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Penguin and Random lead way in Bookseller Industry Awards

12.04.11 | Lisa Campbell

Penguin and Random House are topping the table with an industry-leading six nominations each in the 2011 Bookseller Industry Awards.

Following closely behind in the nomination league tables are HarperCollins and Hodder & Stoughton, both listed in five categories.

Altogether, 17 awards will be presented at the gala black-tie dinner during the Book Industry Conference at London's Park Lane Hilton on 16th May, with Penguin up for Publisher of the Year along with Hodder & Stoughton, Quercus, Bloomsbury, Simon & Schuster, Faber, Little, Brown and Vintage.

Last year's top retail prizewinner, Foyles, is leading the booksellers' nominations across five categories, including General Chain or Bookselling Company of the Year. The retailer, which has just opened a new branch in Bristol, is competing against Waterstone's, W H Smith, Asda and Sainsbury's to claim the title for the second year in a row.

Six indies from six regions are in with a chance of scooping the Independent Bookseller of the Year prize plus £5,000 courtesy of Gardners. The award recognises the devotion, hard work and innovation that goes into running an indie.

The Bookseller's editor-in-chief Neill Denny congratulated the nominees, claiming "the overall standard of entries was incredibly high despite, or perhaps because of, the turbulent times we are living through. It will be very tough job choosing the winners from such a strong field."

The 2011 awards will also feature two new categories: Children's Publisher, and Library Innovation of the Year.

Imprint and Editor of the Year
Accent Press: Miranda Forbes, Xcite Books

Canongate: Nick Davies, Canongate Non-fiction

Faber & Faber: Paul Keegan/Matthew Hollis, Faber Poetry

HarperCollins: Kate Bradley, Avon

HarperCollins: Myles Archibald, Collins

Hodder & Stoughton: Nick Sayers Hodder Fiction

Orion: Alan Samson, Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Pan Macmillan: Maria Rejt, Mantle

Penguin: Juliet Annan, Fig Tree

Random House: Clara Farmer, Chatto & Windus

Scholastic: Alison Green, Alison Green Books
 
Children's Publisher of the Year
Egmont

HarperCollins Children's Books

Penguin Children's Books

Simon & Schuster Children's Books

Usborne

Walker Books

Ingram Content Group Independent Publisher of the Year

Alma Books

Bright Red Publishing

Constable & Robinson

Continuum

Faber & Faber

Kyle Cathie

Legend Press

Osprey Publishing

Quiller Publishing
 
Orion Literary Agent of the Year

Darley Anderson: Darley Anderson Literary, TV & Film Agency

Felicity Bryan: Felicity Bryan Associates

Jonny Geller: Curtis Brown

Mark Stanton: Jenny Brown Associates

Robert Kirby: United Agents

Simon Trewin: United Agents

Bonnier Publisher of the Year

Bloomsbury

Faber & Faber

Hodder & Stoughton

Little, Brown

Penguin

Quercus

Simon & Schuster

Vintage

Frankfurt Book Fair Rights Professional of the Year

Alex Nicholas: Orion's Children's Books

Andy Hine: Little, Brown

Carla Alonzi: HarperCollins

Jake Smith-Bosanquet: Conville & Walsh

Jason Bartholomew: Hodder & Stoughton

Polly Collingridge: Canongate
 
PPC Publicity Campaign of the Year
Alex Hippisley-Cox PR (Viking, Penguin): Andrew Rawnsley's The End of the Party

Charlotte Bush with Ellie Rankin (Hutchinson, Random House): Tony Blair's A Journey

Emma Knight (Hodder & Stoughton): David Nicholls' One Day

Rina Gill (Covus, Atlantic): Karl Marlantes' Matterhorn

Ruth Waldram (William Heinemann, Arrow, Random House): To Kill a Mockingbird 50th Anniversary

