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Friday, 27th August 2010

Humanities: Mobile: The Man Booker Prize for Fiction Now Has Its Own Free iPhone/Pad/Touch App

Yes, even the world famous Man Booker Prize for Fiction has been bitten by the "app bug" has just released its own FREE iPhone/Pad/Touch app. More info (and links) about the prize itself are located below.

From the Description:

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, first awarded in 1969, promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year.

Explore the full history of the prize, with access to authors, book titles and judges for each year the prize has been awarded.

Expand your experience of the titles by watching specially created videos, listen to audio extracts and read Q&A interviews with the authors.

The app will be updated at every stage of the prize and will provide easy access to everything related to the prize.

You'll also notice that GPS can be used to find a local bookshop (Ireland, UK only).

You can read more about it and download a copy of the app here.

See Also: Official News Release

This year's Man Booker Prize shortlist will be announced on Tuesday 7 September at a press conference at Man Group's London headquarters. The winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2010 will be revealed on Tuesday 12 October at a dinner at London's Guildhall and will be broadcast on the BBC Ten O'Clock News.

Learn More About the Award via the Man Booker Prize Web Site

From the FAQ:

Any full-length novel, written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and published in the United Kingdom for the first time in the year of the prize. The novel must be an original work in English (not a translation) and must not be self-published.

If many pundits are correct and self-publishing grows market share to a certain percentage you have to wonder if those who run the award will remove the self-published restriction.

Worth a Mention and Perhaps Giving Some Clue to the Question Asked Above:

Two publishers (Random House, Bloomsbury) and two booksellers (Waterstones, Topping and Co) are judges. Another judge is Jonathan Douglas, a librarian.

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