M2 Best Books articles from February 2008

M2 Best Books archives from February 2008

Amazon.com announces agreement to acquire Audible.com.(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Amazon.com Inc (Nasdaq:AMZN), an on-line retailer, on Thursday (31 January) announced that the company has entered into an agreement to acquire Audible Inc (Nasdaq:ADBL), an online provider...

Children's web drive announced by Scottish Book Trust.(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Scottish Book Trust has announced that it is to launch an Internet campaign to encourage children to read and write. The campaign will reportedly be headed up by Keith Gray, a writer...

Shortlist for The Book to Talk About 2008 announced.
February 4, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A shortlist has been announced for The Book to Talk About 2008 after a poll conducted by World Book Day. The campaign, which was launched last November, led to 3,000 book lovers...

3M's Library System selected by city of Paris.
February 5, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Diversified technology company 3M (NYSE:MMM) announced on Monday (4 February) that the city of Paris, France has chosen 3M Library Systems to supply and install radio frequency identification...

Winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year 2008 announced.
February 5, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winner of the 2008 Romantic Novel of the Year award has been named as Freya North for her novel entitled Pillow Talk, published by HarperCollins. North was selected from a shortlist...

Mills & Boon novels to be published in India.(Brief article)
February 6, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Romance publisher Mills & Boon has announced that it is to publish and distribute its novels in India. According to The Daily Mail, Harlequin Mills & Boon is also hoping to publish...

Winner of The Search for the Next Great Crime Writer announced.(Brief article)
February 7, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Search for the Next Great Crime Writer contest from Borders, truTV and Gather.com has been won by Terrence P McCauley for his manuscript, Prohibition. The winner of the USD5,000...

Most popular book in UK libraries revealed.
February 8, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A list, put together by Public Lending Right, has revealed that US author James Patterson has been named as the writer whose books are most often borrowed from libraries in the UK. ...

New TV show for Mr Men characters.
February 12, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new series of the children's television programme Mr Men, based on the range of children's books by Roger Hargreaves, is to be relaunched. The new series, which is to be made by...

Domesday Book available online.(Brief article)
February 13, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Domesday Book, the oldest public record in the UK, has been made into a database which can viewed on the Internet free of charge. The book was based on a survey conducted in England...

First concept store launched by Borders.
February 14, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders has announced that it is to launch the first of its new concept stores during the grand opening festivities on 22 February at its new store on Lohr Road in Ann Arbor,...

BPCouncil launches all-IP online store.
February 15, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The BPStore all-IP online shop has been launched by the BPCouncil, a virtual community dedicated to brand protection and intellectual property professionals and a member of the...

Philip Pullman to launch new book at Oxford Literary Festival.
February 15, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The launch of Philip Pullman's new book, Once Upon A Time In the North, the prequel to the author's His Dark Materials trilogy, is to take place in March at the 12th Oxford Literary Festival....

Random House and Hachette to offer e-books in the UK.
February 18, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publishers Random House and Hachette have announced that they are to offer a number of books in the UK that can be read on a hand-held screen. From this autumn the publishers will offer...

Collection of Harry Potter first editions to be auctioned.
February 19, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bloomsbury Auctions are to auction off a collection of 553 Harry Potter first editions, all of which are owned by Tim Toone from Cambridgeshire, UK. Toone began collecting the books in...

Semifinalists for Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award announced by Penguin Group (USA).
February 20, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 100 semifinalists for the first Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) have been announced by the Penguin Group (USA). The award is an international writing competition, which was...

Holloway House backlist acquired by Kensington Publishing.
February 21, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A majority of the publishing assets of Holloway House Publishing, based in Los Angeles, US, have been acquired by Kensington Publishing. Holloway House is best known for publishing a...

Deal for mobile content announced by Mobifusion and Penguin Books India.(Brief article)
February 22, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Content from Penguin Books India is to be made available to mobile consumers under the terms of a new partnership agreement between the publisher and Mobifusion, a developer and publisher of...

Wordsworth Trust acquire second edition copy of 'Lyrical Ballads'.(Brief article)
February 25, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Wordsworth Trust in Cumbria has announced that it has purchased a book by William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge for GBP42,000. The book, which had belonged to one of Wordsworth's...

Suspension of Quill Awards announced.(Brief article)
February 26, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Plans to suspend support of the Quill Awards programme have been announced by the parent company of Publisher's Weekly, Reed Business Information. The awards, which began in October...

New head of E-commerce announced by Borders UK.
February 27, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders UK has revealed that it has appointed Julie Howkins as its head of E-commerce, effective 3 March 2008. In her new role Howkins will be part of Borders UK's senior team...

Eminem to release new book.
February 28, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book is to be released by US rap artist Eminem and will be published by Penguin imprint Dutton Books. The book, which is entitled, The Way I Am, is scheduled for release in autumn...

In-flight audio book to be launched by Asiana.
February 29, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An in-flight audio book service is to be launched by Korean carrier Asiana Airlines from March 2008. The launch will make the carrier the first Korean airline to offer such a service....

Shortlist announced for Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year.
February 29, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A shortlist of six books has been announced for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award as part of this year's Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year. The novels on the shortlist include...