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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