Top That! Win IPA Digital Award

Simon Couchman, Dave Henderson and Dan Graham attended the Independent Publisher Association Awards on Saturday evening following Top That!'s shortlist nominations for Children's Publisher of the Year and the Digital Award (for The ‘Astral Legacies’ book series). I am thrilled to report that we won the Digital Award.

'Having been shortlisted in 2009 for what was then called the E-publishing Award, Top That! Publishing is another company to go one step further in 2010. It impressed the judges with its innovative use of digital technology in its ‘The Astral Legacies’ fiction series for children, using a satellite mapping website at www.astrallegacies.com to get readers interacting with the stories and exploring well beyond the book. It was an ambitious but well executed idea that added great value to book buyers’ experience, they said. ‘This is a great mix of old and new technology. The Astral Legacies makes teaching and learning fun.’ Also shortlisted for the Digital Award were Accent Press, Earthscan and Jolly Learning.'

Bridget Shine
Executive Director
IPG