M2 Best Books articles from August 2006

M2 Best Books archives from August 2006

New book launched to help diabetes sufferers.(Staying Healthy with Diabetes Nutrition & Meal Planning)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book has been released by the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, US, an independent non-profit institution affiliated with Harvard Medical School, to provide healthy food options to...

Turkish author dies, aged 60.(Duygu Asena )(Obituary)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Turkish author Duygu Asena died on Sunday (30 July) in Istanbul's American Hospital after losing her fight against a brain tumour. According to the hospital, the author was admitted on...

First-half results announced by Pearson.(Pearson Education Inc.)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book and newspaper publisher Pearson (LSE:PSON) has announced financial results for the first half ended 30 June 2006. The company said that its sales increased by 8% for the period and...

Viking to publish original version of On the Road.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An unedited original scroll version of On the Road by Jack Kerouac is to be published by Viking Press in September 2007, 50 years after it was originally published by Viking. According...

Standex sells Berean Christian Bookstores under divestiture plan.
August 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Standex International Corporation (NYSE:SXI), a multiindustry manufacturer, announced on Wednesday (2 August) that it has sold Berean Christian Stores, the company's religious bookstore...

Amazon acquires option to develop movie.(Amazon.com Inc)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Amazon.com Inc, an Internet based retailer, has announced that it has purchased an option to develop a film from a fantasy novel authored by Keith Donohue, entitled The Stolen Child. The...

Olsson's to open new Arlington store.(Olsson's Books & Records)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Olsson's Books & Records has announced that it is to open a new bookstore in the newly developed streetscape in the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia in the US. ...

Penguin names Peter Field as new UK CEO.(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Penguin UK has announced that it has appointed Peter Field as the UK chief executive officer of the company. Field, who is currently CEO of Pearson Australia, will take up his...

Waterstone's to pilot new loyalty card.
August 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HMV-owned book chain Waterstone's has announced that it is to launch a new loyalty card. According to the company, the new scheme is to be piloted in 12 stores located in southwest...

HarperCollins and iAmplify launch Digital Media Cafe.(HarperCollins Publishers)(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher of digital media iAmplify and HarperCollins Publishers have announced the launch of the Digital Media Cafe, a new audio and video content initiative. The Digital Media Cafe is...

Shortlisted publishers to be charged by Crime Writers' Association.(Brief article)
August 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A charge is to be made to publishers by The Crime Writers' Association for books that are shortlisted for the annual Dagger Awards. According to Booktrade.info, the charges will be GBP500...

Indigo Books announces results for fiscal first quarter.
August 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Canadian based book retailer Indigo Books and Music Inc (TSX: IDG) has announced its results for the company's fiscal first quarter. The company reported a 28.4% improvement in earnings...

The National Archives puts Domesday Book online.(Brief article)
August 4, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Domesday Book, the oldest public record in Britain, has been placed on the Internet by The National Archives, enabling readers to browse the 920-year-old census online. The text of...

Torstar Corp announces second quarter results.
August 7, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The publisher of Harlequin novels and The Toronto Star, Torstar Corporation (TSX:TS.B), has announced its results for the second quarter. According to the company its net income for the...

Christian book publisher acquired by Random House.
August 7, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Multnomah Publishers, an evangelical Christian book publishing house based in Oregon, US, has been acquired by Random House Inc. According to Reuters, Multnomah is Random House's second...

Waterstone's to clear out 30% of Ottakar's stock - report.(Brief article)
August 7, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Waterstone's has reportedly stated that before planned improvements to the range can take place in converted Ottakar's stores as much as 30% of Ottakar's stock needs to be pulped, returned...

Dictionary for undergraduates published by OUP.(The Compact Oxford English Dictionary for Students)(Oxford University Press)(Brief article)
August 7, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new dictionary entitled The Compact Oxford English Dictionary for Students was published by Oxford University Press (OUP) on Thursday (3 August). According to the publisher, the...

Space booked at 2007 London Book Fair by publishers.(Brief article)
August 8, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Random House, Penguin, HarperCollins and Hachette have all booked space for the 2007 London Book Fair (LBF) at Olympia. According to Emma House, the manager of the LBF, over half of...

Reading Group Book of the Year announced.(The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini)(Brief article)
August 8, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Reading Group Book of the Year, an award organised by Orange in association with Penguin, has been named as The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The runner-up of the award, which is...

Launch date for sixth Potter movie announced.(Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)(Brief article)
August 8, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The sixth Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is to be released in cinemas on 21 November 2008. The movie is based on the novel by JK Rowling. The fifth...

Starbucks to stock Mitch Albom novel.(For One More Day)(Brief article)
August 8, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Coffee house Starbucks has announced that it is to sell copies of Mitch Albom's novel For One More Day from October. According to the company, promotions for the forthcoming book launch...

