOOK AWARDS
Author, producer, and actor, Marilu Henner was an awards presenter for the Global Ebook Awards.
Marilu has appeared in 14 films, including Cannonball Run II and Titanic. She is best known for her role as Elaine O’Connor Nardo on the sitcom Taxi from 1978 to 1983.
Marilu has written nine books on diet, health, and memory, the most prominent being Total Health Makeover, in which she explains the virtues of a non-dairy diet in conjunction with food combining and exercise. http://www.marilu.com/
Marilu autographed books at the Book Den just before the Ebook Awards. The Book Den, next to a parking structure, is a quick 3.5-block walk to the University Club.
JIM COX RECEIVED LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jim Cox came to Santa Barbara on August 18 to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the publisher of the Midwest Book Review.
Jim has proven to be a great friend of authors and small publishers. He does not charge for the thousands of book reviews he publishes each year.
Jim held court in the library of the University Club in Downtown Santa Barbara at 3 PM, just prior to the Global Ebook Awards ceremony. His numerous fans were invited to come to Santa Barbara to meet him.
BILL FRANK MC’D AWARDS CEREMONY AGAIN
Returning by popular demand, Bill Frank served as the Master of Ceremonies for the Global Ebook Awards. Bill has years of experience in book printing and now is a popular talk-show host.
Last year, he made the award ceremony run like a well-oiled machine. His considerable talents brought the participants together and held the audience spellbound.
Those who attended received a fabulous new book on promotion:
Own Your Niche by Stephanie Chandler.
See
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/130221
for the description.
I too am honored to be a judge for the Global eBook Awards and look forward to reading.
We are honored to have you lend your expertise.
We have more than 250 (so far) judges.
That means that each book will have several judges.
The authors and publishers of nominated books are lucky to have so many industry experts reading and evaluating their books.
Great contest!
When do we know the finalist books? Does anyone know?
http://globalebookawards.com/award-nominees/
2012 Global eBook Award Nominees
Ebooks entered in The Global eBook Awards must go through an evaluation process in order to be nominated. All Global eBook Award Nominees will be visible under the Award Nominees section of the website approximately one week after entry, if eBook meets all qualifications. Nominated books will then be read by our judges and the Finalists and Winners will be determined. The Finalists will be listed on the website July 9, 2012 and the Winners will be announced at The Global eBook Awards Ceremony August 18, 2012 and posted on the website August 20, 2012.
Our very best wishes to all entrants in this year’s award program; we look forward to reading about your success. Our best wishes also for the awards ceremony in Santa Barbara – it should be another great night.
Regards
Melanie Walsh
Director, Membership Services
Association of Independent Authors
I too am honored that my book Do You? is a nominee in the Poetry category of the Global EBook Awards. I’m keeping my fingers crossed — Do You? was a finalist in both the New York Book Festival and The Writers Digest International Self-Published Book Awards, and I’m hoping it wins it’s category this time.
Thank you for including me.
We are honored to have our memoir “Walking for Peace, an inner journey”, the true story of our 5000-kilometer, 13-country, 13-month pilgrimage for peace, recognized as Finalist in two categories (Action/Adventure and New Age).
Our sincerest thanks to the judges and organizers of this wonderful event. We hope to meet you all soon in Santa Barbara!
- Mony and Alberto
What a thrill to be nominated for this award. And a real honour to be among the finalists. Santa Barbara is a long way from home (Australia) but that is the beauty of ebooks isn’t it. No geographical boundaries.
Thank you to the judges, organisers and especially to Dan Poynter. This is a real international competition which has potential for s all to understand each others worlds more fully. Just Wonderful.
Thanks Dan for the invitation to the awards. I am so excited for the winners and pleased with the endorsing of small publishers
Does a book have to be new to enter in the the 2013 contest? I pubished in 2010. It sounds like so much fun and I LOVE Santa Barbara.
Best of luck to everyone and congratulations to the winners!
The 2013 requirements will be published in September 2012.
Thank you.
Dear Dan,
on behalf of my late beloved wife Jenny McGill, we are deeply appreciative of the
nomination for best e book subject: Anthology, non -fiction. Although. we physically will be unable to attend, I, Howard McGill, her loving husband, can assure you, that we will BOTH of us, be present, in spirit.
Regardless of who wins, we are deeply grateful for the effort put forth by all of your people that made this event possible.
With Sincere thanks to you all,
Howard McGill, publisher
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I wish I could attend…if only I lived closer. Have fun everyone and good luck to all my fellow attendees. Is there a live-stream of the event somewhere that I can watch?
…I meant to say, good luck to my fellow finalists. Coffee hasn’t kicked in yet.
Best wishes to all who attended this stellar event and a special thank you to Dan Poynter and Barbara Gaughen-Muller. Although I miss him, I know my husband, James A. Bell-Cox, has enjoyed himself very much attending this event. Thank you again for a fantastic experience for all participants.