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Fictionwise
2001 eBook Awards
Congratulations and thanks to all the authors whose work appears at
Fictionwise. These awards are a celebration of their efforts, and
we deeply appreciate their contributions to Fictionwise over the last
year.
 Popular
science fiction author Mike
Resnick is Fictionwise's 2001 eBook Author of the Year. The award
is based on unit sales and member ratings. Mr. Resnick was the best
selling author in 2001 and his works maintained an extremely high
average rating from Fictionwise members. Larry
Niven was a close second in the final tally and Robert
Silverberg placed third.
"Mike Resnick has been a very important part of Fictionwise since
we began in June of 2000," said Scott Pendergrast, co-publisher. "From
the very start, he put his faith in us, which brought thousands of
his fans to Fictionwise, as well as other important authors who followed
his lead."
Mike Resnick said: "I've won Hugos and Nebulas and a lot of other
awards, but I've never been voted anything like Author of the Year
before. Given that these were all reprints, I feel like my career
has just been officially validated, and I'm very grateful to Fictionwise
and all its many readers."
 Isaac
Asimov's "Robot Dreams" is Fictionwise's
2001 eBook of the Year, which is based on total unit sales multiplied
by average rating. The work achieved a rating of 3.28 out of a possible
4 points. "Beggars in Spain" by
Nancy Kress was the eBook of the Year in 2000, and placed second in
2001.
2001 Best Selling eBooks
"Robot Dreams" by Isaac Asimov topped the list of Fictionwise's Best
Selling eBooks of 2001. Larry Niven had the most eBooks on the Best
Seller list, nine in total, including "The Fourth Profession," which
was the second best selling eBook in 2001. Mike Resnick had five best
sellers and Isaac Asimov had three.
Highest
Rated eBooks of the Year
Fictionwise members have submitted over 42,000 ratings on more than
1,200 eBooks at Fictionwise.com. Ratings are based on scale of 1 to
4, with 4 being the highest. The Fictionwise rating system is one
of the best online today and has proven to be a good indicator of
industry awards such as the Hugo and Nebula Awards. To qualify for
the Highest Rated list, authors must have at least five eBooks online
at Fictionwise and at least 40 member ratings.
Lois McMaster Bujold grabbed the top two spots in the Highest Rated
list. Mike Resnick placed six eBooks on the list, while David Weber
landed four spots.
Click Here for Top-selling eBooks by genre for 2001.
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