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M2 Best Books archives from April 2007
New literary division announced by Taylor Herring.(Taylor Herring Communications Ltd. appoints Ben Tisdall)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007
The Works buys up Bargain Books, Bookworld and bw! stores.(Brief article)
April 2, 2007
Bellow prize won by Philip Roth.(Saul Bellow Award for Achievement )(Brief article)
April 2, 2007
Winners of the 2007 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards announced.
April 2, 2007
Bidding war takes place for Dawn French's memoirs - claim.
April 3, 2007
Bloomsbury announces preliminary results for 2006.(Bloomsbury Publishing Plc)(Brief article)
April 3, 2007
Ultralingua and Collins Dictionaries announce partnership.(Ultralingua Inc.)(Brief article)
April 3, 2007
Ian McEwan may face fine for removing stones from protected beach.(Brief article)
April 3, 2007
Moka LLC to provide mBooks service via text-message and e-mail.
April 4, 2007
Proposed offering of Convertible Senior Notes announced by Borders.
April 4, 2007
OFT refers acquisition of Bertram by Woolworths to Competition Commission.(Office of Fair Trading )(Brief article)
April 4, 2007
RITA finalists announced by RWA.(Romance Writers of America)(Brief article)
April 4, 2007
National Trust opens Agatha Christie's home to the public for one day.
April 4, 2007
UK author Michael Dibdin dies, aged 60.(Obituary)(Brief article)
April 5, 2007
Jeremy W. Dickens named president at Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group.
April 5, 2007
Convertible Senior Notes offering re-evaluated by Borders.
April 5, 2007
Shortlist for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2007 announced.
April 5, 2007
British Computer Society's new book aims to change management's outlook on outsourcing.
April 6, 2007
Borders Group president & CEO was paid USD3.37m last year - report.
April 6, 2007
New Arabic fiction prize launched.(by Emirates Foundation, International Prize for Arabic Fiction )(Brief article)
April 9, 2007
Royal Society announces longlist for science books award.
April 9, 2007
Indian police arrest six for printing and distributing pirated books.
April 10, 2007
Ian McEwan to return pebbles to Chesil Beach.(Brief article)
April 10, 2007
DirectGroup Bertelsmann purchases Time Inc's 50% Bookspan stake.
April 10, 2007
New canine nutrition book by Monica Segal published.
April 10, 2007
Breakfast With Polonium goes on sale in Russia.(novel by Alexander and Natalya Pankov)(Brief article)
April 11, 2007
McGraw-Hill appoints new Learning Group president.
April 11, 2007
FlatSigned Press releases President Ford's A Presidential Legacy and The Warren Commission.
April 11, 2007
One Well: The Story of Water on Earth provides introduction to the source of water.
April 11, 2007
Gore Vidal gains PEN/Borders Literary Service Award.(Brief article)
April 12, 2007
Amazon.com announces winners of its 'Wish for Lit' libraries programme.
April 12, 2007
Scholastic unveils details of Harry Potter's Knight Bus tour.
April 12, 2007
Dawn French awarded GBP2m book deal for life story - report.
April 12, 2007
American novelist Kurt Vonnegut dies, aged 84.
April 13, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
Kurt Vonnegut, an American novelist born in Indianapolis in 1922, has died at the age of 84 after suffering brain injuries from a fall at his home in Manhattan.
Vonnegut wrote at least...
BBC Audiobooks America enters the retail market.(Brief article)
April 13, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
A retail audiobook publishing programme is being launched by BBC Audiobooks America, a publisher and distributor of audiobooks and radio dramatisations, marking its entry into the US trade...
Longlist for BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction announced.
April 13, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
The longlist for the GBP30,000 BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction has been announced.
According to the BBC the longlist, which consists of 20 books, includes Iran Awakening by...
Geri Halliwell to write children's books.
April 13, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
Geri Halliwell, a former member of pop group the Spice Girls, is to write a series of children's books.