Star Trek TV scripts to be published.(Roddenberry.com )(Brief article)
August 9, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A publishing partnership has been announced by Roddenberry.com and CafePress.com for the publication of the original scripts for the Star Trek TV franchise. As a result of the...

Street fiction imprint created by Akashic Books.(Brief article)
August 9, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new street fiction imprint called The Arsenal, which will be edited by novelist Kenji Jasper, is to be introduced by Akashic Books, an independent publisher based in the US. The first...

Book award launched by Castleton Lyons and Thoroughbred Times.
August 9, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Thoroughbred breeding farm Castleton Lyons and Thoroughbred Times, a thoroughbred industry publishing company, have announced that they have entered into an agreement to establish an annual...

Standex group divestiture completed by Berkery, Noyes & Co.
August 9, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Investment bank Berkery, Noyes & Co LLC has announced that it has completed the third and final divestiture of the Standex International Consumer Group. The divestiture was completed...

Appeal against Da Vinci Code verdict to be scheduled.(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Historians Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, authors of the 1982 book The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail, will have three days to appeal against the verdict in their plagiarism case against...

Stolen Darwin book found by police.(The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin)(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A signed first edition copy of The Origin of Species by scientist Charles Darwin has been found after it was stolen two and half years ago. The book, which is valued at approximately...

Welsh author wins Daniel Owen Memorial Prize.(Gwen Pritchard Jones )(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A GBP5,000 prize has been won by Gwen Pritchard Jones from Pant Glas, near Caernarfon, Wales, for a children's story she wrote over 20 years ago. Jones adapted her children's story about...

"Browse Inside" launched by HarperCollins.(Brief article)
August 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HarperCollins Publishers has announced that it is launching a series of digital initiatives, which includes the beta launch of "Browse Inside", a new application enabling consumers to sample...

Book deal signed by former Iraq POW.(prisoners of war)(Brief article)
August 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A deal has been signed by Shoshana Johnson, a former US Army specialist and Iraq prisoner of war, to write a book about her life and the 22 days she spent in captivity after being captured in...

The Book of THoTH to release book with Reality Press.(The Book of THoTH: Wisdom of the Ages)(Brief article)
August 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new Book entitled 'The Book of THoTH: Wisdom of the Ages' is to be released by The Book of THoTH, a paranormal and topical research and discussion website, in conjunction with Reality...

Hudson Group to introduce Spanish-language books to John Wayne Airport.(Brief article)
August 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Rueben Martinez, a bookstore owner in Santa Ana, is working with US airport bookshops company the Hudson Group to introduce Latino authors to three Hudson News stores at John Wayne Airport in...

Lit Noire Publishing to release anthology of female poets edited by DuEwa Frazier.(Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees)(Brief article)
August 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new publication called 'Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees', edited by DuEwa M. Frazier, is to be released on 31 August 2006 by Lit Noire Publishing, an independent...

Waterstone's announces management appointments.(Simon Blacklock, Helen Baker and Wayne Winstone )(Brief article)
August 14, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK bookseller Waterstone's has announced a number of new management appointments. The company said that it has appointed Simon Blacklock to its board as supply chain director. Prior to...

German author served in Waffen-SS.(Guenter Grass)(Brief article)
August 14, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD German author Guenter Grass, a previous winner of the Nobel Prize, has revealed that he was a member of the Waffen-SS. According to the BBC, the author told German newspaper Frankfurter...

US bookstore sales show June increase.(Brief article)
August 14, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Preliminary estimates from the US Census Bureau have revealed that bookstore sales for the month of June were USD1.18bn, showing an increase of 4.2%. Sales for the first six months of...

Dividend announced by Reader's Digest Association Inc.
August 14, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Reader's Digest Association Inc (NYSE: RDA), a publisher of books and magazines, has announced a regular quarterly dividend of USD0.10 per common share. The dividend is payable on 5...

Profile Books reports operating profit up 38%.
August 15, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based publisher Profile Books has revealed that its annual turnover has increased by 24% to GBP8.32m, with operating profit up 38% to GBP1.35m. In addition the company, which is now...

Museums, Libraries and Archives Council unveils plans for national library purchasing model.(Brief article)
August 15, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Plans for a national library purchasing model expected to save up to GBP20m per year have been unveiled by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), an agency in the UK. The MLA...

JK Rowling ranked as ninth highest celebrity earner.(Brief article)
August 15, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US business magazine Forbes has ranked JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, as the ninth highest celebrity earner in the world. Rowling, who reportedly earns GBP77 per...

Longlist for Man Booker Prize announced.(novel Theft)(Brief article)
August 15, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Peter Carey, an Australian author and two-time winner of the Man Booker Prize, has been longlisted for this year's prize along with another 18 authors. Carey, who is being considered...