Zoe Hood, (Virago, Little, Brown): Natasha Walter's Living Dolls

Nielsen Marketing Campaign of the Year

A Simples Life by Aleksandr Orlov    Ebury

The White Queen (paperback) by Philippa Gregory    Simon & Schuster

The Family by Martina Cole    Headline

The Return of the Richard & Judy Book Club    W H Smith

One Day by David Nicholls    Hodder & Stoughton

IndieBound    The Booksellers Association

Puffin's 70th Anniversary    Penguin Books

A Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Aherne    HarperCollins

Mills & Boon New Voices    Harlequin (UK) Ltd

Feel Every Word    Waterstone's

FutureBook Digital Innovation of the Year

Penguin Facebook and Twitter Campaigns    Penguin

Solar System for iPad    Faber & Faber Ltd and Touch Press LLP

Make the Most of Your Time on Earth    Rough Guides

bergfashionlibrary.com    Berg Publishers

Mortal Kiss    Random House Children's Books and Stardoll
       
Direct Bookselling Company of the Year   

The Book People    

The Book Depository   

Amazon.co.uk    

Scholastic Book Clubs    

Martina Cole General or Chain Bookselling Company of the Year

W H Smith   

Asda    

Waterstone's    

Foyles    

Sainsbury's   

Usborne Children's Bookseller of the Year

Waterstone's    

Scholastic Book Clubs   

Sainsbury's    

Asda   

W H Smith    

Foyles   

Walker Books Children's Independent Bookseller of the Year

Seven Stories    

Children's Bookshop Muswell Hill    

Book Nook    

Tales on Moon Lane   

Library Innovation of the Year     

Essex County Council Libraries    Space Station 2010

Opening the Book Furniture Ltd    Yate Library, South Gloucestershire

Nielsen Book    LibScan

New Writing North     Read Regional

London Borough of Hillingdon Libraries    Hillingdon Libraries Refurbishment

Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd    Public Library Online

The Answer Ltd for the London Libraries Consortium    London Libraries Consortium

Lynda La Plante Manager of the Year

Rik Mcshane    Waterstone's, Piccadilly

Zool Verjee    Blackwell's, Broad Street Oxford

Susan Sinclair    Foyles, Royal Festival Hall and Foyles St Pancras

Sion Hamilton    Foyles, Charing Cross Road

Sue Butterworth Young Bookseller of the Year sponsored by HarperCollins  

Cameron Crowe    Waterstone's, Newcastle Emerson Chambers

Georgina Hanratty    Tales on Moon Lane, London

Micha Solana    Blackwell's, Royal Bank of Scotland HQ, Edinburgh

Rebecca Hart    Foyles, St Pancras and Royal Festival Hall 

Gardners Independent Bookseller of the Year

Chorleywood Bookshop: South-east England winner

Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights: South-west England winner

Gutter Bookshop: Ireland winner

Silverdell of Kirkham: North of England winner

The Chepstow Bookshop: Midlands and Wales winner

The Mainstreet Trading Company: Scotland winner

LBF Daily: Day 2

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By very dislexic

strong points well made!
And funny! Great stuff and so true.

Fri, 29/04/2011 - 07:34
By very dislexic

very perceptive. I very much hope that there is a future for bookshops, sellers, and the rest of the industry - and I do feel that you are right about the possible changes to come. I will keep supporting and encouraging others to support (buy books!) and wish you all the best.

Fri, 29/04/2011 - 07:11
By Ben

Flange, Flange, Flange! What a hate filled little life you must lead to be so worked up over such a harmless thing. Honestly, it's Bookseller of the Year, not the Nuremberg Trials. If you must insist on filling valuable data packets with your vitriolic and nonsensical ramblings (although I applaud your passion. Perhaps it could be better placed elsewhere? Have you consider writing opinion columns at the Daily Mirror?) then can I suggest you find some White-Supremacist web-site and unload on them please? Alternatively, please clean up your language (and your manner) and try again. I would suggest an alternate format:

"Dear thebookseller.com,

I have the following issues with the Independent Bookseller of the Year Shortlist:

1. It's a waste of time. In my position as pleb and part-time book critic, I frequently find my in-depth analysis of the industry enjoyed by a broad spectrum of similar internet bottom feeders, many of whom who have read books in the past. People are drawn to my unique writing style and the fact that I apparently have the depth of knowledge of a taxi driver and the breadth of knowledge of a 12 year old child.

2. My knowledge of the roll played by Independent Booksellers is invaluable, chiefly because I once read Harry Potter... wasn't that girl's agent independent? Wikipedia doesn't say so that's me flummoxed.

3. Many of the recipients of said vomit are actually quite thankful for the experience, chiefly as the act of retching momentarily closes my vocal cords, preventing me spraying my petty, irrelevant little views on a wider audience.

Yours sincerely,

Flange"

I'd also like to point out that for a great many people, selling books is an immense joy, and dedicating your life to distributing improving material is an admirable thing indeed. Indeed, for many independents, it is not what you would describe as a lucrative career and it is a huge risk taking on new authors. But I dare say we would be infinitely worse without them.

In the meantime I suggest you control your gut.

Wed, 13/04/2011 - 21:11
By Flange

INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLER OF THE YEAR - independent form fillers in and big braggers of the year, more like. Self nominated, judged by cronies, what a load of old tosh. Industry in crisis? Let's pat ourselves on the back. Who gives a flying duck? I vomit on you all. Ludicrous, a total waste of time, energy and space. And then The Bookseller pretends it's important. Utterly outrageous. Which is a shame, as actually, there are one or two good people in those lists. But not enough - or the industry wouldn't be in the situation it is. Ad oculos.

