M2 Best Books articles from January 2007

M2 Best Books archives from January 2007

Grant received by Westmoreland County Federated Library System to upgrade computers.(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A grant of USD87,000 has been received by the Westmoreland County Federated Library System, an alliance of the 25 public libraries in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, from the Bill &...

Co-founder of Samedaybooks dies in traffic accident,.(Alan Clifford, Samedaybooks.co.uk Plc )(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Samedaybooks.co.uk Plc has announced that the company's co-founder and managing director, Alan Clifford, was killed in a road accident on Wednesday 27 December. The company has stated...

New book printing machine to be launched by On Demand Books.(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new machine from On Demand Books, called the 'Expresso', which electronically stores 2.5 million books, is expected to be introduced early this year. According to The Guardian the new...

Author of Tom's Midnight Garden dies.(Philippa Pearce)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A spokeswoman for publisher Puffin, part of the Penguin Group, has revealed that children's author Philippa Pearce has died at the age of 86 after suffering a stroke on 21 December. ...

New Indian bookshop announced by SimplySpice.co.uk.(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SimplySpice.co.uk, a UK-based online provider of products related to Indian food and culture, has announced the launch of the 'SimplySpice' bookshop. The company said the bookshop will...

Book offers new dietary approach for diabetes.(Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book, which is scheduled to be released on 9 January, outlines a new dietary approach to diabetes based on scientific research. Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes,...

New executive director appointed by Used Textbook Association.(Jim Sheppard)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Used Textbook Association, an organisation which advocates the role and value of used textbooks in the marketplace and attempts to increase the supply of used textbooks available to...

Serpent's Tail acquired by Profile Books.
January 4, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based publisher of non-fiction books Profile Books Ltd has announced that it acquired independent publisher Serpent's Tail on 1 January. Peter Ayrton, Serpent's Tail's founder and...

Four new online bookstores launched.(Earths-best-e-books.com)(Brief article)
January 4, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Earths-best-e-books.com has announced that it is to add several themed online bookstores for regular books to certain websites about Sherlock Holmes, yoga, sudoku and recipes. The...

Indian publishing programme launched by Simon & Schuster.
January 4, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publishing company Simon & Schuster has announced that, early in 2007, it is to launch an Indian publishing programme. The publisher previously opened an office based in New Delhi in...

Financial results reported by Faber.(Faber and Faber Inc.)(Brief article)
January 5, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Faber & Faber has announced its financial results for the year ended March 2006. The company said that sales were GBP16.04m, an increase of 23% as compared to GBP12.96m in the...

Holiday sales announced by Barnes & Noble.
January 5, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) has announced its sales for the nine-week holiday period from 29 October to 30 December 2006. Store sales were USD1.1bn, showing a 2.6% increase...

Shortlist for Richard & Judy Book Club revealed.(Brief article)
January 5, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A shortlist of eight titles has been announced for the fourth series of the Richard & Judy Book Club. The shortlist from the British television presenters includes Restless by William...

Agent for Potter novel launches literary prize for students.(Christopher Little Literary Agency)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Christopher Little Literary Agency, the agency responsible for the discovery of Harry Potter author JK Rowling, has announced that it is launching a new GBP1,500 literary prize for...

Library book returned 47 years late by man in the US.(Robert Nuranen)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A library book entitled The Prince of Egypt has been returned 47 years late by a man named Robert Nuranen in the US. The book had reportedly been originally borrowed by Nuranen for a...

Young writers invited to apply for Mark Twain workshop.
January 8, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The first annual Mark Twain Young Authors Workshop is to be held by Stetson University's HATS (High Achieving Talented Students) Program in the summer of 2007. Students from around the...

New book honours world's firefighters.(Worth Remembering Publishing Inc.)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web-based publishing company Worth Remembering Publishing Inc has announced the launch of a new book entitled Firefighters Worth Remembering. The 416-page tribute book reportedly...

