This award seeks to recognize the efforts of publishers and authors who have invested in developing a website that is both a source of information as also a marketing tool it has employed to build its brand. Who should enter? Publishing companies or self-published authors. In the case of the latter, the website has to be about the book alone and not a personal website of the author. Websites that sell books published by various publishers cannot apply. Criteria: Effectiveness in achieving website goals (goals may be advertising of catalogue, sale of books, brand building tool, engagement with authors) Presence of “Non-sale content” (such as blogs, information about publishing house, information about authors) Quality of browsing experience (related to cross-platform compatibility, intuitive use of navigational buttons and menus, ability to “find” information easily, absence of dead links, time to load, etc.) Visual appeal, professional experience and freshness of content Submit your application here. Alternately you may email contactus@publishing-next.com requesting an entry form or download one here.