M2 Best Books articles from April 2006

M2 Best Books archives from April 2006

Author John McGahern dies.(Obituary)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD After a long struggle against cancer Irish born author John McGahern died on Thursday (30 March) at a Dublin hospital. He was 71 years old. According to The Guardian, McGahern was forced...

Ottakar's bid may be reduced by HMV.(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The offer previously made by the HMV Group for the bookseller Ottakar's could be cut by as much as a quarter. The takeover of Ottakar's by the HMV Group was cleared by the Competition...

Blooker prize won by US writer.(Julie Powell honored)(Brief article)
April 4, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winner of the Blooker Prize, the first literary prize for bloggers, has been awarded to US writer Julie Powell for Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen. ...

Online bookstore launched by Tower Records.(MTS Inc. Tower Records)(Brief article)
April 4, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Music retailer Tower Records has launched a new online bookstore. According to Publishers Weekly, the fulfilment, data and software for the store is being provided by Baker & Taylor and...

Bloomsbury announces financial results.(Bloomsbury Publishing PLC)(Financial report)(Brief article)
April 5, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bloomsbury, the publisher of the Harry Potter books, has announced full-year profits of GBP20.13m. In addition the publisher also announced an increase in its annual dividend of 21.1% to...

Sony Reader to be sold at Borders stores.(e-book device distribution agreements)(Brief article)
April 5, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book retailer Borders is to sell the Sony Reader, an e-book device, at 200 of its stores. The device from Sony, which was originally scheduled to be launched this spring, is set to be...

NAVTEQ and Fodor's form exclusive arrangement.(Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.)(Brief article)
April 6, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NAVTEQ (NYSE: NVT), a global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, announced on Wednesday (5 April) that it had entered into an exclusive...

Bloomsbury to offer downloadable e-books.(Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd.)(Brief article)
April 6, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bloomsbury, the publisher of the Harry Potter books, has revealed that it is to offer downloadable books. According to The Daily Telegraph, the company has predicted that within 10 years...

Queues form in Cambridge for chance to star in Philip Pullman film.(The Golden Compass)(Brief article)
April 6, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Up to 4,000 people queued in Cambridge on Tuesday (4 April) for the chance to audition for the lead role of Lyra Belacqua in the new Philip Pullman film, The Golden Compass. Further UK...

Shortlist for Impac prize announced.(authors shortlisted)(Brief article)
April 6, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist for the EUR100,000 International Impac Dublin Literary Award (Impac) has been announced and it includes Irish authors Colm Toibin, Margaret Mazzantini and Ronan Bennett. A...

Random House Films and Focus Features to adapt new Dean Koontz novel.(The Husband sold)(Brief article)
April 6, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The film rights to the new novel from Dean Koontz entitled The Husband have been sold to Random House Films and Focus Features' film-making partnership. The novel is scheduled to be...

Verdict reached in Da Vinci Code case.(Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh sue Dan Brown)(Brief article)
April 7, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD London's High Court has ruled today (7 April) that author Dan Brown did not copy ideas from another book for The Da Vinci Code, which has sold over 40m copies worldwide and made him the...

Rowling experiences paper shortage during Harry Potter writing session.(JK Rowling )(Brief article)
April 7, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Author JK Rowling has revealed that while writing her seventh and last Harry Potter book she experienced a problem obtaining a paper notepad in Edinburgh, Scotland, her home city. ...

Bloomsbury profits from Walker Books acquisition.(Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd. acquires)(Brief article)
April 7, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Bloomsbury has revealed that the acquisition of Walker Books helped its operation in the US to achieve an operating profit of around USD800,000 in 2005, compared to a loss of some...

Schoolbook on Cuba sparks complaint from parent in Miami.(Vamos a Cuba)
April 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A children's book concerning travel to Cuba is being reviewed by the public school system in Miami, US after a complaint from a parent. Parent Juan Amador, who was reportedly a former...

