Bookbuilders of Boston recently named the winners of the first New England Publishing Collaboration (NEPCo) Awards.
From a pool of ten finalists, NEPCo judges October Ivins (Ivins eContent Solutions), Eduardo Moura (Jones & Bartlett Learning), Alen Yen (iFactory), and Judith Rosen of Publishers Weekly selected Inera, Inc., collaborating with CrossRef, for the first place. Digital Science, collaborating with portfolio companies; and NetGalley, collaborating with the American Booksellers Association, tied for the second place followed by the Harvard Common Press, collaborating with portfolio companies, at the third place.
Based on an embrace of disruption and the need to transform the traditional value chain of content creation, the New England Publishing Collaboration (NEPCo) Awards showcase results achieved by two or more organisations working as partners. Other companies short-listed for the awards this year were Cenveo Publisher Services, Firebrand Technologies, Focal Press (Taylor & Francis), Hurix Systems, The MIT Press, and StoryboardThat.
Criteria for the awards were results achieved, industry significance, depth of collaboration, and presentation. An audience voting component was included—Digital Science was the overall winner among audience members.
