Digital Publishing Award 2026 Shortlist

The international Digital Publishing Award announces 12 finalists from five countries ahead of Frankfurt Book Fair. What sets this year’s finalists apart is how they use it: to make books accessible, to bring audiobooks to underserved languages and to give authors and editors better tools, with human expertise firmly in charge.

From 42 submissions from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas, the international jury selected 12 finalists from Egypt, Germany, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. The winners will be announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 7.

The shortlist includes: Ailaysa Technologies (India), Nahdet Misr Group (Egypt), Pocket Entertainment (USA/India), Storywise Technology Services (UK), Abjjad (Egypt), Ernst KlettSprachen (Germany), MPS Limited (India), Pozotron (USA), Bookit Digital Technologies (India), Flourworks (USA), Pellerin Books (UK), and ReadBee (Germany).