M2 Best Books articles from January 2006

M2 Best Books archives from January 2006

Publishers reject Booker prize-winning novels.(novels and manuscripts not accepted)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Booker prize-winning novels have been rejected by publishers and agents following their submission as works by aspiring authors, in an exercise by The Sunday Times. Typed manuscripts of...

Narnia tops international box office during New Year holiday.(The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The global total of 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe' (Narnia) has reached USD450m (GBP260m) and topped the international box office through the New Year holiday...

National Library of Scotland to display world's largest book.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The largest book in the World, 'Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom', will be displayed at Edinburgh's National Library of Scotland, following the purchase of a copy...

Advance for David Blunkett's autobiography could reach GBP500,000.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An advance of GBP500,000 could be offered to David Blunkett, a former UK Cabinet Minister, for his autobiography. Blunkett is believed to have held onto his papers and e-mails in the...

Whitbread Novel of the Year won by Ali Smith.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Whitbread Novel of the Year award has been won by Ali Smith for 'The Accidental' which follows a 12 year old girl's summer holiday in Norfolk and is the first full-length novel from the...

Death of Chinese massacre diary author announced.(Azuma Shiro)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
January 5, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Azuma Shiro, the former Japanese soldier whose diary revealed the wartime atrocities committed by Japan to the Chinese, died on 3 January at the age of 93. Shiro was hospitalised in...

Library visits increased by over three million in 2004/5.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The number of people actively borrowing from public libraries declined in 2005, although library visits increased by more than 3m, according to figures from the Chartered Institute of Public...

Waterstone's announces Marketing Director's departure.(Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd., Lesley Miles)(Brief Article)
January 5, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Lesley Miles, the Marketing Director of bookseller Waterstone's has left the company according to a statement made by Gerry Johnson, the company's Managing Director. Miles had worked for...

Half-Blood Prince named bestselling book of 2005.(Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling)(Brief Article)
January 5, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nielsen BookScan, a retail sales monitoring company, has revealed that 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' by JK Rowling was the number one bestselling book of 2005. The book, which...

Publishers express concerns over book discounting.(Brief Article)
January 6, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An increase of 5.7% by value and 9% by volume in the sale of books in the four weeks to close-of-business on Christmas Eve, has been reported by Nielsen BookScan, a retail sales monitoring...

Noddy agreement for Germany TV company.(Chorion signs)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A licensing agreement has been signed by Chorion, a media group and owner of the Noddy and Big Ears characters, to bring the TV characters to Germany. Following the purchase of Enid...

William Heinemann acquires memoirs of Steadman.(Ralph Steadman)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The memoirs of Ralph Steadman, detailing his extraordinary 30 year friendship with the late Hunter S Thompson, have been acquired by Ravi Mirchandani, Publishing Director of publishers...

500 jobs go at McGraw-Hill.
January 9, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New York-based publisher McGraw-Hill has announced that as part of a new restructuring plan it has cut 500 jobs. As a result of the announcement the company is to face an after-tax...

Q4 projections reinforced by Barnes & Noble.
January 9, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US-based bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc announced on Thursday (5 January) that for the nine-week period ended 31 December 2005 it recorded an increase of 2.3% in same-store sales throughout...

Publisher issues warning over sale of proofs and advance copies.(Random House Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Measures to put a stop to the sale of advance copies, proofs and manuscripts of books on websites including eBay have been announced by publisher Random House. According to Publishing...

2006 Great Reading Adventure launched in south-west England.(book club launched)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 2006 Great Reading Adventure, the largest book club in the UK, was launched in south-west England on Thursday (5 January). According to The Guardian, between January and March each...

Norhaven A/S in UK acquisition talks.
January 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Danish printing and publishing house Norhaven A/S announced on Monday (9 January) that it is in talks regarding the acquisition of a smaller UK cover producer. The proposed...

New Rupert series scheduled to hit TV.(Rupert Bear, the cartoon character back on television)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based media group Entertainment Rights, the firm that holds the rights to Rupert Bear, has announced that it has entered into a deal with terrestrial television station Five in a bid to...

US Senator Ted Kennedy to release children's book.(Edward M. Kennedy, My Senator and Me: A Dogs-Eye View of Washington, D.C.)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new children's book authored by US Sen. Ted Kennedy is scheduled to be released by Scholastic Inc in May 2006. The book, entitled My Senator and Me: A Dogs-Eye View of Washington,...

