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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark" data-source="post: 4378088" data-attributes="member: 5">This process was archaic in the past and only becomes moreso as time goes by.  As a first year member of the nominations committee, I recall the obstacles to submission were set up to avoid individual nominations selection committee (NSC) members' computers from becoming overwhelmed by too many submissions by pdf publishers.  It was an artificial barrier that could have been better handled and still could be, in my opinion.For the future, regardless of how pdf (and other electronic submissions are handled) those who step up to become members of the NSC should expect to have their computer processing and storage limits strained to some degree.  With the Adobe CS3 and Acrobat 9 now out, there will also likely be some great innovations in the way pdf are produced, all NSC members should be sure to have all of their software upgraded to the most current.However, there should be a server or centralized storage location whence NSC members DL submissions for review.  They would not even need to load up their harddrives if they wished not to do so.  It is be greatly more green and responsible to have the cutting edge of the industry (that goes so far to reduce their footprint) not need to take a step backwards as part of an artificial barrier.Plus, this awards process has always needed additional funds.  So if you really want to create an economic constraint that simulates costs incurred by print publishers, then increase submission fees for electronic submissions to be commensurate with those of print publishers, vis-a-vis if some pub submits a 300 page pdf then figure the approximate media mail cost for 6 copies of a 300 page book and add it on top of the standard submission fee, dropping that additional revenue into the ENnies funding pool.The process is not only archaic but environmentally unfriendly and completely missing an opportunity to help support the ENnies through an obvious revenue stream.  It's time to change that.</blockquote>

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