M2 Best Books articles from July 2006

M2 Best Books archives from July 2006

Lead in new Pullman movie cast.(Dakota Blue Richards acting in "The Golden Compass" based on Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The role of Lyra Belacqua in the film version of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials is to be played by 12-year-old Dakota Blue Richards, who auditioned for the part in Cambridge, England....

Winner of Duncan Lawrie Dagger announced.(Crime Writers' Association honoured Ann Cleeves)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD This year's GBP20,000 Duncan Lawrie Dagger, a crime writing prize, has been awarded to Ann Cleeves for her novel Raven Black. The Crime Writers' Association (CWA) recently announced that...

National Library of Scotland to receive Sherlock Holmes manuscript.("The Adventure of the Illustrious Client " written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The National Library of Scotland is to receive a copy of a short Sherlock Holmes story that was hand-written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. According to the BBC, The Adventure of the...

Baen Books to continue trading after death of Jim Baen.(Baen Books)(Brief article)
July 4, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publishing house Baen Books has announced that it is to continue trading after the death of its founder Jim Baen. Baen died on Wednesday (28 June) after suffering a massive stroke. ...

Acquisition of Ottakar's completed by HMV.
July 4, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The acquisition of bookseller Ottakar's by HMV has been completed after the company received acceptances representing approximately 79.2% of Ottakar's capital by Friday (30 June). The...

Record support provided to Pennsylvania libraries by 2006-07 state budget.
July 4, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A 2006-07 state budget signed by Governor Edward G. Rendell on Sunday (2 July) provides a record USD75.5m to libraries across Pennsylvania, US, an increase of USD14.1m over the prior year....

New website launched by Incentive Publications.(Sepandar Kamvar's )(Brief article)
July 4, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Incentive Publications (IP), an educational publisher that specialises in middle school educational resources and teaching strategies books, has announced the launch of its new website at...

New executive board members named by Ottakar's.(Gerry Johnson, Alan Giles, Dominic Myers)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Ottakar's announced on Tuesday (4 July) changes to its executive board. The company has named Gerry Johnson, managing director, Waterstone's Booksellers, Alan Giles, chief...

Canongate to publish book by Sir Sean Connery.(Canongate Books)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Canongate Books, a publishing company based in Edinburgh, Scotland, has reportedly secured the rights to publish a book by Scottish actor Sir Sean Connery. The book, to be titled...

France's Knight of Arts and Letters award won by Luis Sepulveda.(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD France's Knight of Arts and Letters award has been presented to Chilean author Luis Sepulveda. According to the Xinhua new service the prize, which was set up by the French government in...

Turkish authorities to prosecute over publication of Chomsky book.(Noam Chomsky, Omer Faruk Kurhan and Lutfi Taylan Tosun)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Two publishers are to be prosecuted by Turkey's Chief Public Prosecution Office over the publication of a translation of a book by US intellectual Noam Chomsky. Publishers Omer Faruk...

REVIEW: macromedia FLASH Professional 8 - Training from the Source.(Book review)
July 5, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Anyone who has used Flash over the last few years may think that the latest incarnation is only a small step up from the previous ones, and in some respects it is. However, there are some...

Borders announces departure of Cathy Ferrier.
July 6, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders has announced the resignation, with immediate effect, of Cathy Ferrier, the company's commercial and supply chain director. According to Booktrade.info, Ferrier was...

Mother awarded advertising account for Penguin Classics.
July 6, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The advertising account for Penguin Books' brand Penguin Classics has been awarded to Mother. According to Mad.co.uk the agency will be involved with marketing and design projects for...

Acquisition of Baker & Taylor completed by Castle Harlan.
July 6, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Private equity firm Castle Harlan Inc has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Baker & Taylor, a global distributor of books and entertainment products to libraries and...

Ottakar's administrative locations to be closed by HMV.(Brief article)
July 7, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HMV Group plc (LSE:HMV) announced on Thursday (6 July) that it plans to shut the three administrative centres of bookseller Ottakar's, which has just been acquired by the company. In...

HMV announces full-year financial results.
July 7, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book and music retailer HMV Group plc (LSE:HMV) has announced a 20.7% fall in pre-tax profit to GBP98.2m for the year to 29 April 2006. Sales in the same period declined by 5.7% on a...