New book from Maddox is number one Amazon title.(Alphabet of Manliness by Maddox )(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An as yet unpublished book - Alphabet of Manliness by Maddox - has taken the top slot on Amazon's bestseller list after the writer sent an e-mail out to fans. The book, which is to be...

South Korean Christian group call for ban on Da Vinci Code movie.(Christian Council of Korea )(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A court injunction has been filed by a Christian group based in South Korea in an attempt to prevent a movie distributor from showing the movie adaptation of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci...

Digital Publishing Solutions to be acquired by Value Chain International Limited.
April 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Value Chain International Limited, an Australian business process information management company, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Digital Publishing Solutions...

Publisher Graphic Arts files for bankruptcy protection.(Graphic Arts Center Inc.)(Brief article)
April 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US-based publisher Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company has reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company has three imprints: Graphic Arts Books, WestWinds Press...

Fire at Dickens' Bleak House.(Charles Dickens' )(Brief article)
April 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Part of Charles Dickens' home Bleak House, in Broadstairs, southern England, was damaged by fire on Sunday (9 April). According to the BBC the fire service said the fire began in a...

Discovery of book bound in human skin revealed.(Brief article)
April 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A book bound in human skin which is thought to be 300 years old has been discovered at Headrow in Leeds, UK. According to The Daily Telegraph, the police believe the ledger may have been...

Dundee University to discard books - report.(Brief article)
April 12, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Thousands of books are to be thrown away at Dundee University due to issues over space, it has been claimed. According to Scottish newspaper The Courier, academic books that have not...

Penguin Classics appoints Elda Rotor as executive editor.(Brief article)
April 12, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Penguin Classics has revealed that Elda Rotor has been appointed to the position of executive editor. According to Publishers Weekly, Rotor will report directly to Penguin...

Further London outlets to be opened by Foyles.(Brief article)
April 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Further branches of the book retailer Foyles are to open in London, at the Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace. The Hampton Court store is scheduled to open in May. A range of...

Co-author of Freakonomics sued - report.(John Lott, Steven Levitt)(Brief article)
April 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD John Lott, a former researcher with Yale Law School, has sued the co-author of Freakonomics, University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt, and publishing company HarperCollins Publishers...

New claim of plagiarism for Da Vinci Code author.(Mikhail Anikin)(Brief article)
April 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new plagiarism accusation has been made against Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code. Mikhail Anikin, a Russian art historian from St Petersburg, has reportedly alleged that his...

Andrew Smith joins Little, Brown.(Brief article)
April 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Andrew Smith has been appointed as vice president of marketing and associate publisher of the Young Readers division at Little, Brown effective 3 May. According to Publishers Weekly,...

Barnes & Noble and Court TV in partnership on new crime series.(Courtroom Television Network Inc.)(Brief article)
April 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) and Court TV have announced that they have entered into an agreement to promote the network's new series, America's Crime Writers: Murder They...

Romantic novelist Melissa Nathan dies aged 37.(Biography)
April 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Comic romantic novelist Melissa Nathan has died from cancer at the age of 37. Nathan's novels include The Waitress and The Nanny and her last novel, entitled The Learning Curve, is...

Nominees for Edgar Awards announced.(Brief article)
April 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 60th Edgar Awards will be held on 26 April. The nominees for the category of Best Novel include Michael Connelley and Thomas H Cook. Nominees for Best First Novel by an American...

Barnes & Noble to open new store in Sacramento, California.(Brief article)
April 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new bookstore is to be opened by Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) on 26 April in The Promenade at Sacramento Gateway at 3561 North Freeway Boulevard, Sacramento, California, US. ...

Scholastic to publish young people's edition of James L. Swanson's Manhunt.( Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer )(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Scholastic Corporation (Nasdaq: SCHL) is to release a young people's edition of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson. The deal for the worldwide...

Three new IT Service Management books published by BSI.(information technology)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The remaining three books in the 'Achieving ISO/IEC 20000' series from BSI Business Information have been published. The series of ten books is designed to help organisations introduce...