China publishes Jiang Zemin travel book and selected works.(For a Better World: Jiang Zemin's Overseas Visits)(Brief article)
August 16, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A travel book detailing the foreign travels of China's former President Jiang Zemin has been published by government publishers in the country, alongside a three-volume set of letters,...

TV interview scheduled for Gunter Grass on 17 August.(Brief article)
August 16, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An interview with Gunter Grass, a novelist and winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature, is scheduled to be broadcast by ARD, a German network, on 17 August 2006. Grass is expected...

New book on seasonal dieting published.(The Seasonal Dieting)(Monika Akabusi)(Brief article)
August 16, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A book about nutritional, exercising and relaxation programmes for the seasons has been created by Monika Akabusi, a health and fitness consultant and ex-wife of Olympic gold medalist Kriss...

New Borders store to open in California's Century City.(Borders Group Inc.)(Brief article)
August 16, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A 22,000 square foot store is to be opened on the upper level of the Westfield Shoppingtown in Century City, Beverly Hills, California, in the US, by Borders Group (NYSE:BGP) a global book,...

Airport bookstores see moderate increase in sales due to new regulations.(Brief article)
August 17, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookstores located in airports in the US have reportedly noted a moderate increase in book sales following last week's implementation of new security regulations. According to Publishers...

Verve Editions publishes World of Elvis Tribute Artists book.(Patty Carroll)(Living the Life: The World of Elvis Tribute Artists)(Brief article)
August 17, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book by artist and photographer Patty Carroll, entitled Living the Life: The World of Elvis Tribute Artists, has been published by Verve Editions. Carroll's book includes colour...

Gunter Grass autobiography on sale early in German bookstores.(Peeling Onions)(Brief article)
August 17, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The autobiography by author and Nobel laureate Gunter Grass, entitled Peeling Onions, has been made available for sale in German bookstores two weeks earlier than the intended publication...

New book on creating happiness, balance and wealth published by Wiley.(Scott Martineau)(The Power of You!: How You Can Create Happiness, Balance and Wealth)(Brief article)
August 17, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A book by Scott Martineau entitled The Power of You!: How You Can Create Happiness, Balance and Wealth has been published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. Martineau reportedly provides key...

Q2 results and quarterly dividend announced by Barnes & Noble.(Brief article)
August 18, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) on 17 August reported its results for the second quarter of 2006 ended 29 July 2006. Sales for the second quarter of 2006 were USD1.2bn, a 1%...

New Borders store to open in Burlington, Mass.(Brief article)
August 21, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US-based book chain Borders Group Inc (NYSE:BGP) has announced plans to open a new store in Burlington, Mass., in mid-September. The new two-level, 24,418-square-foot Borders store will...

Wife of Paul McCartney offered book deal - report.(Heather Mills McCartney)(Brief article)
August 21, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The estranged wife of ex-Beatle Paul McCartney has reportedly been offered a book deal worth up to GBP1m. According to The Observer, publisher John Blake has approached Heather Mills...

New Merriam-Webster reference solution from Franklin Electronic Publishers.(MWD-1490)(Brief article)
August 21, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The new Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus with Comprehensive Reference Set has been released by Franklin Electronic Publishers (Amex: FEP), a manufacturer of handheld electronic devices...

Coleridge collection acquired by British Library.(Samuel Taylor Coleridge)(Brief article)
August 22, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A selection of papers and bound volumes connected to the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge has been acquired by the British Library. The collection, which reportedly belonged to the poet's...

John Fardell launches new children's book.(The Flight of the Silver Turtle)(Brief article)
August 22, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Children's author John Fardell has launched his new book, entitled The Flight of the Silver Turtle, with a novel promotional activity. The author reportedly attached helium balloons to a...

Second quarter results announced by Books-A-Million.(Brief article)
August 22, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book retailer Books-A-Million Inc (NASDAQ:BAMM) has announced its financial results for the second quarter ended 29 July 2006. According to the company, net sales for the period decreased...

Second quarter results announced by Borders.(Bookseller Borders Group Inc)(Brief article)
August 23, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders Group Inc (NYSE:BGP) has announced financial results for the second quarter ended 29 July 2006. According to the company its consolidated sales were USD856.0m, showing...

LibreDigital to offer Browse-Inside program to publishers.(Brief article)
August 23, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD LibreDigital, a division of NewStand Inc and the developer of the technology behind the Browse-Inside program from HarperCollins, has announced that it is to offer the service to all book...

James Meek wins Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award.(The People's Act of Love)(Brief article)
August 23, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The GBP10,000 Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award has been presented to James Meek, a writer with The Guardian newspaper, for his third novel entitled The People's Act of Love. ...

