M2 Best Books articles from June 2005

M2 Best Books archives from June 2005

Guide to family tree research published as e-book.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new e-book aims to help amateur genealogists build a family tree and learn more about their ancestors. 'Find Your Roots Now!' by Joe Long explains to new researchers how and where to...

Penguin USA to publish children's book from Sir Paul McCartney.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sir Paul McCartney has signed a deal with Penguin Young Readers Group to publish a children's book in the United States. Financial terms of the contract were not announced. The...

Abbey helps guides refute errors in 'Da Vinci Code' - report.(Westminster Abbey )(Brief Article)
June 2, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Westminster Abbey is producing information sheets on Dan Brown's controversial novel 'The Da Vinci Code' for its tour guides. The abbey is mentioned in the book and tourists have been...

Americana Publishing stops producing audio books on cassette tape.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Multimedia publishing company Americana Publishing Inc (OTCBB: APBI) has said that it will produce audio books on CD format only in future. The decision came after increased customer...

Ismail Kadare wins inaugural Man Booker International Prize.
June 3, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The first Man Booker International Prize has been awarded to Albanian author Ismail Kadare. The prize, which is worth GBP60,000, was introduced following criticism that the Man Booker...

KarstadtQuelle asks publishers for discounts.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD German book retailer KarstadtQuelle AG has reportedly asked publishers for special discounts on books over the next three years. The struggling company wants to be granted discounts from...

Institute of Physics Publishing acquired by Taylor & Francis.
June 7, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The book publishing programme of the Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) has been acquired by academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group. As of 1 July 2005 Taylor & Francis will assume...

Vatican publishing house takes over copyrights on Pope's books.(Vatican Publishing House)(Ignatius Press)(Liberia Editrice Vaticana)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The copyrights on all books written by Pope Benedict XVI before his election on 19 April have been transferred to the Vatican publishing house. The rights of authorship and the economic...

Bill Bryson's science book to be sent to UK schools.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A free copy of author Bill Bryson's best-selling science book is to be sent to every secondary school in Britain. 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' has sold more than two million...

Publisher and newspaper reach settlement over early release of author's interview - report.(The London Evening Standard)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A settlement has reportedly been agreed to end the dispute between publishing company Jonathan Cape, a division of Random House, and London's Evening Standard newspaper. The disagreement...

Lionel Shriver wins Orange Prize.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD This year's Orange Prize for Fiction has been awarded to US author Lionel Shriver. The GBP30,000 award was presented to Shriver for her novel 'We Need to Talk About Kevin', about...

New Barnes & Noble store to open in Brighton, Michigan.(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book chain Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) has signed a lease agreement to open a new Barnes & Noble bookstore in Brighton, Michigan. The new store, featuring Wi-Fi service and a cafe...

New children's book from Madonna.(Lotsa de Casha)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pop star Madonna has released the fifth and final instalment in her series of children's books. 'Lotsa de Casha' is aimed at readers aged six and over and is a story based around the...

Strebor Books acquired by Simon & Schuster.
June 14, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Simon & Schuster Inc has reportedly acquired Strebor Books, a publisher known for its African-American fiction. Titles offered by Strebor are already distributed to the retail...

'Baby Brains' wins children's book prize.
June 14, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A book about a very clever baby has won the Red House Children's Book Award, a UK book prize that is voted for entirely by children. 'Baby Brains' was written and illustrated by Simon...

Jurors in Michael Jackson trial offered book deals - report.(Brief Article)
June 14, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book and film deals were reportedly being offered to the jurors in the Michael Jackson trial, even before a verdict had been reached. Literary agents have apparently been in contact with...

JK Rowling issues injunction to protect secrecy of new Harry Potter book.(Brief Article)
June 14, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Author JK Rowling has issued an injunction in a bid to prevent details of the latest Harry Potter book being disclosed before its release. The so-called "John Doe" injunction applies to...

Frankfurt Book Fair to focus on Korea.
June 14, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD This year's Frankfurt Book Fair will have the Korean peninsula as its "guest of honour". The literature and culture of both North and South Korea are expected to be featured, although a...