Decibel Penguin Prize "unlawful" says Commission for Racial Equality.(Brief article)
January 9, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK's Commission for Racial Equality has claimed that the Decibel Penguin Prize is unlawful as it only accepts entries from ethnic minorities. The literary prize, which is run by the...

Cancellation of Sobol prize announced.(Brief article)
January 9, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The USD100,000 Sobol Award, a new literary contest for writers without an agent, has been cancelled. According to The Associated Press, the award's organisers stated on the Sobol website...

Free copies of Robert Louis Stevenson novel to be distributed in Edinburgh.(Kidnapped)(Brief article)
January 9, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Thousands of copies of Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson are to be given out completely free of charge across Edinburgh, Scotland in February. According to The Scotsman, the books are...

John Harvey wins CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger 2007.(Crime Writers' Association's)(Brief article)
January 9, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK writer John Harvey has been named as the winner of the Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for 2007. The award is given for sustained excellence in the genre of crime...

Borders and Gather.com announce agreement.(Brief article)
January 10, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders Group Inc (NYSE:BGP) has announced that it has entered into an agreement with social media website Gather.com under which consumers can go to Gather.com to share ideas on...

William Boyd wins Costa Novel Award.(Costa Book of the Year)(Brief article)
January 10, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Costa Novel Award, previously the Whitbread Prize, has been awarded to William Boyd for his novel Restless. Boyd will now go on to compete against the winners of the award's other...

New website launched by Yaoi Press.(http://www.everythingyaoi.com)(Brief article)
January 10, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Yaoi Press, a publisher of graphic novels, has announced that it has moved its online sales to http://www.everythingyaoi.com. In addition the publisher said it will begin selling manga...

Merger agreement announced by Avalon and Perseus.
January 11, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Independent US-based publishers Avalon Publishing Group and the Perseus Books Group have announced that they have signed a letter of intent under which Avalon will merge into Perseus. ...

HarperCollins sues eBay book trader.(HarperCollins Publishers Inc., Stewart Young )(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet trader Stewart Young is being sued for GBP80,000 by publisher HarperCollins, which has alleged that he has sold books that were stolen from the company's distribution centre. ...

Jeffrey Archer to release book on Judas Iscariot.(The Gospel According to Judas )(Brief article)
January 11, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book entitled The Gospel According to Judas is to be released by Jeffrey Archer in March. According to The Independent, Archer's book aims to portray Judas Iscariot as a politician...

HarperCollins and LibreDigital form alliance to provide digital services to the publishing industry.(HarperCollins Publishers Inc.)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publishing company HarperCollins Publishers and LibreDigital, a division of NewsStand Inc, have announced that they have entered into an agreement to create, market and operate digital...

Memoir from Steve Martin to be published by Scribner.("Born Standing Up")(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Scribner, an imprint of the Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Division, has announced that it is to publish a new memoir by US comedian Steve Martin entitled Born Standing Up. The book...

Al Gore book to be published in young adult version.("An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It")(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Penguin Young Readers Group has announced that it has entered into a co-publishing agreement with Rodale for the adaptation of former US Vice President Al Gore's book, An Inconvenient Truth:...

Financial results reported by Educational Development Corporation.(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Educational Development Corporation (Nasdaq: EDUC), which sells the Usborne line of children's books, has announced its financial results for the nine months ended 30 November 2006. The...

Independent booksellers unable to make profit on Potter books - claim.(Survey)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey conducted for The Bookseller magazine has revealed that the seventh and final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, may not reach the shelves of up to 25% of...

Greenpeace launches campaign for increased use of recycled paper in books.(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A campaign is being launched by environmental group Greenpeace for the increased use of recycled paper in the publishing industry. According to The Independent some 200 authors have...

Web-based writing contest announced by Touchstone and Gather.com.(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Social media website Gather.com and the Touchstone imprint of Simon & Schuster have announced the launch of the Gather.com First Chapters Writing Competition. The competition, which...

Financial results announced by Waterstone's.(Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd.)(Financial report)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HMV Group plc has announced its interim results for bookseller Waterstone's for the 26 weeks ended 28 October 2006. Excluding the acquisition of the Ottakar's chain, which was completed...

