The story of a Photo Agency that becomes a publishing house

SIME Books is a publishing house specialized in editorial products for the travel and tourism, cookery, and children's sectors. Our books, guides and journals are all designed to dazzle the reader with the beauty of Italy’s landscape and culture.

The Simebooks concept was the brainchild of photographer Giovanni Simeone, the founder of the Simephoto Agency, a photo library dedicated to quality travel stock photography. Our crisply edited, exclusive collection of travel images contains landscape, cityscape, food & drink, lifestyle and nature photography. Multilingual or translated content editions.

For more information about our work, any of our photographers, special uses, a custom image search, or a specific picture for your project, please visit our website www.simephoto.com

Awards

2019
Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Prosecco & Spriz - 3rd Best in the world nella prestigiosa categoria Cocktails (W2-5)
L'Arancia Siciliana - 3rd Best in the world nella categoria Fruits ( E11)

2018
Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Los Angeles Cocktails national winner for Italy in category Drink

2017
Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards)
My First trip to Paris - Medaglia d'argento
Libri in Cantina
Special mention at My Mini Toscana for the choice of paper, illustrations and coherence of the cromatic line and style

2016
Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Sweet Venice - 1st place shortlist in the category Pastry
Polpo e Spada - 1st place shortlist in the category Fish
Balsamico - 1st place shortlist in the category Single Subjec
PubWest Book Design Awards
Not Food for Old Men - Bronze metal

2015
Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Not food for old men. Baja California - 1st place shortlist in the category Latin America published outside LA
Calabria in Cucina - 1st place shortlist in the category Woman Chef
IndieFab Book of the Year
My First Trip to New York
Libri in Cantina
Il mio primo viaggio a New York - winner of the 5th contest "In castello il libro più bello"

2014
Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Sweet Sicily- 1st place in Best the World in the category Pastry&Sweets
Toscana in Cucina - 1st place in Best the World in the category Printer