Tue, 12/04/2011 - 21:16
By Sword of Gondor

Aw give over. Are us bookSELLERS any more important that the people who write, publish or distribute the books? Without them, we would have nothing to sell. We take books from totes and put them on shelves, and take them from customers and put them in bags, and then take what is left and put them into totes and send them away to live on a farm, then then repeat, day in, day out. We could do the same thing with burgers in Burger King, and we could do the same thing with pints of milk in the grocer. those of us lucky enough to get those jobs can anyway, once bookshops implode. Let us see how important, nay vital, we are then my friend.

Tue, 12/04/2011 - 16:42
By Old Bookseller

Isn't it interesting how the really important, nay vital, people in the trade - the bookSELLERS - are right at the bottom of the list, below Literary Agents, Editors and 'Fair Rights Professional' (yes, really!!). Good to know the trade publication has got the pecking order right.

Tue, 12/04/2011 - 11:35
By Inkozi

Am I the only one who is, shall we say, a little uneasy that Asda & Sainsburys are up for "Chain Bookselling Company of the Year"?

Tue, 12/04/2011 - 10:46
By Inkozi

Am I the only one who is, shall we say, a little uneasy that Asda & Sainsburys are up for "Chain Bookselling Company of the Year"?

Tue, 12/04/2011 - 10:46
By Old Bookseller

Isn't it interesting how the really important, nay vital, people in the trade - the bookSELLERS - are right at the bottom of the list, below Literary Agents, Editors and 'Fair Rights Professional' (yes, really!!). Good to know the trade publication has got the pecking order right.

Tue, 12/04/2011 - 11:35
By Sword of Gondor

Aw give over. Are us bookSELLERS any more important that the people who write, publish or distribute the books? Without them, we would have nothing to sell. We take books from totes and put them on shelves, and take them from customers and put them in bags, and then take what is left and put them into totes and send them away to live on a farm, then then repeat, day in, day out. We could do the same thing with burgers in Burger King, and we could do the same thing with pints of milk in the grocer. those of us lucky enough to get those jobs can anyway, once bookshops implode. Let us see how important, nay vital, we are then my friend.

Tue, 12/04/2011 - 16:42
By very dislexic

very perceptive. I very much hope that there is a future for bookshops, sellers, and the rest of the industry - and I do feel that you are right about the possible changes to come. I will keep supporting and encouraging others to support (buy books!) and wish you all the best.

Fri, 29/04/2011 - 07:11
By Flange

INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLER OF THE YEAR - independent form fillers in and big braggers of the year, more like. Self nominated, judged by cronies, what a load of old tosh. Industry in crisis? Let's pat ourselves on the back. Who gives a flying duck? I vomit on you all. Ludicrous, a total waste of time, energy and space. And then The Bookseller pretends it's important. Utterly outrageous. Which is a shame, as actually, there are one or two good people in those lists. But not enough - or the industry wouldn't be in the situation it is. Ad oculos.

Tue, 12/04/2011 - 21:16
By Ben

Flange, Flange, Flange! What a hate filled little life you must lead to be so worked up over such a harmless thing. Honestly, it's Bookseller of the Year, not the Nuremberg Trials. If you must insist on filling valuable data packets with your vitriolic and nonsensical ramblings (although I applaud your passion. Perhaps it could be better placed elsewhere? Have you consider writing opinion columns at the Daily Mirror?) then can I suggest you find some White-Supremacist web-site and unload on them please? Alternatively, please clean up your language (and your manner) and try again. I would suggest an alternate format:

"Dear thebookseller.com,

I have the following issues with the Independent Bookseller of the Year Shortlist:

1. It's a waste of time. In my position as pleb and part-time book critic, I frequently find my in-depth analysis of the industry enjoyed by a broad spectrum of similar internet bottom feeders, many of whom who have read books in the past. People are drawn to my unique writing style and the fact that I apparently have the depth of knowledge of a taxi driver and the breadth of knowledge of a 12 year old child.

2. My knowledge of the roll played by Independent Booksellers is invaluable, chiefly because I once read Harry Potter... wasn't that girl's agent independent? Wikipedia doesn't say so that's me flummoxed.

3. Many of the recipients of said vomit are actually quite thankful for the experience, chiefly as the act of retching momentarily closes my vocal cords, preventing me spraying my petty, irrelevant little views on a wider audience.

Yours sincerely,

Flange"

I'd also like to point out that for a great many people, selling books is an immense joy, and dedicating your life to distributing improving material is an admirable thing indeed. Indeed, for many independents, it is not what you would describe as a lucrative career and it is a huge risk taking on new authors. But I dare say we would be infinitely worse without them.

In the meantime I suggest you control your gut.

Wed, 13/04/2011 - 21:11
By very dislexic

strong points well made!
And funny! Great stuff and so true.

Fri, 29/04/2011 - 07:34

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