Reflexis' RetailAction solution selected by Barnes & Noble.(Reflexis Systems)(Brief article)
January 16, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Reflexis Systems, a provider of next-generation Retail Execution Management, announced on Monday (15 January) that bookseller Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), has selected Reflexis' RetailAction...

International Bible Society and Send the Light announce merger.(Brief article)
January 16, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD International Bible Society (IBS), a translator and distributor of the Bible and Bible texts, and Send the Light (STL), a distributor of Christian literature, have announced that they have...

Winner of University of Southern California's Scripter Award announced.("Children of Men")(Brief article)
January 16, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The University of Southern California's Scripter Award has been won by P.D. James' book entitled Children of Men. The award reportedly recognises the author of the book as well as the...

TS Eliot prize awarded to Seamus Heaney.(District and Circle)(Brief article)
January 16, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The GBP10,000 2006 TS Eliot Prize has been awarded to Irish poet Seamus Heaney for his collection entitled District and Circle. The award was collected on Heaney's behalf at a ceremony...

Appeal launched in Da Vinci Code case.(Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh file lawsuit against Dan Brown )(Brief article)
January 17, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An appeal has been launched by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, authors of the 1982 book The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail, who claim that Dan Brown copied ideas from their book in his...

New EVPs named at Borders Group.(Bookseller Borders Group Inc. appoints Robert P. Gruen, Kenneth H. Armstrong)(Brief article)
January 17, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders Group Inc (NYSE: BGP) has announced the appointment of two new executive vice presidents. The company said that Robert P. Gruen has been named executive vice president...

Sixth annual One Book One Community launched by Orlando Sentinel.(Brief article)
January 17, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Orlando Sentinel, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tribune Company, Chicago, has announced the launch of its sixth annual market-wide reading programme, One Book One Community. The programme...

Penguin sponsors weekend of programming on Paramount and E! to promote Marian Keyes novel.
January 17, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Penguin Books has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Viacom Brand Solutions to sponsor a weekend of programming in conjunction with the paperback release of...

Scholastic appoints Maureen O'Connell to new post of EVP, CAO/ CFO.(Scholastic Corporation)(Brief article)
January 18, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Scholastic Corporation (Nasdaq: SCHL), a children's publishing, education and media company, announced on Wednesday (17 January) that Maureen O'Connell has been appointed to the newly...

AndroGyne Press publishes Jesus in Love.(Brief article)
January 18, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AndroGyne Press has announced that it is to publish a potentially controversial novel by Kittredge Cherry entitled Jesus in Love. The book is reportedly a work of fiction that addresses...

India's Minister of Commerce and Industry to publish book with McGraw-Hill Professional.(Kamal Nath, "India's Century")
January 18, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book with a working title of India's Century is to be written by Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce and Industry for India, and the country's chief representative to the World Trade...

BabyUniverse and BabyTV.com form video content partnership with HarperCollins.
January 18, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BabyUniverse Inc (Nasdaq: POSH), an Internet content, commerce and new media company in the pregnancy, baby and toddler marketplace, has announced that it has signed a video content...

Hyperion to publish memoir of wife of former Governor Jim McGreevey.(Dina Matos McGreevey)(Brief article)
January 19, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Hyperion, the adult trade book publishing unit of ABC Inc, has announced that it is to publish a memoir by Dina Matos McGreevey, the ex-wife of former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey. ...

Author makes UK publishing history by taking top spot in both fiction and non-fiction chart.(Conn Iggulden's Wolf of the Plains and The Dangerous Book for Boys)(Brief article)
January 19, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A single author is, for the first time in UK publishing history, at the number one spot in both the fiction and non-fiction hardback bestsellers chart. Conn Iggulden is top in the...

Shortlists for Independent Publishing Awards announced.(Brief article)
January 19, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The title of Trade Publisher of the Year at the inaugural Independent Publishing Awards is to be contested by Faber, Milo, Profile and Snowbooks. The awards, which are to be held in...