Google considers expansion into e-books - report.(http://print.google.com)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Internet company Google, has informed reporters at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, US, that depending on permission from copyright holders the company may...

Amazon.com announces Joyo.com is largest Chinese bookstore in the world.(Brief Article)
January 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online retailer Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) announced on Tuesday (10 January) that Joyo.com, a Chinese online book store and its wholly owned subsidiary, now offers more than 300,000 books,...

Judging panel for the British Book Awards revealed.(Jilly Cooper, Ion Trewin, Beryl Bainbridge )(Brief Article)
January 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The judging panel for this year's British Book Awards, otherwise known as the Nibbies, has been announced. The panel is to be chaired by UK author Jilly Cooper and will be made up of...

Anchor Books announces US paperback version of The Da Vinci Code.(Brief Article)
January 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US paperback version of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code is to be released by Random House imprint Anchor Books on 28 March 2006. Five million paperback copies of the book are to be made...

New chairman announced at the Publishers Licensing Society.( Christopher Collins )(Brief Article)
January 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Publishers Licensing Society (PLS), a non-profit organisation representing UK publishers on matters relating to collective copyright and licensing, has announced the appointment of...

Bloomsbury reveals pre-tax profit of over GBP20m.(Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bloomsbury Publishing, the publisher of the Harry Potter books, has announced that the company recorded a pre-tax profit of over GBP20m for the year to December. In addition Bloomsbury...

Random House to offer refunds on James Frey's memoir - report.(Brief Article)
January 12, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Refunds are to be offered to consumers who purchased copies of US author James Frey's memoir entitled A Million Little Pieces. The refunds are being offered by the book's publisher,...

Borders reports preliminary financial results.(rise of 1.4% reported)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders (NYSE:BGP) has revealed a rise of 1.4% in revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter to date over the prior year. The company reported revenue for the quarter of USD1.3bn...

Chief executive of HMV announces resignation.(Alan Giles)(Brief Article)
January 12, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alan Giles, the chief executive of UK-based retail group HMV, has revealed that he is to leave the company after the chain reported a decline in sales figures over the festive period. In...

Movie adaptation of Terry Pratchett novel announced.(Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., agreement)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A film adaptation of Terry Pratchett's 2003 novel The Wee Free Men is to be made by Sony Pictures Entertainment, after the company acquired the book, which is part of the author's Disc World...

Books and DVDs to be sold in Starbucks outlets.(video recording)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US-based coffee chain Starbucks has announced that it is to market books and DVDs in its outlets. The chain, which began selling music through its outlets in 2005, also announced on...

Informa Plc says second-half trading in line with expectations.(Informa Group PLC)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based publisher and trade show operator Informa Plc revealed on Thursday (12 January) that the company's trading in the second half of 2005 was in line with previous expectations. ...

Possible acquisition of Borders reported.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US-based bookseller Borders reported strong financial results on Wednesday (11 January), leading to speculation that the chain may be the subject of an acquisition bid. The company...

Norhaven A/S completes acquisition talks in Poland and the UK.
January 16, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Danish printing and publishing company Norhaven A/S said on Saturday (14 January) that it had completed the negotiations regarding its acquisition of the Polish paper factory Skolwin and...

Sharon Osbourne's autobiography becomes bestselling hardback.(Extreme)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sharon Osbourne's autobiography Extreme has become the biggest selling hardback autobiography of all time in the UK. Sales of Extreme have now beaten those of footballer David Beckham's...

Blaze destroys haunt of US author Hemingway.
January 16, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Compleat Angler hotel on the island of Bimini in the Bahamas has been destroyed by fire. The hotel was well known for being a favourite drinking spot of US author Ernest Hemingway during...

Search for new Potter star begins.
January 16, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The search for a new character in the next Harry Potter movie began on Saturday (14 January) when thousands of teenage girls queued through the night in the hope of securing the role. ...

Random House division may face lawsuit over controversial memoir.
January 16, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A lawsuit has reportedly been filed against Doubleday, a division of Random House, over James Frey's autobiography A Million Little Pieces. According to Reuters, the suit has been filed...

Sales growth announced by Pearson.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pearson Plc, a UK-based publishing group and the owner of Penguin Books, has revealed that it hopes to report growth in its 2005 sales and earnings per share figures. According to AFX...

