Global Ebook Awards Instructions for Judges
Judges & Judging
Instructions for Judges
Judges Score Sheets
Call for Judges
Thank you for volunteering to judge the ebooks nominated for this year’s Global Ebook Awards. You are contributing to history because The Global Ebook Awards are unique.
You are one of more than 250 judges. Most judges are evaluating more than a single category of ebooks. That means each of the 101 categories of books will have several judges. In an award contest, the more judges, the more thorough and objective the judging.
Judges represent a wide range of category experts but have one thing in common: each loves the category they are judging. Judges range from book bloggers to reviewers, librarians, book club, and reading circle members, as well as professional critics and subject matter experts in the category they prefer.
Most authors and publishers send ebooks to reviewers in PDF format—and that is the problem. Reviewers read a lot, and often while on the move. They want to read on their iPad, iPhone, Nook, Kindle, or other electronic eReader. So, there is a greater chance a judge will select a book for review if it is available in the format they like. And chances are they will read the book sooner.
The Global Ebook Awards has an advantage over awards for printed books. Judges retrieve the books they want to read from Smashwords.com, etc. Judges have a choice between PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Sony, Nook, etc. so they can read on their favorite device. And, the Global Ebook Awards headquarters does not have to ship hundreds heavy paper books to the numerous judges.
Judging Timeline.
–Ebook nomination deadline: March 12, 2012 April 30, 2012 (midnight Pacific Time).
–Download any 2012 nominated ebook before the closing date for evaluations: June 30, 2012.
–Judge results deadline: July 2, 2012
–Finalists will be posted at http://GlobalEbookAwards.com: July 9, 2012.
–Award ceremony in beautiful Santa Barbara: Saturday, August 18, 2012.
If you know anyone who wants to be a judge, ask him or her to see
http://globalebookawards.com/judging/
and the rest of the documents in the judging section.
To get the books you want to review, see the categories on the Global Ebook Awards site.
For categories, see http://globalebookawards.com/registration/ Next, see the individual titles in your favorite categories, go to http://GlobalEbookAwards.com and click on Award Nominees on the top-right. Select Fiction or Nonfiction and then the category you are looking for in the drop-down menus. The title listings are brief. If you want a fuller description on a book, click on the book’s cover and you will be taken to that book’s listing at Amazon. Read the description and the reviews there. Note that the Amazon link is for more information only. Amazon is not where judges retrieve books. Go to Smashwords.com for the books you want to evaluate. See below.
You may select any number of books to evaluate and those books may be from any categories. Most judges like to read all the books in a category. Write Becky@ParaPublishing.com with the category and book titles you select. She will send you the Smashwords Coupon Code for each book or the PDF file if the book is not at Smashwords.
Smashwords Coupon Code Manager
The Global Ebook Awards uses Smashwords to supply ebook review copies to the judges. Judges can retrieve the ebook formats (PDF, Kindle, ePub, etc.) of their choice.
Authors assign coupon codes to books that we can share with judges. Judges enter the code prior to completing their checkout to receive a 100% discount. This is what the Nominees see.
| Title | Base Price | Coupon Code | Coupon Price | Coupon Created | Coupon Starts | Coupon Expires | Actions |
| Air Travel Handbook | $4.97 | BA47X | $0.00(~100% off) | 11/05/11 | Immediately | 11/14/11 | Generate Coupon |
Go to http://Smashwords.com. Find the book you want and click on Add to Cart .
Enter the Coupon Code (100% discount) on the order blank page.
In a few cases, authors and publisher have elected not to go through the Smashwords Coupon Code procedure. If you find a book you want to review is not available at Smashwords, contact Becky@ParaPublishing.com
And she will send you the book in the format the author or publisher has provided, usually PDF.
Judges may begin reading and evaluating books as soon as they sign up for the program. The deadline for submissions is March 12, 2012 April 30, 2012 and the evaluation period closes on July 2. So judges can read at their leisure. Judges who have time to read books are more thorough in their evaluations.
Keep checking back for more books. More submissions are coming in each day.
Judging score sheet. The purpose of the sheet is not to override your subjective evaluation but to help you arrive at objective scores as well. Feel free to use the sheet in any way you wish. Go to
http://globalebookawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/JudgesScoreSheet.pdf
and print out a few judging forms.
Please email your total overall score per book you judge to Becky@ParaPubishing.com
For more information on judging, see
http://globalebookawards.com/judges-judging/
You are invited to the Second Annual Award Ceremony on August 18, 2012 in gorgeous Santa Barbara where judges also will be honored. Each attending judge will be given a Judge badge.
For details on the award ceremony, see
2011:
http://globalebookawards.com/awards-ceremony-2011/
2012:
http://globalebookawards.com/awards-ceremony-2012/
Judges will be listed on the Global Ebook Awards website (unless they wish to remain anonymous) and they are encouraged to display the special Awards logo on their websites, blogs, email signatures, etc. You may download the judge logo here:
http://globalebookawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/judge_badge.jpg
Publishers of all sizes are welcome to enter ebooks for evaluation because we want this contest to be a place where self-publishers can stand alongside other authors on an equal footing with an equal shot at exposure and recognition.
Judges who are bloggers and reviewers are encouraged to review the books they read in their blogs, on Amazon, B&N.com, Midwest Book Review and other review periodicals. Please post your reviews after the awards ceremony on August 18, 2012. We do not want reviews to affect the evaluation of other judges. Thank you.
Judges may enter their own ebooks in other categories but not the categories they are judging.
Dan Poynter’s Global Ebook Awards is a division of Para Publishing LLC of Santa Barbara.
For more information about the awards, see
Thank you for your participation. Not only are you seeing the very latest books in your category, you are contributing to ebook history.
The Global Ebook Awards Team
Barbara Gaughen, Public Relations, Barbara@rain.org, +1-805-968-8567
Becky Carbone, Director, Becky@ParaPubishing.com, +1-805-968-7277
Dan Poynter, Founder, DanPoynter@ParaPublishng.com, +1-805-968-7277
[...] score sheet to aid them in their objective evaluation. For an example of the evaluation sheet, see http://globalebookawards.com/instructions-for-judges/ [...]
For scoresheets, see
http://globalebookawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/JudgesScoreSheet.pdf
Print out one for each book you read and evaluate.
See
http://globalebookawards.com/instructions-for-judges/
Judges have from now until July 2 to read and evaluate the books.
March 12 is the filing deadline for authors who wish to enter their ebooks.
There is plenty of time to read, enjoy, evaluate and report.