M2 Best Books articles from July 2005

M2 Best Books archives from July 2005

New children's dictionary includes quotes from Harry Potter.(Samuel Johnson)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new edition of a children's dictionary features examples of the words being used in children's literature, including the Harry Potter books. The use of citations in the 'Oxford Primary...

Book to be changed after similarities with another found.(Judith Kelly, Antonia White )(Brief Article)
July 5, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Similarities have been identified between a book published in 1933 and one released by Bloomsbury in February this year. Judith Kelly's memoir 'Rock Me Gently' apparently contains a...

Random House challenges WH Smith over fines for late delivery.(WH Smith Group PLC)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Random House is reportedly involved in a dispute with UK high street bookseller WH Smith. The disagreement concerns WH Smith's demand for fines on publishers that deliver books...

IBS AB receives new IBS Bookmaster order from Pearson Education.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish supply chain management solutions provider IBS AB said on Tuesday (5 July) that it had secured a USD2m order from the global media group Pearson. The order covers installation...

Random House UK makes commitment to 'ancient forest friendly' book production.
July 7, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Random House UK has reportedly made a commitment to stop sourcing paper from ancient forests. Environmental group Greenpeace has said that the policy is largely a result of its...

British Library prepares for shift to digital publishing.(Brief Article)
July 8, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The British Library has made plans for extending its records facility over the next three years to include electronic materials. The national library is to manage a shift from print to...

UK PCC chairman will not take fee for newspaper serialisation of his book.(United Kingdom)(Press Complaints Commission)(Brief Article)
July 8, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sir Christopher Meyer, the chairman of the UK's Press Complaints Commission (PCC), will not receive any fee if his new book is serialised in a newspaper. Sir Christopher has said he...

US readers urged to buy Harry Potter book from Canada.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Harry Potter fans in the United States are being urged to buy their copy of the sixth novel in the series from Canada, where it is being printed on recycled paper. The recycled paper...

Frank Cottrell Boyce wins Carnegie Medal.(Frank Cottrell Boyce )(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK's oldest prize for children's fiction, the Carnegie Medal, has been awarded to screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce for his first novel, 'Millions'. The book is about two brothers...

Novel about London terrorist attack released on day of bombings.(Chris Cleave's debut novel)(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book about a major terrorist attack on London was released on the same day that four bombs exploded across the UK capital. The 7 July publication date for Chris Cleave's debut novel...

French Nobel Prize winner Claude Simon dies.(Brief Article)(Biography)
July 11, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD French author Claude Simon, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1985, has died at the ago of 91. Simon was a leader of the experimental "new novel" style of the late 1950s and...

New Harry Potter book mistakenly sold in Canada.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A bookstore in Canada mistakenly sold a small number of copies of the new Harry Potter book last week. 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' will officially go on sale on 16 July but...

College students offered course textbooks as e-books.(Brief Article)
July 13, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Some US college bookstores are reportedly offering electronic versions of textbooks, which students can buy for about half the price of traditional books. Under an e-book scheme at Elgin...

Self-publishing service for sci-fi writers launched.(Apodis Publishing Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 13, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new print-on-demand publisher specialising in science-fiction books has been launched in the US. Apodis Publishing Inc opened for submissions in early July. The company will screen...

Harry Potter fans left shocked after e-mail errors by Amazon and Wal-Mart.(delivery of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
July 15, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Amazon and Wal-Mart customers who had preordered their copies of the eagerly awaited 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' by UK author JK Rowling were the unfortunate recipients of...

Sharp rise seen in online traffic to Harry Potter websites.(Brief Article)
July 15, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Hitwise, an online competitive intelligence service, has revealed that online traffic for 15 July 2005 in the UK to various Harry Potter websites and online bookstores has increased as the...

US rights to publish 'Peter Pan' sequel awarded.(Brief Article)
July 15, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An authorised sequel to J.M. Barrie's classic children's book 'Peter Pan' is to be published in the US by Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing....

Random House and hip-hop star reach out-of-court agreement.(Sean "P. Diddy" Combs)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Random House Inc has reportedly settled its lawsuit against hip-hop star Sean "P. Diddy" Combs over a memoir that was commissioned in 1998. The book was never completed and...