JK Rowling to receive honorary degree for contribution to MS research.(multiple sclerosis)(Brief article)
July 7, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Harry Potter author JK Rowling is to receive a Doctor of Laws from Aberdeen University for her efforts towards multiple sclerosis research. Rowling is the current president of Scotland's...

Ottakar's to be rebranded as Waterstone's by HMV.(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based retailer HMV has announced that is it to cut the jobs of up to 100 staff at recently-acquired book chain Ottakar's and will rebrand the company's stores as Waterstone's. The...

Winners of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals announced.(Carnegie Medal)(Mal Peet and Emily Gravett won for Tamar and Wolves rsepectively)(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Children's book prizes the Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal for distinguished illustration have been won, respectively, by Mal Peet and Emily Gravett. Peet received the award...

Robert Downey Jr enters into book deal for memoirs.(HarperEntertainment)(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US actor Robert Downey Jr has revealed that he has entered into an agreement with HarperEntertainment, an imprint of HarperCollins, for his memoirs. According to the BBC, the book will...

Story of Channel 4's first 25 years to be told in new book.(Maggie Brown, British Film Institute )(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book detailing the history of UK-based terrestrial television station Channel 4 is to be written by media journalist Maggie Brown. According to the Press Gazette, the book will be...

Canongate appoints Jay Cochrane as UK sales and key account manager.(Canongate Books)(Brief article)
July 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Canongate has announced that it has appointed Jay Cochrane as the company's UK sales and key account manager, effective from the end of August. According to Booktrade.info he will report...

Winner of Caine Prize for African Writing announced.(Mary Watson)(Brief article)
July 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winner of the USD15,000 Caine Prize for African Writing has been revealed as South African author Mary Watson for her short story, Jungfrau. The story, which is part of a collection...

Two books banned in Australia under anti-terror laws.
July 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Two books, Defence of the Muslim Lands and Join the Caravan, which allegedly support suicide bombings have been banned under new anti-terrorism laws in Australia. The books cannot be...

New book of horse facts released by AuthorHouse.(Marcy J. Miller's Miller's Horse: Intriguing Horse Facts.)(Brief article)
July 11, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US-based horse breeder Marcy J. Miller has written a new book, which is now available through AuthorHouse, entitled Miller's Horse: Intriguing Horse Facts. The new book contains a...

Sothebys to auction Shakespeare First Folio.(Brief article)
July 12, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD London auction house Sotheby's has revealed that it is to auction the First Folio edition of William Shakespeare's plays later this week. According to the Western Mail the book contains...

Springer appoints Swets as global sales partner for its eBooks Collection.(Springer eBooks Collection)(Brief article)
July 12, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Subscription services company Swets has announced that it is one of the global sales partners for the Springer eBooks Collection. Springer is a publisher of science, technology and medicine...

Alliance for books on home technology announced by McGraw-Hill and CNET.(The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.)(Brief article)
July 12, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Provider of print and electronic content and services McGraw-Hill Professional and CNET, a property of CNET Networks Inc (Nasdaq:CNET), have announced an alliance to jointly publish a new...

NFB launches prototype of Braille-embossed TouchBook.(National Federation of the Blind)(Brief article)
July 12, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), a membership organisation of blind people in the US, has announced that it has demonstrated a prototype tactile book with a computerised Touch User...

Winner of Wales Book of the Year award announced.(Robert Minhinnick)(To Babel and Back)(Brief article)
July 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The GBP10,000 Wales Book of the Year award has been presented to poet and author Robert Minhinnick for his book To Babel and Back. The book, which is a collection of essays, observations...

Macmillan Children's Books UK announces co-publishing agreement with Feiwel.(Feiwel & Friends)(Brief article)
July 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Macmillan Children's Books UK has entered into an agreement with Feiwel & Friends for the joint acquisition and publication of selected titles. According to Publishers Weekly, the first...

Thomson Delmar Learning releases About Wine.(J. Patrick Henderson and Dellie Rex)(Brief article)
July 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Thomson Delmar Learning, a provider of learning products and services for the healthcare, technology and trades, and career education markets and part of The Thomson Corporation (TSX: TOC;...

Appeal against Da Vinci Code verdict to be launched by historians.
July 13, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Historians Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, authors of the 1982 book The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail, have revealed that they are to appeal against the verdict in their plagiarism case...

Sotheby's sells Shakespeare's First Folio for GBP2.8m.(Brief article)
July 14, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD London auction house Sotheby's sold a First Folio edition of William Shakespeare's plays for GBP2.8m on Thursday (13 July). According to the Western Mail the book contains plays dating...