Jonathan Coe wins non-fiction book prize.(Brief Article)
June 16, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winner of BBC Four's Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction has been named as novelist Jonathan Coe for his biography of author BS Johnson. Coe won the GBP30,000 prize for 'Like a...

Sir Menzies Campbell to write autobiography.(Brief Article)
June 16, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sir Menzies Campbell, deputy leader and foreign affairs spokesman for the UK's Liberal Democrat party, is to write his autobiography. The deal with publisher Hodder and Stoughton is...

10th Impac book award winner named.(Impac Dublin Literature Award)(Brief Article)
June 16, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 10th Impac Dublin Literature Award has been won by Edward P Jones for his first novel, 'The Known World'. The US author previously won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the...

Signed copy of 'Mein Kampf' sold at auction.(Brief Article)
June 16, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An anonymous buyer has paid GBP23,800 at an auction in London to buy a signed first edition copy of Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf'. It was sold on Wednesday (15 June) as part of a lot of...

P.A. Norstedt & Soner AB acquires Nautiska Forlaget - report.(Nautiska Bokklubben)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish publishing house P.A. Norstedt & Soner AB has reportedly agreed to acquire the nautical books publisher Nautiska Forlaget and nautical books club Nautiska Bokklubben for an...

Celebrity chefs contribute recipes for tsunami appeal charity cookbook.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new charity cookbook featuring recipes from UK celebrity chefs, restaurateurs and food and wine writers is being released in aid of the Asian tsunami appeal. 'East meets West' was...

Barnes & Noble reports strong orders for new Harry Potter book.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US book chain Barnes & Noble Inc has revealed strong pre-release orders for JK Rowling's sixth Harry Potter book. The company has received orders for 750,000 copies of 'Harry Potter and...

O'Reilly releases 'Exchange Server Cookbook'.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book published by O'Reilly offers a guide to Microsoft's Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003. 'Exchange Server Cookbook' takes the reader through the most common tasks,...

Pearson agrees to acquire AGS Publishing.
June 23, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Educational publisher Pearson has entered into an agreement to acquire American Guidance Service Inc (AGS Publishing) from publishing and media company WRC Media Inc. Under the agreement...

New novel by Saddam Hussein to be released - report.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new novel written by former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will reportedly be published in Jordan next week. According to the daily al-Arab newspaper the book is entitled 'Get Out, You...

Author explains how to survive the pre-teen/teenage years.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Author Kimberly Chastain has released a new e-book aimed at helping parents of teenagers and pre-teen children to survive and enjoy these years. 'Help!!! My Pre-Teen/Teenager is Driving...

Canadian book industry to use new system for tracking book sales.(Brief Article)
June 28, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new centralized book sales tracking system is to be introduced in Canada later this year. The system will help book publishers and retailers respond more quickly to sales trends and...

'Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks' published by O'Reilly.
June 28, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher O'Reilly has released a new edition of its guide to the Unix side of the Mac OS X operating system. 'Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks' by Brian Jepson and Ernest E. Rothman has...

Jordan stops publication of new novel by Saddam Hussein.(Get Out, You Damned)(Brief Article)
June 28, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Jordan has reportedly blocked a new novel written by former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from being published in the country. The book, entitled 'Get Out, You Damned', was completed by...

Book aims to change "crap" image of Luton.(Brief Article)
June 29, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book aims to help change the image of Luton, a town in southeast England, after it featured in a list of "crap towns" last year. 'Junction 10' - named after the town's M1 motorway...

Barnes & Noble to open two new stores in US.(Brief Article)
June 29, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US book chain Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) has announced plans to open two new bookstores on 13 July. The stores will be located in the Towne Center of Webster at 1070 Ridge Road,...

Chinese authorities seize Japanese school books.(Brief Article)
June 30, 2005... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Chinese customs authorities recently seized 128 textbooks that were being sent by mail to a Japanese school in China. The books were confiscated because they contained a page showing a...