Dame Muriel Spark dies, aged 88.(Obituary)(Brief article)
April 18, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Scottish-born novelist Dame Muriel Spark died on Thursday (13 April) in Tuscany at the age of 88. Spark was best known for her 1962 novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. The novel was...

Shortlist for Royal Society's Aventis General Prize announced.(Brief article)
April 18, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist for this year's Aventis Prizes for Science Books General Prize has been announced by the Royal Society. The shortlist is comprised of six books including Electric Universe...

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction won by Geraldine Brooks.(for the book "March")(Brief article)
April 18, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Pulitzer Prize for fiction has been awarded to Geraldine Brooks for her book March. According to Publishers Weekly, the winner of the History category was David M. Oshinsky for his...

Bloomsbury secures Amir Kahn's autobiography.(Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd.)(Brief article)
April 18, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The autobiography of 19-year-old British boxer Amir Khan is to be published by Bloomsbury. The book, entitled A Boy from Bolton, is scheduled to be published in October and will be ghost...

Google introduces online Da Vinci Code puzzle quest.(Brief article)
April 19, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet search engine company Google has made a puzzle quest available online for fans of The Da Vinci Code, written by author Dan Brown. The online puzzles, which include chess-related...

Quebecor announces closure of Kingsport plant.(Quebecor World Inc.)(Brief article)
April 19, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Commercial printer Quebecor World Inc (NYSE:IQW, TSX:IQW.SV) has announced that it is to shut down its book manufacturing facility in Kingsport, Tennessee in the US as part of a...

Collection of Capote letters to go on display in Alabama.( Truman Capote)(Brief article)
April 19, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A permanent display is to be created in Monroeville, Alabama in the US later this month to display a collection of letters and photographs from author Truman Capote. According to the BBC...

Children's author helps to create new menu at nursery school in Scotland.(Annabel Karmel to help at The Asquith Nursery )(Brief article)
April 19, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New menus for children are to be implemented at The Asquith Nursery at the David Lloyd Leisure Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland in conjunction with children's cookery author Annabel Karmel. ...

Barnes & Noble and Barclays team up to offer credit card.(Brief article)
April 20, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE:BKS) and Barclays PLC, a financial service provider, on Wednesday (19 April) introduced the Barnes & Noble Member MasterCard, a new credit card for...

Da Vinci Code disclaimer called for by Opus Dei.(Brief article)
April 20, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Opus Dei, a Catholic organisation, is requesting that a disclaimer be placed on the movie adaptation of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code by Sony Pictures. According to The Guardian...

Jones and Bartlett acquires Porter and Associates.(Brief article)
April 20, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Porter and Associates Publishing has been acquired by college publisher Jones and Bartlett Publishers Inc. The deal includes the Porter's Pocket Guide Series and gives Jones and Bartlett...

New store to be opened by Barnes & Noble in Portland, Oregon.(Brief article)
April 20, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE:BKS) has announced that it is to open a new bookstore in Clackamas Town Centre at 12000 Southeast 82nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon on 3 May. According to...

Distribution of three books banned in Malaysia.(High Times, Cannabis Culture and Weed World)(Brief article)
April 20, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The possession and distribution of three books written in English has reportedly been banned by the Malaysian Internal Security Ministry. According to Malaysian national news agency...

Longlist for Frank O'Connor international short story award announced.(Brief article)
April 21, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The longlist for the EUR35,000 Frank O'Connor international short story award has been announced. The longlist includes Rose Tremain who has been nominated for her book of short stories,...

Random House signs deal for Peter Kay's autobiography.(Brief article)
April 21, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Random House has revealed that it has entered into an agreement with British comedian Peter Kay for his memoirs. Kay is best known for his television comedy series Phoenix...

Rowling makes donation to help establish MS centre in Edinburgh.(JK Rowling donates for multiple sclerosis)(Brief article)
April 21, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A cash donation has reportedly been made by JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, to help establish a research centre for multiple sclerosis in Edinburgh, Scotland. The...

