M2 Best Books articles from December 2007

M2 Best Books archives from December 2007

Bloomsbury to auction first edition Ian Fleming novels.(Bloomsbury Publishing PLC)(Brief article)
December 3, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bloomsbury Auctions has revealed that it is to sell an almost complete set of first edition Bond novels from Ian Fleming on Thursday 6 December. According to mi6.co.uk, most of the books...

Wiley-Blackwell to offer books online.
December 4, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD John Wiley & Sons Inc has announced that Wiley-Blackwell, its scientific, technical, and medical publishing division, is to make 2,000 books available for the first time online, as part of...

Cengage acquires Houghton Mifflin's College Division.(CENGAGE Learning)(Brief article)
December 5, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Houghton Mifflin Company has announced, along with its parent company Education Media and Publishing Group Limited, that it has sold the company's College Division to Cengage...

Winner of Guardian First Book Award announced.
December 6, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winner of this year's GBP10,000 Guardian First Book Award has been named as Dinaw Mengestu, an Ethiopian now living in the US, for his book entitled, Children of the Revolution. ...

Manga versions of Patterson YA novels to be published by Hachette.
December 7, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD World rights to a graphic edition of Maximum Ride, James Patterson's young adult series, have been acquired by Hachette Book Group USA's graphic novel imprint, Yen Press. The series is...

Bertelsmann considers selling book clubs.(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD German media group Bertelsmann has said that it is considering selling its book, DVD and music clubs in countries outside its home market in Germany. The move would be an attempt by the...

Celestial Seasonings partners with Random House.
December 11, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Tea brand Celestial Seasonings has partnered with Random House Inc to create a book club. Celestial Seasonings said on 11 December it will introduce "Adventure at Every Turn," a...

Judges announced for Orange prize.(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The list of the judging panel for the GBP30,000 2008 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction, an award which recognises fiction written by female authors, has been announced. The 2008 judging...

Acquisition of Harcourt completed by Houghton Mifflin Company.(Brief article)
December 13, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Houghton Mifflin Company and its parent company, Education Media and Publishing Group Limited, have announced that the acquisition of the Harcourt Education, Harcourt Trade and...

Book of fairy tales by JK Rowling purchased by Amazon.com.
December 14, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An illustrated collection of magical fairy stories handwritten by Harry Potter author JK Rowling and entitled 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard', has sold at auction to Internet retailer...

Waterstone's announces departure of Simon Blacklock.
December 17, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Waterstone's has revealed that its supply chain director, Simon Blacklock, has resigned from the company. Blacklock reportedly plans to leave the company at the end of 2007....

Judging panel announced for 2008 Booker Prize.
December 18, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The judging panel for the 2008 Man Booker Prize for Fiction has been announced and it is to be chaired by former Conservative party MP Michael Portillo. The panel is also comprised of...

Scholastic reveals details of The 39 Clues launch.(Scholastic Inc. Scholastic Children's Books)(Brief article)
December 19, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Details of The 39 Clues, a multi-platform adventure series for children aged 8-12 have been unveiled by Scholastic, the US publisher of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. The 39...

David Beckham purchases GBP750 Valentino book for Victoria.
December 20, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD England footballer David Beckham has purchased a limited-edition signed Valentino fashion volume, entitled Valentino Garavani: First Name in Fashion, for his wife Victoria. Beckham...

Scholastic posts Q2 FY 2008 results.(Financial report)
December 21, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Scholastic Corporation (Nasdaq: SCHL), a publisher and distributor of children's books and a provider of educational technology, on Thursday (20 December) reported results for the second...

MySpace and HarperTeen launch online interactive community.
December 24, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online social networking website MySpace has partnered with HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, to launch a customised interactive community for teen readers. The...

Longlist for Romantic Novel of the Year award announced.
December 24, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The longlist has been announced for the Romantic Novel of the Year award and it includes Susan Fletcher, the winner of the Whitbread first novel award. Fletcher has been nominated for...

Julien Gracq dies aged 97.(Obituary)(Brief article)
December 27, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD French writer Julien Gracq died on Saturday (22 December) whilst in hospital in the West of France. Gracq's works include Au chateau d'Argol (The Castle of Argol), which was published in...

2008 Book Club list announced by Richard and Judy.
December 28, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD TV hosts Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan have announced the books that will be included in their 2008 Book Club. This year's list includes Notes From An Exhibition by Patrick Gale;...

British Library admits damage to historic diary - report.
December 31, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The British Library has revealed that a historic diary has been damaged whilst in its care. The 96-page book, a diary authored by Thomas Tyldesley, a Jacobite involved in the plotting of...