Berg Publishers wins e-publishing award

Berg Publishers has won the Publishing Technology E-Publishing Award at the 2008 Independent Publishing Awards. The company was praised for its efforts in developing new digital strategies and partnerships and for increasing its sales from e-publishing activities.

The judges commented: ‘Berg is making smart use of both technology and content to reach out to its customers. It is a shining example of a publisher previously limited to print but now making bold new moves into new mediums.’ The panel added that they were impressed by the high standard of entries in this category: ‘Independent publishers are clearly thinking very creatively about new technologies.’

Commenting on the awards, Berg’s MD Kathryn Earle said: ‘It’s a very exciting time to be an independent publisher, now that we have a much more level playing field with the internet. We are extremely proud of this achievement.’