Erica James wins Romantic Novelists' Association prize.(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Erica James has been selected by the Romantic Novelists' Association as the winner of its FosterGrant Reading Glasses Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2006. James was awarded the...

Da Vinci Code follow-up will not be published this year - claim.( Dan Brown's novel delayed)(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The release of the follow-up to The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown will not occur this year, the author's publisher has stated. According to the BBC Brown has hinted that the novel, of which...

Globe Pequot names Scott Watrous as president.(Globe Pequot Press Inc.)(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Globe Pequot Press has announced that it has appointed Scott Watrous as president, effective 8 May. Prior to joining the company Watrous was publisher and COO of Adams Media Publishers...

Waterstone's compiles list of 'lost' masterpieces.(Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd.)(Brief article)
April 25, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A list of 30 'lost' masterpieces has been compiled by UK-based bookseller Waterstone's. According to The Independent, Waterstone's asked writers and booksellers to name the book they...

Rakhim Esenov makes surprise appearance at Freedom to Write awards.(Brief article)
April 25, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Novelist Rakhim Esenov, the winner of this year's Freedom to Write award, made an unscheduled appearance at the New York award ceremony. According to The Guardian, Esenov's appearance...

Offer for Waterstone's dismissed by HMV Group - report.(Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd.)(Brief article)
April 25, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A GBP280m indicative offer for UK-based bookseller Waterstone's from the chain's founder Tim Waterstone has reportedly been dismissed by the HMV Group's board. According to The Times,...

Student author apologises for similarities.(Kaavya Viswanathan)(Brief article)
April 26, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Kaavya Viswanathan, a student at Harvard University and the author of How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life, has reportedly apologised for similarities between her novel and...

UK Christian Book Awards 2006 to be presented by Lord Trimble.(Brief article)
April 26, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The former First Minister of Northern Ireland, Lord Trimble, is to present this year's UK Christian Book Awards. This year's awards are comprised of three categories: General, Biography...

Random House signs deal with Adrian Nicole LeBlanc.(Brief article)
April 26, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Random House has revealed that the author of Random Family, journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, has signed a deal to release her next non-fiction book with the company. According...

Snoop Dogg to publish first novel.(Love Don't Live Here No More)(Brief article)
April 26, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US rapper Snoop Dogg is to publish his first novel, entitled Love Don't Live Here No More, in October. Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, is to publish the novel and it will be...

Orange Prize shortlist announced.(Orange Prize for Fiction)(Brief article)
April 27, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist for the GBP30,000 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction has been announced. The list is comprised of six books, including The Accidental by Ali Smith and On Beauty by Zadie Smith....

US paperback sales of Da Vinci Code reach 1.4m.(Dan Brown)(Brief article)
April 27, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD During the first month of its release in the US in a paperback version Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code has sold more than 1.4m copies. Brown's novel, which was first published three...

Mark Haddon to release another novel with Doubleday.(Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc.)(Brief article)
April 27, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Doubleday has revealed that it has entered into an agreement with Mark Haddon for the author to complete another novel. The North American rights were reportedly acquired by...

VOCEL teams with Harlequin Enterprises to introduce mobile application for women.(Brief article)
April 27, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A mobile application targeted at women, called 'Harlequin On The Go', has been introduced by VOCEL, a 'push technology' company, and Harlequin Enterprises Limited, a publisher of women's...

Faber announces growth in turnover for year ended 31 March 2006.(Faber & Faber Ltd.)(Brief article)
April 28, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Faber & Faber Ltd has announced that its turnover for the year ended 31 March 2006 was GBP16.1m, showing an increase of 25% over the prior year. According to the company its UK...

Joe Monti joins Houghton Mifflin.(Brief article)
April 28, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Houghton Mifflin has announced that it has appointed Joe Monti to the newly-created post of national account manager for children's books. Monti was previously at Barnes &...

First quarter results announced by Simon & Schuster.
April 28, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A 14% increase in revenue has been reported by publisher Simon & Schuster Inc for the first quarter of 2006. According to The Book Standard the company estimates that its revenue has...