Novel commissioned by Electrolux.(Alex Mattis)(Men In Aprons)(Brief article)
July 14, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish based fridge and washing machine manufacturer Electrolux has revealed that it has commissioned a novel, entitled Men In Aprons, to market its brand to men in their twenties. ...

Place des Editeurs acquired by Silverback.(Brief article)
July 14, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher of gift books and cookbooks Silverback Books has announced that it has acquired the Fitway imprint of Editis subsidiary Place des Editeurs, a gift book publisher based in France....

Challenge over school book ban goes to court.(Alta Schreier's A Visit to Cuba in English)(Brief article)
July 19, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A legal challenge to the removal of a children's book on Cuba from school libraries is to be heard in a US federal court this week. The book by Alta Schreier, which is called Vamos a Cuba...

Crime novelist Mickey Spillane dies, aged 88.(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 19, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mickey Spillane, author of the Mike Hammer detective novels, has died at the age of 88. Spillane's books were known for their depictions of violence and sex. They were not always popular...

HMV Group names new group chief executive.(Simon Fox)(Brief article)
July 19, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book and music retailer HMV Group plc (LSE:HMV) reported on Tuesday (18 July) that Simon Fox had been appointed as group chief executive with effect from 28 September 2006. Fox has most...

Store redesign announced by Borders.(Brief article)
July 19, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders Group Inc (NYSE:BGP) has announced that it is to redesign its stores. According to Dow Jones the company is remodelling its Seattle's Best Coffee locations and its...

Cambridge University Press acquires stake in Foundation Books Private Limited.(Brief article)
July 19, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cambridge University Press, a division of Cambridge University, has revealed its acquisition of an equity stake of 51% in Foundation Books Private Limited and its divisions, Foundation Media...

Adriana Trigiani signs deal with HarperCollins.(Brief article)
July 19, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Author Adriana Trigiani, who was formerly with Random House, has moved to HarperCollins. Trigiani's work includes the novels Big Stone Gap and Lucia Lucia. According to Publishers...

Book on communicating with deaf children to be published in Vietnamese.(Brief article)
July 20, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Approximately 5,000 copies of the book Helping Children Who Are Deaf are to be published in Vietnamese by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and distributed throughout...

Book about Jesus to be written by Pope - report.
July 20, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A report in Rome-based newspaper La Repubblica has claimed that Pope Benedict XVI is to write a book about Jesus. According to Reuters, the book is being written by the Pope during his...

Fox Atomic and HarperCollins to release range of novels.(28 Days Later: The Aftermath, The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning, and The Nightmare Factory)(Brief article)
July 20, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A range of novels based on films produced by Fox Atomic, a division of Fox Filmed Entertainment, are to be released in conjunction with publisher HarperCollins. According to Publishers...

Chefs contribute recipes for new cookbook in the US.(California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation)(Chefs' Specials of California: Signature Dishes and Favorite Recipes from Celebrated Chefs and Restaurants )(Brief article)
July 20, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo has published a cookbook entitled Chefs' Specials of California: Signature Dishes and Favorite Recipes from Celebrated Chefs and Restaurants to...

Aon Consulting launches new leadership book.(My Leadership Journey)(Brief article)
July 21, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book, entitled My Leadership Journey, has been launched by Aon Consulting, the human capital consulting organisation of Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC), a provider of risk management...

Ebury appoints Fiona MacIntyre as managing director.(Brian Davies)(Brief article)
July 21, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Random House has announced that, following its acquisition of BBC Books, Fiona MacIntyre has been appointed as managing director of the company's Ebury Publishing division, effective...

Free books offered by Visibooks.(Brief article)
July 21, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Visibooks LLC, publisher of computer how-to books in the In Pictures series, has announced that it is providing all 22 books in the series free of charge as downloadable files. The...

New vegetarian cookbook released by Brian Igarta.(The Maui Vegetarian - Cooking with Aloha)(Brief article)
July 21, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new self-published vegetarian cookbook has been released by Brian Igarta, entitled The Maui Vegetarian - Cooking with Aloha. The book reportedly combines the flavours and styles of...

Penguin Press to publish new Thomas Pynchon novel.(Brief article)
July 24, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Penguin Press is to publish the first novel from author Thomas Pynchon in nearly ten years. The novel, entitled Against the Day, is 900 pages in length and is scheduled for release in...

