Dan Poynter’s Global Ebook Awards has appointed 227 judges so far and most are evaluating more than a single category of ebooks.

1. For Immediate Release . . .
Contact: Barbara Gaughen (“gone”)
Gaughen Global Public Relations
+1-805-968-8567
Dan Poynter’s Global Ebook Awards has appointed
227 judges so far and most are evaluating more
than a single category of ebooks. That means each
of the 76 categories of books will have several
judges. In an award contest, the more judges, the
more thorough and objective the judging.
http://GlobalEbookAwards.com
Judges represent a wide range of category experts
but have one thing in common: each love the
category they are judging. Judges range from book bloggers toreviewers,
librarians, book club, and reading circle members, as well as professional
critics and subject matter experts in the category they prefer.
For categories, see http://globalebookawards.com/registration/
The Global Ebook Awards has an advantage over awards for printed books.
Judges retrieve the books they want to read from Smashwords.com. 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 absorb the expense of shipping heavy paper books to the
numerous judges.
While the judges’ subjective evaluation is most important, The Awards
headquarterssupplies judges with a score sheet to aid them in their objective
evaluation. For an example of the evaluation sheet, see
See
http://globalebookawards.com/instructions-for-judges/
http://globalebookawards.com/wp-
content/uploads/2011/12/JudgesScoreSheet.pdf

2. Judges may begin reading and evaluating books as soon as they sign up for
the program. The deadline for submissions is March 12 and the contest
closes on June 15. So judges can read at their leisure. Judges who have time
to read books are more thorough in their evaluations.
Judges are 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.
While publishers of all sizes are welcome to enter ebooks for evaluation, 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.
For more information on judging, see
See http://globalebookawards.com/judges-judging/
Volunteers for judging are still being accepted. Request to be an Award
judge to Barbara Gaughen (“gone”), Gaughen Global Public Relations,
Barbara@rain.org +1-805-968-8567
Supply your contact information, the URL you want to promote, and the
ebook category of your choice. You may choose more than one category.
▪ Your Name
▪ Your Mailing Address, Telephone Number.
▪ Your Email Address
▪ The website URL You Want to Promote
▪ The eBook Category(ies) of Your Choice
http://globalebookawards.com/judging/
Judges who are bloggers and reviewers are encouraged to review the books
they read on Amazon, B&N.com, Midwest Book Review and other review
periodicals.
Judges may enter their own ebooks in other categories but not the
categories they are judging.
The Second Annual Award ceremony will be held in gorgeous Santa Barbara
on August 18 2012.
Dan Poynter’s Global Ebook Awards is a division of Para Publishing LLC of
Santa Barbara.
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