- Vote for Content You Love and Discover Something New with Free Access to Read All Nominated Magazine Content
- Enter Special Sweepstakes for a Chance to Win a Trip to New York City And a $500 Barnes & Noble Gift Card, Plus Other Great Prizes
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) and NOOK Media LLC, today announced the 1st Annual Readers' Choice Newsstand Awards, a unique opportunity for readers to vote for their favorite newsstand content and discover great magazines. From October 20, through November 19, readers can vote for their favorite content from a select list of categories at www.nook.com/readerschoice. Each category has four nominees to choose from and all nominated content will be available to be read for free online with a dedicated reading experience that is optimized for PCs, tablets and smartphones. Nominated content can also be shared with friends and family via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and more. The categories for the 2014 Readers' Choice Newsstand Awards are as follows:
content that readers may not have known was out there."
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Cover of the Year
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Best Advice Article
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Article with the Biggest Societal
Impact
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Best Column or Feature
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Most Inspirational Story
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Best Pop Culture Magazine
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Most Interesting Interview
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Best "How-To" Article
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Best International Import
The nominees will receive a special in-store promotional display at Barnes & Noble stores nationwide for the print edition during the open voting period, as well as other digital promotion.
"Both Barnes & Noble and NOOK have such an incredibly diverse selection of both physical and digital newsstand titles and we are excited to launch the Readers' Choice Newsstand Awards as a way for customers to highlight the content they love and discover something new," said Jonathan Shar, Vice President and General Manager of Emerging Digital Content at NOOK Media LLC.
Stephanie Fryling, Vice President, Newsstand at Barnes & Noble, added: "There's a real treasure trove of content available through our physical and digital newsstands and these awards will spark a conversation about some of the very best works, while showcasing content that readers may not have known was out there."
Throughout the voting period, readers can enter into a sweepstakes for the chance to win a fantastic grand prize of a trip for two to New York City and a $500 Barnes & Noble Gift Card, as well as other great prizes including $100 Barnes & Noble Gift Cards and Samsung Galaxy Tab® 4 NOOK® devices.
Voting closes on November 19 and Barnes & Noble will announce the winners in each category on November 21. The winning publications will be showcased in Barnes & Noble stores across the country throughout the holiday season.
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