Longlist for FosterGrant Reading Glasses Romantic Novel of the Year announced.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The longlist for this year's FosterGrant Reading Glasses Romantic Novel of the Year Award was announced on Tuesday (17 January). The longlist, which is comprised of 23 titles, includes US...

Six Austen novels to be relaunched by Headline.(Headline Book Publishing PLC, Jane Austen)
January 17, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Six Jane Austen novels are to be given a new look when they are relaunched in May by publisher Headline. According to Reuters, the novels are be launched as "Classic Romances" with...

UK book sales up in January.(by 1.1%)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Recent UK book sales figures released by Nielsen BookScan show that revenue through the Total Consumer Market in the week leading up to 14 January was GBP26.7m. This represents an increase of...

Sahitya Akademi asks author to reconsider rejection of award.(Arundhati Roy)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Arundhati Roy, a Booker Prize-winning author, has been asked by the Sahitya Akademi, India's national academy of letters, to rethink her previous decision not to accept their award. Roy...

Barnes & Noble and Amazon to reclassify Elie Wiesel book.(Night as non fiction)(Brief Article)
January 18, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Elie Wiesel's book Night is to be reclassified by both Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com as non-fiction. According to The Associated Press, Barnes & Noble.com is removing the book from...

Official Peter Pan sequel to be released this year.(Great Ormond Street Hospital gets the license for James M. Barrie's novel)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Great Ormond Street Hospital has announced details of the first official follow-up to JM Barrie's story of Peter Pan. The London-based hospital was reportedly bequeathed the rights to...

New stock system plan put on hold by Ottakar's.(HMV Group acquires)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Ottakar's, a UK-based bookseller, has announced that it has called a halt to the development of a new stock control system. The company has reportedly taken the decision while it waits...

10 BAFTA nominations for The Constant Gardener.(British Academy of Film and Television Arts)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The film adaptation of John le Carre's The Constant Gardener has received 10 nominations for this year's BAFTA awards. The BAFTAs are the UK film industry's annual awards. The adaptation...

Future of Edinburgh branch of Ottakar's uncertain.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK book chain Ottakar's has revealed that the lease on its store in Edinburgh city centre, Scotland, will expire on 31 May this year and will not be renewed. The George Street branch of...

Prince Caspian to be next Narnia film.(Chronicles of Narnia)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The second film in the Chronicles of Narnia series will be based on the CS Lewis novel Prince Caspian. Director Andrew Adamson has confirmed that filming of Prince Caspian will start...

Ulysses named most valuable 20th century first-edition novel.(by James Joyce)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A first edition of James Joyce's 1922 novel Ulysses has been classed as the most valuable work of fiction from the 20th century. The first 100 copies of the 740-page first edition are...

Title for Peter Pan sequel revealed.(Peter Pan in Scarlet written by Geraldine McCaughrean )(Brief Article)
January 23, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The title of the official follow-up to JM Barrie's Peter Pan story has been revealed as Peter Pan in Scarlet. The sequel to Barrie's book has been written by Geraldine McCaughrean and is...

New CEO appointed at Blackwell's.(Gerry Connolly appointed at B.H. Blackwell Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 23, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Oxford-based family-owned book retailer Blackwell's announced on Thursday (19 January) that it has appointed a new chief executive who is not a family member. According to The Telegraph,...

Turkey drops case against Orhan Pamuk.(Brief Article)
January 23, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Charges against the Turkish author Orhan Pamuk have been dropped by authorities in Turkey. According to CNN Turk, the country's justice minister, Cemil Cicek, has disavowed...

Cannes Film Festival to be opened by The Da Vinci Code.(film version of Dan Brown's novel)(Brief Article)
January 23, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 59th Festival de Cannes in France is to be opened on 17 May by The Da Vinci Code. The film version of Dan Brown's novel, which is directed by Ron Howard, is scheduled to be released...

Opus Dei calls for adult rating classification of Da Vinci Code movie.(by Dan Brown)(Brief article)
January 24, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The movie adaptation of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code should be classified with an adult rating, according to Opus Dei. According to the BBC, the organisation stated that children...

CEO of Borders Group to retire during the next two years - report.(Greg Josefowicz to retire)(Brief article)
January 24, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book retailer Borders Group Inc has announced that Greg Josefowicz, the company's president, chairman and chief executive officer, is to retire during the next two years. According to...