Halliwell, who has been signed up by Macmillan Children's Books, is to write a...
Barnes & Noble to open new store in Charlotte, North Carolina.
April 16, 2007
New imprint launched by Random House.(Trevor Dolby)(Brief article)
April 16, 2007
Cookbook released by Delaware North Companies.
April 16, 2007
Nominees for Man Booker International Prize announced.
April 16, 2007
Guaranteed release-date delivery of final Potter novel offered by Amazon.com.
April 17, 2007
Shortlist announced for Orange Prize.
April 17, 2007
Universal Studios to open Harry Potter World - report.
April 17, 2007
Winners of 2007 Pulitzer Prize announced.
April 17, 2007
New series of Mr Men to be aired in the UK.(Brief article)
April 17, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
A new animated television series based on the Mr Men books by Roger Hargreaves is to air on Channel Five, a UK terrestrial channel, in 2008.
According to the Manchester Evening News, The...
Shortlist for Kim Scott Walwyn prize announced.
April 17, 2007
Auction for rights to OJ Simpson book delayed by bankruptcy filing.
April 17, 2007
Winner of Activair Award for Exporting announced.(Random House Inc.)(Brief article)
April 17, 2007
New imprint announced by Wizards of the Coast.
April 18, 2007
Final Tolkien book launched in London.(The Children of Hurin)(Brief article)
April 18, 2007
Bookstore joint venture receives airport concession contract.
April 18, 2007
New JRR Tolkien book knocks JK Rowling from Amazon's number one spot.(Brief article)
April 19, 2007
Date announced for 2007 National Book Festival in the US.
April 19, 2007
Two Harry Potter related books launched by Borders.(Brief article)
April 19, 2007
BLM500 book maker launched by Oce.(Brief article)
April 19, 2007
More than 7m books shipped as part of My Arabic Library programme, says Scholastic.
April 19, 2007
Bertelsmann announces partnership with YeePay for e-payment solution.
April 19, 2007
Borders announces launch of first Borders Rewards Bonus Event.
April 20, 2007
Barnes & Noble signs lease for new store in Mississippi.
April 20, 2007
Everton manager sues Wayne Rooney over autobiography - report.(David Moyes)(Brief article)
April 23, 2007
Shortlist for the CILIP Carnegie Medal for children's literature announced.
April 23, 2007
New store to be opened by Borders in Papillion, Nebraska.
April 23, 2007
New Michigan store to be opened by Borders.
April 23, 2007
New Borders store to open in California.
April 23, 2007
Winner of National Short Story Prize announced.(Brief article)
April 24, 2007
Shortlist announced for Orange Broadband Award for New Writers.
April 24, 2007
New online resource for pharmacy students launched by Silverchair and McGraw-Hill.
April 24, 2007
Biography of Hillary Clinton to be released in June.(Carl Bernstein's A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton)(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
A biography of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton entitled A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton is due to be released on 19 June 2007.
The book, which is 640 pages in...
Shortlist for Mind book of the year award announced.
April 25, 2007
First quarter results announced by McGraw-Hill Education.(Financial report)
April 25, 2007
Van Schaiks Bookstore acquired by Exclusive Books.(Brief article)
April 25, 2007
Winner of the Translation Prize announced.(Brief article)
April 26, 2007
Shortlist announced for the Royal Society's annual science book prize.
April 26, 2007
First Crime Novel Competition announced by MWA and St. Martin's Minotaur.
April 26, 2007
'Al's Book Club For Kids' launched by NBC's 'Today' programme.
April 26, 2007
Simon & Schuster UK enters into distribution agreement with VIZ Media.
April 27, 2007
2007 Edgar Award nominees announced by Mystery Writers of America.
April 27, 2007
New Book of the Month promotion announced by Borders.
April 27, 2007
Barnes & Noble to open new store in Glendale, California.
April 27, 2007
Winner of Romantic Novel of the Year award revealed.(Irish and Ruby by Rosie Thomas )(Brief article)
April 30, 2007