Bookspeed announces deal with Tussauds Group.(Brief article)
July 24, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookspeed, a book wholesaler based in Scotland, has announced that it has entered into a deal with the Tussauds Group. Under the terms of the agreement Bookspeed will supply books to the...

Fiscal 2006 results announced by Scholastic.
July 24, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher and distributor of children's books and educational technology Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has announced its results for the fiscal 2006 fourth quarter and full year ended...

Longlist for Dylan Thomas literary prize announced.(Brief article)
July 24, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The longlist for the first ever GBP60,000 Dylan Thomas literary prize has been revealed. The 14-book longlist includes Welsh authors Rachel Tresize and Mathew David Scott, as well as two...

Razorbill appoints Ben Schrank as president and publisher.(Brief article)
July 25, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Razorbill, a Penguin imprint that is aimed at children aged 12 and over, has announced that it has appointed Ben Schrank as president and publisher of the company, effective 7 August. ...

Family of Bruce Lee to release book.(Brief article)
July 25, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book about martial arts icon and actor Bruce Lee is to be published by his family. According to the Shenzhen Daily, Lee's brother revealed that he has spent the past 10 years...

The Free iPod Book 2.2 released by iLounge.com.(Brief article)
July 25, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD iLounge.com, a provider of iPod information (not affiliated with or owned by Apple Computer), has announced the release of the new and updated The Free iPod Book 2.2. According to the...

Kimani Press announces launch of Kimani Romance.(Brief article)
July 25, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Kimani Press, a new division of publisher Harlequin Enterprises Limited, has announced that it is to offer readers four new passion-filled novels each month with the launch of Kimani Romance....

Amazon.com announces increased Q2 2006 results.
July 26, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online retailer Amazon.com Inc (Nasdaq:AMZN) on Tuesday (25 July) announced financial results for the second quarter of 2006 ended 30 June 2006. Net sales in the second quarter of 2006...

Stricter rules on memoirs called for by MPs.(Brief article)
July 26, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New rules proposed by MPs in the UK could put a stop to the publication of exposes written by civil servants. MPs are calling for new employees to sign over to the Crown the copyright of...

Winner of the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year for 2006 announced.(Brief article)
July 26, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Torment of Others by Val McDermid has been named as the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year for 2006. Other books to make the shortlist for the award included Lindsay...

Ian Fleming Publications Ltd announces new Bond novel.(James Bond)(Brief article)
July 26, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A well-known author has been commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd to write a new James Bond novel to be released in May 2008 to mark the centenary of Ian Fleming's birth. Ian...

Random House signs James Patterson.
July 28, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Random House has announced that US author James Patterson is to move to the CHA division at Random House in the United Kingdom. According to Booktrade.info, Patterson's publisher in the...

School book ban overturned by judge in US.(Brief article)
July 28, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A decision taken by a school board in Miami, US to ban a children's book detailing life in Cuba under the rule of Fidel Castro has been overturned by a judge temporarily. The Miami-Dade...

Paperback version of latest Potter book released in the US.(Brief article)
July 28, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The paperback version of JK Rowling's novel Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince went on sale in the US on Tuesday (25 July). According to United Press International, two million...

Ancient book of psalms discovered by construction worker in Ireland.(Brief article)
July 28, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An Irish construction worker has discovered a book of psalms that dates back to around the years 800-1000. The worker was reportedly digging up bogland last week when he spotted...

Borders UK to cut management posts.(Bookseller Borders (UK) Ltd)(Brief article)
July 31, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders (UK) Ltd, the UK division of Borders Group Inc (NYSE:BGP), has announced that it is to cut approximately 50 management positions at the manager and assistant manager...

Reed Elsevier announces first-half results.
July 31, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Reed Elsevier, an Anglo-Dutch publisher, has announced an increase of 14% in its pre-tax profit for the first half of the year, ended 30 June 2006. The company reported pre-tax profit of...

Author David Gemmell dies, aged 57.(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 31, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD David Gemmell, a fantasy writer, died on Friday (28 July) two weeks after undergoing heart bypass surgery. Gemmell, who was 57, was born in London and also worked as a labourer and a...

Intervisual Books acquired by Dalmatian Press.
July 31, 2006... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher of children's colouring and activity books Dalmatian Press, a unit of Anderson Press, has announced that it has acquired children's book publisher Intervisual Books for...