Regan imprint to be closed by HarperCollins.(HarperCollins Publishers Inc. dismisses Judith Regan and closes ReganBooks)(Brief article)
January 19, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher HarperCollins has announced that Judith Regan's publishing business based in Los Angeles, US will be closed as of 1 March 2007. According to The Los Angeles Times, Regan was...

Automated self-pay options launched by 3M Library Systems.(Brief article)
January 22, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD 3M Library Systems, a division of diversified technology company 3M (NYSE:MMM), on Friday (19 January) announced the introduction of a solution for automated checkout and fine and fee...

Entry requirements for the Decibel Penguin prize altered.(Brief article)
January 22, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Decibel Penguin prize, which is run by the Arts Council England in collaboration with Penguin Books, has changed its entry criteria. The award was established in 2005 with the aim of...

2007 Edgar Award nominees announced by Mystery Writers of America.(Brief article)
January 22, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The nominees for the 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Awards have been announced by Mystery Writers of America. The awards, which consist of a variety of categories, aim to honour the best in...

Pearson provides January trading update.(Brief article)
January 22, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Media group Pearson, the owner of publisher Penguin, has announced its regular January trading update. The company said that it had performed strongly through the fourth quarter of 2006...

JK Rowling second richest woman in entertainment industry - report.(Brief article)
January 22, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Forbes magazine has revealed that JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series of books, is the second richest woman in the world of entertainment. According to the magazine Rowling...

Literary award winners announced by American Library Association.(Brief article)
January 23, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The American Library Association (ALA) has announced its 2007 literary award winners, recognising the top books and videos for children and young adults. The announcement of the award...

Creator of Where's Wally? sells rights to Entertainment Rights.(Martin Handford)(Brief article)
January 23, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Martin Handford, the creator of the Where's Wally? children's books, has sold the rights to the character to Entertainment Rights, a media group. The character of Wally features in a...

Polish author Ryszard Kapuscinski dies.(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 24, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Polish author Ryszard Kapuscinski died on Tuesday (23 January) at the age of 74, after heart surgery at Banacha hospital in Warsaw. According to The Associated Press, Kapuscinski is best...

Children's books donated to United Houma Nation by Global Fund for Children.(Brief article)
January 24, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A total of 1,115 books and resource guides worth almost USD13,000 have been donated by the Books for Kids project of the Global Fund for Children to the United Houma Nation in southeastern...

Episodes from HarperCollins' Babyproofing Your Marriage broadcast on BabyTV.com.(BabyTV.com.)(Brief article)
January 24, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BabyUniverse Inc (Nasdaq: POSH) an Internet content, commerce and new media company in the pregnancy, baby and toddler marketplace, has announced the initial broadcast of Babyproofing Your...

Borders and Waldenbooks customers donate more than USD830,000 to First Book over holiday season.(Borders Inc., Walden Book Company Inc.)(Brief article)
January 24, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Borders Inc and Walden Book Company Inc, subsidiaries of Borders Group Inc (NYSE: BGP), have announced the results of their recent donation drive held in association with First Book, a...

Big Lottery Fund helps to set up 'book bar' in Weston.(Barcode youth cafe)(Brief article)
January 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A 'book bar' is to be set up in South Parade, Weston-super-Mare, UK by members of the Barcode youth cafe later this year as a result of grant money received from the National Lottery's Big...

CIA operative E. Howard Hunt dies before release of memoir.(American Spy: My Secret History in the CIA, Watergate & Beyond)(Brief article)
January 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Only weeks before the publication of his memoir, entitled American Spy: My Secret History in the CIA, Watergate & Beyond, former CIA operative E. Howard Hunt has died. Hunt reportedly...

Winners of 2006 Original Voices Awards announced by Borders.(Bookseller Borders Group Inc.)(Brief article)
January 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders has announced the winners of the 2006 Borders Original Voices Awards, the retailer's programme recognising new and innovative authors and musicians. The fiction...

