Fictionwise.com Announces Winners of Its eBook Awards

One of the more successful stories in the eBook world recently, Fictionwise.com, appears to be continuing with its latest announcement, which included details on how its revenue had grown more than 400% over the past year and its membership had risen to 33,000.

The figures came along with the announcement of the site's annual eBook awards. The awards included ones for the eBook of the Year, the 2001 Best Selling eBook and the Highest Rated eBook of the Year. While the site has many fiction (as well as non-fiction) categories, including fantasy, horror, mystery and romance, eBooks from the Science Fiction category managed to take out all three awards.

The winner were:

  • eBook of the Year - Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov
  • 2001 Best Selling eBooks - Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov
  • Highest Rated eBooks of the Year - Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold

Press Release

Fictionwise Announces 2001 eBook Awards

Author Of The Year, eBook Of The Year, Best Selling, And Highest Rated eBooks

January 8, 2002

CHATHAM, NJ--Fictionwise.com, a leading eBook publisher and distributor, announced today annual awards for its top selling and highest rated eBooks and authors for 2001. Fictionwise, which has over 33,000 registered members and 1300+ eBooks online, experienced rapid growth in 2001 with monthly revenue growing 400% over the course of the year. "We want to congratulate and thank all the authors whose work appears at Fictionwise," said Stephen Pendergrast, co-publisher at Fictionwise. "These awards are a celebration of their efforts, and we deeply appreciate their contributions to Fictionwise over the last year."

eBook Author of the Year: Mike Resnick

Popular science fiction author Mike Resnick is Fictionwise's 2001 eBook Author of the Year. The award is based on unit sales and member ratings. Mr. Resnick was the best selling author in 2001 and his works maintained an extremely high average rating from Fictionwise members. Larry Niven was a close second in the final tally and Robert Silverberg placed third.

"Mike Resnick has been a very important part of Fictionwise since we began in June of 2000," said Scott Pendergrast, co-publisher. "From the very start, he put his faith in us, which brought thousands of his fans to Fictionwise, as well as other important authors who followed his lead."

Mike Resnick said: "I've won Hugos and Nebulas and a lot of other awards, but I've never been voted anything like Author of the Year before. Given that these were all reprints, I feel like my career has just been officially validated, and I'm very grateful to Fictionwise and all its many readers."

eBook of the Year: Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov's "Robot Dreams" is Fictionwise's 2001 eBook of the Year, which is based on total unit sales multiplied by average rating. The work achieved a rating of 3.28 out of a possible 4 points. "Beggars in Spain" by Nancy Kress was the eBook of the Year in 2000, and placed second in 2001.

2001 Best Selling eBooks:

"Robot Dreams" by Isaac Asimov topped the list of Fictionwise's Best Selling eBooks of 2001. Larry Niven had the most eBooks on the Best Seller list, nine in total, including "The Fourth Profession," which was the second best selling eBook in 2001. Mike Resnick had five best sellers and Isaac Asimov had three.

  1. Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov
  2. The Fourth Profession by Larry Niven
  3. Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
  4. Wrong Way Street by Larry Niven
  5. Potential by Isaac Asimov
  6. Not Long Before the End by Larry Niven
  7. Neutron Star by Larry Niven
  8. Sandkings by George R. R. Martin
  9. The Hole Man by Larry Niven
  10. Procrustes by Larry Niven
  11. Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge by Mike Resnick
  12. Inconstant Moon by Larry Niven
  13. Soothsayer by Mike Resnick
  14. ARM by Larry Niven
  15. "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman by Harlan Ellison
  16. Cleon the Emperor by Isaac Asimov
  17. At the Core by Larry Niven
  18. Prophet by Mike Resnick
  19. Oracle by Mike Resnick
  20. Think Like a Dinosaur by James Patrick Kelly
  21. Second Contact by Mike Resnick
  22. The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything by George Alec Effinger
  23. The Fourth Branch by Kage Baker
  24. Facts Relating to the Arrest of Dr. Kalugin by Kage Baker
  25. I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

To see more best selling eBooks, including the top genre sellers go to: www.fictionwise.com/2001.htm

Highest Rated eBooks of the Year:

Fictionwise members have submitted over 42,000 ratings on more than 1,200 eBooks at Fictionwise.com. Ratings are based on scale of 1 to 4, with 4 being the highest. The Fictionwise rating system is one of the best online today and has proven to be a good indicator of industry awards such as the Hugo and Nebula Awards. To qualify for the Highest Rated list, authors must have at least five eBooks online at Fictionwise and at least 40 member ratings.

Lois McMaster Bujold grabbed the top two spots in the Highest Rated list. Mike Resnick placed six eBooks on the list, while David Weber landed four spots.

  1. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
  2. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
  3. Eon by Greg Bear
  4. The Apocalypse Troll by David Weber
  5. Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein
  6. The Man Who Used the Universe by Alan Dean Foster
  7. March Upcountry by David Weber
  8. The Widowmaker Reborn: Volume 2 of the Widowmaker Trilogy by Mike Resnick
  9. Ivory by Mike Resnick
  10. Sandkings by George R. R. Martin
  11. Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
  12. Prophet by Mike Resnick
  13. The Honor of the Queen by David Weber
  14. Oracle by Mike Resnick
  15. The Fourth Profession by Larry Niven
  16. March to the Sea by David Weber
  17. Soothsayer by Mike Resnick
  18. Echea by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
  19. Bwana by Mike Resnick
  20. The Genesis Quest by Donald Moffitt
  21. The Dandelion Girl by Robert F. Young
  22. Coolhunting by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
  23. Homefaring by Robert Silverberg
  24. Downward To The Earth by Robert Silverberg
  25. Second Genesis by Donald Moffitt

Fictionwise.com (http://www.fictionwise.com/) publishes award-winning and high-quality eBooks by top authors in multiple formats, including Palm (for Palm, Visor and Win CE), Adobe Acrobat, Rocket/REB1100, Microsoft Reader (Pocket PC and PCs), and Franklin eBookMan. Fictionwise also distributes eBooks by other high-quality publishers. It is believed that Fictionwise.com has the largest eBook collection of major award-winning and nominated science fiction stories on the Internet.