Ali Smith named bookmakers' favourite for Whitbread Book of the Year.("The Accidental" is awarded)(Brief article)
January 24, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Ali Smith has been named as the bookmakers' favourite to win the Whitbread Book of the Year award for her novel The Accidental. Smith's novel tells the story of a 12-year-old girl's...

Feldman Mall Properties enters into lease with Barnes & Noble at Colonie Centre, New York.(Brief article)
January 25, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Feldman Mall Properties Inc (NYSE: FMP), a real estate investment trust, announced on Tuesday (24 January) that it has signed a lease with book chain Barnes & Noble Inc at Colonie Centre near...

Matisse biography wins Whitbread Book of the Year.(Hilary Spurling's Matisse the Master wins)(Brief article)
January 25, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winner of this year's Whitbread Book of the Year award has been named as Hilary Spurling for her biography Matisse the Master. The book is the second of two volumes of Spurling's...

BBC to air dramatisation of Lady Chatterley trial.(British Broadcasting Corp. to broadcast the novel written by D.H. Lawrence)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based television channel BBC Four is to broadcast a fictitious dramatisation of the 1960 obscenity trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover by DH Lawrence, as part of its winter/spring season. ...

WH Smith announces disappointing sales figures.(WH Smith Group PLC)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based retailer WH Smith revealed on Tuesday (24 January) that sales figures for the festive period were worse than expected. Kate Swann, chief executive of the retail chain, reportedly...

Competition authority reveals areas of HMV's proposed acquisition of Ottakar's to be examined.
January 26, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The areas to be examined in the proposed acquisition of book retailer Ottakar's by HMV have been outlined by the UK Competition Commission. The HMV Group currently owns the chain of HMV...

Patrick O'Keeffe named as winner of The Story prize.(The Hill Road awarded )(Brief Article)
January 27, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Patrick O'Keeffe was named as the winner of The Story prize for fiction on Wednesday (25 January) for his collection of four stories entitled The Hill Road. O'Keeffe beat off competition...

James Frey admits to fabrications in memoir - report.(Brief Article)
January 27, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD In an interview with US talk show host Oprah Winfrey on Thursday (26 January) James Frey, the author of A Million Little Pieces, reportedly admitted to fabricating details about the...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez announces the end of his writing career.(Brief Article)
January 27, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the 78-year-old Colombian Nobel Prize winning author, has revealed that he is to give up his writing career. The author stated in an interview with Spanish...

Possible acquisition of HMV by Permira - report.
January 30, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Private equity firm Permira has revealed its interest in a possible acquisition of the HMV retail group. The HMV Group currently owns the chain of HMV music stores and the Waterstone's...

Audiobooks launch announced by Harlequin Mills & Boon.(Brief Article)
January 30, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An extension of the Mills & Boon brand into an audiobook format has been announced by publishing company Harlequin Mills & Boon Limited. From March 2006 the company is scheduled to...

2005 Fictionwise E-book Author of the Year winner announced.(Darrell Bain)(Brief Article)
January 30, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Darrell Bain, a science fiction and fantasy author, has been named as the 2005 Fictionwise E-book Author of the Year. Lois McMaster Bujold and Anne McCaffrey were named in second and...

Daughter of Charlie Chaplin to write book.(Jane Chaplin)(Brief Article)
January 30, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Jane Chaplin, daughter of movie icon Charlie Chaplin, is to write a book about her relationship with her father entitled Seventeen Minutes With My Father. According to Reuters, Charlie...

J.K. Rowling promotes new children's charity in Romania.(Children's High Level Group)(Brief Article)
January 31, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, helped to promote child protection reforms in eastern Europe whilst making a two-day visit to Romania last week. According to Reuters,...

Increase in HMV shares as Permira bid confirmed.(HMV Group)(Brief Article)
January 31, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based retail chain HMV Group reported an increase in the company's shares yesterday (30 January) after revealing that it had been approached by private equity firm Permira regarding a...

Evening Standard names The Constant Gardener as best film.(The London Evening Standard British Film Awards named Ralph Fiennes as best actor )(Brief Article)
January 31, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The London Evening Standard British Film Awards has named The Constant Gardener as best film and Ralph Fiennes as best actor for his role in the movie. The film, which is an adaptation...