Kuala Lumpur, Nov 14, 2012 -- (ACN Newswire) -- The Asian Publishing Convention (APC) has announced the 56 finalists for the Asian Publishing Awards 2012. This is a premium shortlist by the international judges from a strong field of 157 entries involving 34 media companies from 8 countries. Winners will be awarded during the Gala Dinner and Awards Night at the Crowne Plaza Mutiara on November 30, 2012.
The Asian Publishing Awards recognizes best multimedia practices in magazine, book and corporate communications sectors. The magazine sector awards cover multimedia consumer research, advertising delivery, new business models, effective digital publishing, user-generated content, screen tablet platforms, social networks and design. The book awards recognize multimedia marketing and writing on media or socio-economic aspects relevant to Asia.
The awards for corporate communications identify best multimedia usage and innovative campaigns in a multimedia context.
For the full list of finalists, please visit http://publishingconvention.com/list-of-finalists/ .
APC 2012 is organized by Exedra Events and presented by Strategic Corporate Partners Asendia, Adobe and Woodwing.
The Publishing Awards co-sponsor is Magzter. Magzter is a global digital mobile magazine store and newsstand that makes it easy for publishers to sell digital editions of their magazines and books and even easier for readers to enjoy them. Magzter supports formats starting from simple PDFs to fully interactive HTML5 magazines. Magzter is available across platforms on tablets or smartphones, whether it's Apple iOS (iPad//iPad mini/iPhone) or Android (Samsung Galaxy, Motorola Xoom, Google Nexus 7, etc.) or Windows 8 or just online on the web using your browser at www.magzter.com .
The national magazine associations who are partners of APC are: ASEAN Book Publishers Association (ABPA), Association of Indian Magazines (AIM), Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Asia Pacific Publishing Association (APPA), Federation of Provincial Press Clubs of the Philippines, Inc. (FPPCPI), Magazine Business Association of Taipei (MBAT), Magazine Publishers Association of Malaysia (MPA), Magazine Publishers Association of Singapore (MPAS), National Book Development Board (NBDB), National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS), Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI), The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) and VietnamMarcom.
APC 2012 is also supported by AdAsia, Adobo Magazine, Asian e-Marketing, BusinessWord, EventFame, and The Outsourcing Magazine as official Media Partners. PR partners are Integrated Public Relations (Malaysia), ACN Newswire, and Creative Crest (India).
To book your tables for the Awards Gala Night on 30 November, contact Shyne Bacani on +63 846 8339 or email shynebacani@exedraevents.com.
For sponsorship opportunities, contact Rachel Fabon on +63 846 8339, or email rachelfabon@exedraeevents.com.
To find out more about the Asian Publishing Awards, visit www.publishingconvention.com .
Contact:
Rachel Fabon
Marketing and Media Coordinator
Tel: +632 846 8339 / Email: rachelfabon@exedraevents.com