Awards

Pensiero Press: Award Winner: The Consumer Learner
Posted: Nov 17, 2012 @ 5:26pm

November 17 2012, Las Vegas, NV—Mainstream & Independent Titles Score Top Honors in the 9th Annual USA Best Book Awards The Consumer Learner: Award-Winner in the 'Education/Academic: Teaching' category of The 2012 USA Best Book Awards, sponsored by USA Book News" Congratulations co-authors: Dr. Gillian Silver and Dr. Cheryl Lentz! Additional details may be found here http://www.usabooknews.com/2013usabestbookawards/2012usabestbookawards.html The Consumer Learner: Emergence and Expectations of a Customer Service Mentality in Post-Secondary Education The Pensiero Press Retail: $24.95, ISBN 978-0982874042 Follow the authors on the web: Website: http://www.consumerlearner.com Blog: http:www.consumerlearner.com/wordpress/

NEWEST EDITION OF THE REFRACTIVE THINKER® WINS AWARD
Posted: Nov 17, 2012 @ 8:41am

Mainstream & Independent Titles Score Top Honors in the 9th Annual USA Best Book Awards The Refractive Thinker®: Vol VII: Social Responsibility: Award-Winner in the 'Education/Academic: General' category of The 2012 USA Best Book Awards,sponsored by USA Book News Additional details may be found here http://www.usabooknews.com/2013usabestbookawards/2012usabestbookawards.html

The Refractive Thinker wins 2011 Gold eLit Award
Posted: Jul 2, 2012 @ 8:29pm

Press Release

The Refractive Thinker Press Wins 2011 eLit Award for Digital Publishing Excellence

July 2, 2012, Las Vegas, NV—The Refractive Thinker: Vol. V: Strategy in Innovation has been named the winner of the Gold in the Anthology category of the 2011 eLit Awards!

Please see details: http://www.elitawards.com/2011_results.php

Congratulations Refractive Thinker authors!

Anthologies

Gold: The Refractive Thinker: Volume V: Strategy in Innovation, Dr. Cheryl Lentz, The Lentz Leadership Institute

Silver: Memoir, Vol.1, Multi-Author, eChook Digital Publishing

Bronze: Ready, Aim, Impact!, Multi-Author, Expert Insight Publishers

The Refractive Thinker Press

Retail: $18.95 ISBN 978-0-9828740-0-4

Follow the authors on the web:

Website: http://www.refractivethinkers.com

Blog: http://dissertationpublishing.com

Download our Award Certificate

Pensiero Press Wins Finalist Award, 2012 Next Generational Indie Book Awards
Posted: May 12, 2012 @ 7:10pm

Press Release

PENSIERO PRESS WINS FINALIST AWARD

May 12, 2012, Las Vegas, NV—The Consumer Learner has been named a Finalist in the Education/Academic category of the

2012 Next Generational Indie Book Awards!

Please see details: http://www.IndieBookAwards.com

Congratulations co-authors: Dr. Gillian Silver and Dr. Cheryl Lentz!

Additionally, this book will be listed as a Finalist in the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards catalog which will be distributed at Book Expo America (“BEA”) in New York later this month.

Once again congratulations from all of us at Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

Catherine Goulet

Shelley Anderson

Awards

Chair Awards

Co-ordinator

www.IndieBookAwards.com

www.IBPPG.com

EDUCATION/ACADEMIC

WINNER:

Many Genres One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction, by Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller (Headline Books, Inc.)

FINALISTS:

Bullying Epidemic: Not Just Child's Play, by Lorna Blumen (Camberley Press Ltd.) Highlighting Homeschooling: Empowering Parents and

Inspiring Children, by Bethany M. Gardiner, MD (Sticky Tape Press) TeenCoder: Windows Programming, by Homeschool Programming, Inc. (Homeschool Programming, Inc.)

The Consumer Learner: Emerging Expectations of a Customer Service Mentality in Post-Secondary Education, by Dr. Gillian Silver and Dr. Cheryl Lentz (The Pensiero Press)

Join authors at their Book Signing Event at Barnes and Noble in Las Vegas, July 14th, 2012, 1 pm

http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3390473

This award-winning book provides a distinctive approach to the transformation of higher education culture within the U.S. Are professors teachers or customer service agents? Join the national dialogue.

The Consumer Learner: Emergence and Expectations of a Customer Service Mentality in Post-Secondary Education

Pensiero Press

Retail: $24.95 ISBN 978-0982874042

Follow the authors on the web:

Website: http://www.consumerlearner.com

Blog: http:www.consumerlearner.com/wordpress/

Download our Award Medal Picture

Digital Book World Announces First-Ever QED Approved Ebooks
Posted: Jan 13, 2012 @ 2:13pm

NEW YORK – January 6, 2012 – Digital Book World today announced that 85 ebooks have been approved as QED-worthy. The QED, which stands for Quality, Excellence, Design, is a quality assurance program that was conducted on all ebooks entered into the Publishing Innovation Awards (PIAs), an awards program sponsored by Constellation honoring the most innovative ebooks, enhanced ebooks, and book apps in several categories. Ebooks submitted for consideration of the QED seal underwent a thorough, professional 13-point design review with an eye towards readability across multiple devices and in multiple formats. The QED was judged on criteria established on the recommendation of the Publishing Innovation Awards advisory council, who are respected leaders in the digital production and design space. To view a list of the titles that have received the QED seal so far and the methodology for their review visit: http://bit.ly/qedseal (RT: Vol II). "We consider the QED the 'Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval™' for ebooks – a mark of quality that publishers, authors, and content creators can proudly bear to assure readers can buy with confidence," said David Blansfield, President, F+W Media, parent company to Digital Book World. “Ebook sales are growing dramatically and readers need to know what they’re buying will render well regardless of device – tablet, e-reader, smartphone or PC – before they buy. It’s really gratifying to see that so many publishers across a range of genres are producing ebooks of the highest quality now.” QED recipients will be celebrated in New York on Monday evening, January 23rd, during the opening ceremonies for Digital Book World, during which the winners of the second annual Publishing Innovation Awards will be publicly announced. It is the mission of the PIAs to highlight excellent publishers/authors, encourage new thinking, and improve the reading experience in the digital age. To attend the Publishing Innovation Awards visit: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=24240& Digital Book World is the only conference providing trade publishers with actionable, proven strategies for taking immediate advantage of opportunities as they develop in today’s publishing industry. It provides learning and networking opportunities to facilitate process change in all areas – production, marketing, editorial, design, sales, pricing, rights management, and international partnerships – so publishers can capitalize on the new opportunities technology facilitates. To participate in Digital Book World visit: www.digitalbookworldconference.com

Kudos! Volume II: Research Methodology, Second Edition is a 2011 USA Best Books Finalist
Posted: Nov 5, 2011 @ 5:39pm

Congratulations! The Refractive Thinker®: Volume II: Research Methodology, Second Edition is a 2011 USA Best Books Awards Finalist in the Education/Academic Category!

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Way to go Refractive Thinkers®!

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