Three libraries awarded collection development book grants by Alibris.(2007 Alibris Collection Award)(Brief article)
January 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alibris, an online provider of new and used books, has named three public libraries as the co-winners of the 2007 Alibris Collection Award. Recipients of this year's Collection Awards,...

Changes to Non-Fiction staffing announced by HarperCollins.(HarperCollins Publishers Inc.)(Brief article)
January 26, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher HarperCollins has announced that it has made a variety of changes to its Non-Fiction staffing. The company said that Carole Tonkinson, currently Thorsons Element Publisher, has...

Paperback version of Jade Goody's autobiography dropped by publisher.(Jade: My Autobiography)(Brief article)
January 26, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher HarperCollins has revealed that it has dropped the publication of the paperback version of UK Celebrity Big Brother contestant Jade Goody's autobiography. Jade: My...

Sale of Sutton Publishing announced by Haynes.(NPI Media Limited)(Brief article)
January 26, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Haynes Publishing Group Plc has announced that its 'historical publishing' subsidiary, Sutton Publishing Limited, was sold to NPI Media Limited on 24 January 2007. The company said that...

FileMaker announces release of new e-book.(Creating a Database in FileMaker Pro 8.5: Visual QuickProject Guide )(Brief article)
January 26, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Database software developer FileMaker Inc has announced the launch of a new downloadable digital book by Steve Schwartz, entitled Creating a Database in FileMaker Pro 8.5: Visual QuickProject...

AGent VERSO ILS solution from Auto-Graphics selected by Southwest Kansas Library System.(SWiftnet consortium, integrated library system)(Brief article)
January 26, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Auto-Graphics Inc, a technology company providing library automation solutions, has announced that the SWiftnet consortium, an organisation comprised of 32 public libraries in the Southwest...

Winner of Waterstone's Children's Book Prize announced.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 2007 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize has been awarded to Tom Becker for his debut novel entitled Darkside. The prize is worth GBP1,000. Becker's book, which is aimed at...

New children's literature festival to be held in Bath.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new independent festival for children's literature, the Bath Festival of Children's Literature, has been announced. According to Publishing News the new annual festival will be...

Ruling expected today in Victor Hugo case.(Brief article)
January 30, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A contemporary sequel to Les Miserables by Victor Hugo could be banned by France's highest court of appeal today (30 January). According to The Daily Telegraph, court proceedings...

Scholastic forms partnership with Rainforest Alliance.
January 30, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Children's publisher Scholastic Inc has entered into a partnership with the Rainforest Alliance to strengthen the company's sustainable paper procurement practices. Under the terms of...

New BookExpo America website launched.
January 30, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new website was launched last week by BookExpo America as part of preparations for the conference being held in New York between 31 May and 3 June. According to The Book Standard, the...

Sidney Poitier's autobiography selected by Oprah.(Oprah Winfrey chooses "The Measure of a Man")(Brief article)
January 30, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US chat-show host Oprah Winfrey has chosen actor Sidney Poitier's autobiography entitled The Measure of a Man for her new book club selection. The book, which was published by...

Death of cookbook author Sharon Tyler Herbst announced by husband.(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 31, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The death of cookbook author Sharon Tyler Herbst after a battle against ovarian cancer has been announced by her husband Ron Herbst. Herbst is best known for her book entitled The Food...

US writer Sidney Sheldon dies.(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 31, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US novelist Sidney Sheldon has died at the age of 89 as a result of complications arising from pneumonia. Sheldon is best known for his novels including The Naked Face, Rage of Angels...

Memoir to be published by freed Guantanamo prisoner.(Five Years of My Life: A Report from Guantanamo )(Brief article)
January 31, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A memoir entitled Five Years of My Life: A Report from Guantanamo has been authored Murat Kurnaz, a German-born Turkish man who was detained at the US prison Guantanamo Bay. The book,...

Doubleday to publish book by Pope Benedict.(Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc.)(Brief article)
January 31, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Doubleday, the US publisher that sold Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code, will also market in the US a book by Pope Benedict, the first volume of which details Christ's life from his baptism...