Strong sales for Harry Potter book six.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookshops have reported strong sales of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' following its release at midnight on Saturday 16 July. Stores around the world opened as soon as the new...

Former British ambassador to the UN told to make changes to book.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Changes have reportedly been ordered to a book by Britain's former ambassador to the United Nations, Sir Jeremy Greenstock. Under UK Civil Service regulations Sir Jeremy must obtain...

Martha Stewart to release handbook for new entrepreneurs.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US homemaking expert Martha Stewart is reportedly writing a book for aspiring entrepreneurs, with advice on how to start your own business. 'Martha's Rules' is due to be published by...

US book chains report record Harry Potter sales.
July 19, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US-based book chains Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) and Borders Group Inc have reported record sales for JK Rowling's latest Harry Potter book following its release on Saturday 16 July. ...

Michael Crichton signs two-book deal with HarperCollins.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Author Michael Crichton has signed a new two-book publishing deal with HarperCollins Publishers. The worldwide rights included in the agreement cover book, audio, e-book and large print...

Former UK government spin doctor considers releasing book abroad - report.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A former Downing Street official is reportedly considering publishing his diaries outside the United Kingdom if the government tries to ban him from releasing the book. Lance Price, who...

New Harry Potter book becomes South African bestseller.
July 20, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New book sales records were set in South Africa with the worldwide release of the new Harry Potter book on Saturday 16 July. According to industry monitoring service Nielsen BookScan a...

Pirate copies of Harry Potter book found in India.(Brief Article)
July 20, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pirated copies of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' were reportedly on sale in Mumbai, India just a few days after the book's release on Saturday 16 July. JK Rowling's sixth novel...

'Switching to VoIP' guide released.
July 20, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new guide to adopting Internet telephony has been released by publisher O'Reilly, aimed at IT professionals such as IT managers, network engineers and systems administrators. According...

New Harry Potter book victim of online piracy.(Brief Article)
July 21, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The new JK Rowling book 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' is already becoming a victim of Internet piracy, as within hours of the book's release illegal copies were to be found on the...

New book search feature added to Amazon's German website.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online retailer Amazon has introduced the 'Search Inside the Book' feature on its German website, Amazon.de. The facility allows visitors to the site to search and preview the text of...

Errors in Indian school textbook criticised.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A revised edition of a school textbook in Gujarat, India has been criticised for allegedly containing a large number of errors and for praising Adolf Hitler. The social science textbook...

Pearson Plc reports growth in first half.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based publishing group Pearson Plc has reported a pre-tax profit of GBP48m for the first half of 2005, up from a loss of GBP33m in the same period a year ago. The group's Pearson...

Crime novelist Edward Bunker dies.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
July 26, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Author Edward Bunker, a former criminal who specialised in writing crime novels, has died at the age of 71. Bunker's first novel was 'No Beast So Fierce', published in 1973, and as well...

Sonopress produces 635,000 copies of Harry Potter audiobook.(Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Media replication services provider Sonopress LLC said on Monday (25 July) that it had fulfilled its largest-ever initial order of audiobooks. The company produced 635,000 copies of the...

UK government reveals book scheme for young children.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Free books are to be given to children under the age of four under a new scheme unveiled by the UK government. The GBP27m initiative aims to give 9m books through health clinics,...

UK government reveals book scheme for young children.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Free books are to be given to children under the age of four under a new scheme unveiled by the UK government. The GBP27m initiative aims to give nine million books through health...

Lulu book site to launch in the UK.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Lulu, a US-based website for print-on-demand books and other material, has revealed it is to launch in the UK on 3 August 2005. The site allows authors to publish and sell black and white...

Chinese fans post Harry Potter translations online.
July 29, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Harry Potter fans in China are reportedly making available translations of the latest book in the series, 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'. The English-language version of the...

Recommendation for single library purchasing agency in England.(Brief Article)
July 29, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK government has said that it supports a proposal to consider the case for a single purchasing agency for public libraries. The recommendation was made in a report by PKF Accountants...

Jimi Hendrix lied about sexuality to escape army, biography claims.(Room Full of Mirrors)
July 29, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new biography of Jimi Hendrix claims that the rock star pretended he was homosexual in order to get discharged from the US Army. Author Charles R. Cross reportedly looked at Hendrix's...