“Philosopher’s Stone” Wins Audible Award

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has won Audible UK‘s Member’s Choice Audiobook of the Year Award for 2015!

Earlier this month, we reported that Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was one of several Harry Potter audiobooks to top Audible‘s best seller lists.  Its obvious popularity earned it a place on the list of nominees for Audible UK’s Audiobook of the Year 2015.  MuggleNet reported that both Philosopher’s Stone and Career of Evil had been short-listed for the award.

Now that the voting period has ended, the audiobook of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has officially won the Member’s Choice Award.  The Audible UK Editor’s Pick for Audiobook of the Year is Black Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin.

Audible UK is grateful to all who voted.  “The release of so many standout debuts, brilliant sequels and gripping novels throughout the year has made for some tough competition,” says Audible.co.uk.

In light of these other standouts, it is interesting that Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone was even nominated.  It is a reprint and not a new release.  There is no disputing the merit of the book and Stephen Fry’s reading performance, but should a reprint be eligible for a title of the year award?  Or do you think Career of Evil or some other new release from the nominees for 2015 should have won instead?

To read more about the winners and other nominees, see here.