Shortlist for The Quills announced.(Stephen King' Cell)(Albert Gore's The Inconvenient Truth)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist for this year's US book award The Quills has been announced and it includes horror author Stephen King and US presidential candidate Al Gore. King has been nominated for...

New executive director appointed at CBC.(Children's Book Council)(Robin Adelson)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Children's Book Council, the trade association of the children's publishing industry, has announced that it has appointed Robin Adelson as executive director. Adelson, who replaces...

Nobel prize winning writer in intensive care.(Naguib Mahfouz)(Brief article)
August 24, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Naguib Mahfouz, the 1998 winner of the Nobel prize for Literature, is currently in intensive care at the Police Hospital in the Agouza district of Cairo, Egypt after suffering from ulcer...

New survey reveals celebrity autobiographies are books most abandoned by readers.(Brief article)
August 25, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The results of a new survey conducted by UK hotel chain Travelodge has revealed that celebrity autobiographies are the books that readers abandon most frequently. According to...

Harlequin launches new online initiatives.(Brief article)
August 25, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Harlequin, a publisher of romance novels, has announced that it has launched four new digital initiatives: the Harlequin Mini eBooks programme, the Harlequin Mini Round Robin eBook, the eBook...

New South Carolina store to be opened by Barnes & Noble.(Brief article)
August 25, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE:BKS) has announced that it has signed a lease agreement to open a new Barnes & Noble bookstore in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US. According to the...

2007 ThrillerMaster Award to be presented to James Patterson.(International Thriller Writers Inc)(ThrillerFest 2007)(Brief article)
August 25, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The International Thriller Writers Inc (ITW) has revealed that the 2007 ThrillerMaster Award for outstanding contribution to the thriller genre is to be awarded to James Patterson during...

Oxford Bookstore launches SMS service in conjunction with Mobile 365.
August 29, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile 365, a provider of mobile messaging and data services, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Oxford Bookstore, an online bookstore based in India, to launch an...

Amazon announces share repurchase programme.(Amazon.com Inc., stock redemption)(Brief article)
August 29, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The board of directors of Internet bookseller Amazon has revealed that it has authorised the repurchase of up to USD500m of the company's common stock over the next two years. According...

Mary Higgins Clark to release children's book.(Ghost Ship: A Cape Cod Story)(Brief article)
August 29, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Paula Wiseman Books, has announced that it is to publish the first children's book by Mary Higgins Clark. According to...

Winners of the 2006 Hugo Awards announced.(Robert Charles Wilson, Connie Willis, David D. Levine, and Peter S. Beagle )(Brief article)
August 29, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The award for best novel at the 2006 Hugo Awards was made on Saturday (26 August) to Canadian based writer Robert Charles Wilson for his book entitled Spin. The annual award, which is...

No Exit Press appoints Annette Crossland as international sales & publishing director.(Brief article)
August 30, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD No Exit Press has revealed that it has appointed Annette Crossland as international sales and publishing director, effective immediately. According to Booktrade.info, Crossland will also...

Norman Mailer to release new novel.(Castle in the Forest)(Brief article)
August 30, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Random House has revealed that Norman Mailer, a previous winner of the Pulitzer Prize, is to release his first novel in 10 years, entitled The Castle in the Forest, in January 2007....

Students can now compare textbook prices via text.(CampusBooks.com launches messaging service for students to compare books prices)(Brief article)
August 30, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD CampusBooks.com, a US-based textbook comparison website, has announced that it has launched a text messaging service that provides students with real-time price comparisons for textbooks via...

First Book announces Book Relief distribution in Hattiesburg, MS.(Mississippi)(nonprofit organizations donates books to schools, and libraries )(Brief article)
August 30, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD First Book, a non-profit organisation based in the US that aims to provide children from low-income families with the opportunity to read and own their first new books, has announced that the...

Chicago Tribune Literary Prize awarded to Joyce Carol Oates.(Brief article)
August 31, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 2006 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement has been awarded to author Joyce Carol Oates. According to The Chicago Tribune, the prize was established in 2002 and...

Borders to open two new stores in California.(Borders Group Inc.)(Brief article)
August 31, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders Group Inc (NYSE:BGP) has announced that it is to open a new 20,000-square-foot store in Vacaville, California, US at the beginning of September. The store will be...

Blurb announces launch of new BookSmart beta release.(Brief article)
August 31, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book publishing service Blurb has announced that its new BookSmart beta release is available for download at http://www.blurb.com. According to the company, version 1.3 of the BookSmart...

Free book downloads to be offered by Google.(Brief article)
August 31, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet company Google Inc (NasdaqGS:GOOG) has revealed plans that will enable consumers to download and print a variety of books free of charge, using its Book Search service. The new...