2002 Children's eBook Award Winner Announced

By Planet eBook Editor
March 18, 2002

The Bologna Children's Book Fair, in collaboration with the International eBook Award Foundation, has announced the winner of its first Children's eBook award. From the more than 100 entries the judges narrowed it down to one winner, My First Internet Manual, by Italian publisher Edizioni Piemme, as well as naming two special citations for excellence.

The International eBook Award Foundation (IeBAF) -- a foundation sponsored by many of the major companies involved in the eBook industry, including Microsoft, Adobe, Gemstar, Open eBook Forum and OverDrive -- announced last October the major winners of the 2001 Frankfurt eBook Awards for fiction and non-fiction.

The winners and judges' comments on the best eBooks appear below.

Winner

  • My First Internet Manual (Italy)
    Edizioni Piemme
    "This children's eBook winner combines a good story with interactive features that enhance the mission of the book. Jurors noted that the interactive features were successful in enhancing the topic by presenting a variety of internal and external links along with a self-correcting quiz."

Citation for Excellence

  • The Bible and the Life of Jesus (Italy)
    Dami International
    "Specifically developed for the younger reader, this colorful eBook incorporates beautiful illustrations with well-written texts. This is an example of simple and effective eBook interactivity, including internal links and a second level of supporting text for the older reader, teacher, or parent."

  • Les Histoires Epouvantables de Maitre Frisson (France)
    Editions 00h00
    "By combining an interesting story with a variety of internal branching links, this eBook gives an older child the option to have a say in the direction of the plot. "

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