M2 Best Books articles from June 2007

M2 Best Books archives from June 2007

HarperCollins Children's Books names new managing director.(Mario Santos appointed)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mario Santos has been appointed as the managing director of HarperCollins Children's Books with effect from 1 October 2007, the company has announced. Most recently Santos was senior...

New store to be opened by Borders in Coral Gables, Florida.(Bookseller Borders Inc.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders Inc has announced that it is to open a new 23,243 square foot store at the Village of Merrick Park in Coral Gables, Florida in October. The company said that the new...

BookSurge enters into agreement with publishers for Print on Demand service.
June 1, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BookSurge LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc, has entered into agreements with publishers to use BookSurge's Print on Demand service. Through the agreement the publishers will be able...

Digital graphic novel sponsored by Triumph Motorcycles.
June 1, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Triumph Motorcycles has announced that it is to be the official sponsor of The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore, a graphic novel in a digital format. The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore is...

Scholastic enters into accelerated share repurchase agreement.
June 4, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Scholastic Corporation (Nasdaq:SCHL), a publisher and distributor of children's books and education technology, announced on Friday (1 June) that the company has entered into a USD200m...

Telenor ASA launches audio books for mobile phones.
June 4, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Norwegian telecomms group Telenor ASA (NASDAQ: TELN) said on Monday (4 June) that it is launching audio books for mobile phones to its customers in Norway. Currently there are 210 titles...

Winner of Red House Children's Book Award announced.
June 4, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The overall prize in the Red House Children's Book Awards has been won by Andy Stanton for You're a Bad Man Mr Gum!. According to The Guardian the book, which is set in a town called...

Harry Potter Knight Bus to visit libraries in the US.
June 4, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A purple triple decker bus decorated as the Harry Potter Knight Bus from JK Rowling's series of novels is to visit 37 libraries throughout the US this summer. The bus, which first...

Limited edition Harry Potter gift cards launched by Borders.
June 4, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders has announced that it is to launch three limited edition gift cards featuring the cover art of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in JK Rowling's Harry...

Second sequel to Gone With the Wind to be published.(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A second sequel to Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell is to be published by St Martin's Press in order to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the original's Pulitzer Prize win. The...

Penguin appoints new product manager for Brands and Licensing division.(Penguin Books Inc. appoints Amy Tipper)(Brief article)
June 5, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Penguin has announced that it is to appoint Amy Tipper to its sales team in the role of product manager for the Brands and Licensing division. Tipper is currently senior...

The Times to sponsor Edinburgh International Book Festival.
June 5, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British newspaper The Times has revealed that it is to sponsor the Edinburgh International Book Festival this year, as part of a new three-year deal. This year's festival is scheduled to...

Nominees for Quill Awards announced.
June 5, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The nominees for the 2007 Quill Awards have been announced by Publishers Weekly. This year there are 90 nominees, with five books in each of the 18 categories. The categories include...

MyRomanceStory.com launches new Spanish section.(Brief article)
June 6, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD MyRomanceStory.com, an online romance graphic novella website, has announced that it is launching a Spanish section of its site called Queridamia.com. The new section of the site will...

Spanish edition released of Andrea Cagan's Peace Is Possible.(Peace Is Possible: The Life and Message of Prem Rawat)(Brief article)
June 6, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Spanish edition of the book Peace Is Possible: The Life and Message of Prem Rawat by Andrea Cagan has been released in Spain. The launch took place at La Feria del Libro de Madrid, a...

Rights to 'Shannara' books acquired by Warner Bros.(Brief article)
June 6, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Warner Bros Pictures has announced that it has acquired the rights to the series of 'Shannara' fantasy books by Terry Brooks. According to Reuters, the company is looking at the second...

Harry Potter to be brought to mobile phones.
June 6, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A partnership agreement has been announced between Electronic Arts and Warner Bros Digital Distribution that will bring Harry Potter content to mobile phones. According to Cellular News,...

Orange Prize won by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.(Brief article)
June 7, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winner of this year's GBP30,000 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction has been named as Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie for her novel Half of a Yellow Sun. This year's...

Orange Broadband Award for New Writers won by Karen Connelly.(Brief article)
June 7, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 2007 Orange Broadband Award for New Writers, worth GBP10,000, has been won by Canadian writer Karen Connelly for her novel The Lizard Cage. The award, which was launched in 2005 as...

Dividend announced by Books-A-Million Inc.
June 7, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The board of directors of book retailer Books-A-Million Inc (Nasdaq/NM:BAMM) has announced that it has declared a special one-time dividend of USD3.00 per share. The dividend will be...

HarperCollins appoints new US president and publisher for its Collins unit.
June 7, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HarperCollins has announced that it has appointed Steve Ross as president and publisher of Collins' US division, effective from July. Ross is currently senior vice president and...

Borders to release first novel under its publishing programme.
June 8, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Slip & Fall by Nick Santora, the first novel published by Borders under the company's new book publishing programme, is to be released on 11 June. The novel, which is the first by...

Borders and Waldenbooks stores to host 'Grand Hallows Ball' events to mark launch of final Potter book.
June 8, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Borders Group Inc (NYSE: BGP) has said that its Borders and Waldenbooks stores across the US will host free 'Grand Hallows Ball' events on the evening of Friday 20 July in order to mark the...

New director of HarperSport announced by HarperCollins.(HarperCollins Publishers Inc. appoints Jonathan Taylor )(Brief article)
June 8, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HarperCollins has announced that it has appointed Jonathan Taylor as publishing director of HarperSport, effective from 18 June. Taylor joins the company from sports publisher Highdown,...

Picture Book Boutique held by Puffin.(Puffin Books)(Brief article)
June 8, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD On Monday (4 June) the first Picture Book Boutique was held by children's publisher Puffin in order to showcase its picture books. According to booktrade.info the event was attended by...

Artwork for deluxe edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows released by Scholastic.(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Children's publisher Scholastic has released the exclusive deluxe edition artwork for the final book in the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling entitled, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows....

Executive editor in chief to leave Random House.(Daniel Menaker resigns)(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Random House Publishing Group has announced that its executive editor in chief, Daniel Menaker, is to leave the company at the end of June. The company revealed that Menaker's duties...

Birlinn Press acquires Yeadons.
June 11, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Scotland based publisher Birlinn Press has announced that it has acquired Yeadons, an independent bookshop in Elgin. According to The Sunday Herald, the Elgin store is scheduled to open...

Congressional Quarterly and New York Times to publish reference books for libraries.
June 12, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Congressional Quarterly Inc (CQ) and The New York Times have entered into an agreement to create a new book imprint and begin publishing reference books for the library markets. ...

Scholastic and Disney launch e-book programmes.(Disney Publishing Group )(Brief article)
June 12, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Children's publisher Scholastic Inc has announced that it is to launch a new educational website called BookFlix. The website reportedly pairs short films based on picture books along...

New Jack Scoltock book to be published by Virtual Tales.
June 12, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Virtual Tales, which publishes e-books and e-serials, has announced that it has acquired a new General Fiction title, Golden Weddin' and the B.V.M., by Irish children's author Jack Scoltock....

Rachael Sansom named as group communications director by Random House Group.
June 13, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Random House has announced that it has appointed Rachael Sansom as group communications director, effective from 23 July. In her new role Sansom will oversee all aspects of...

Winner of Man Booker International Prize announced.
June 13, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe has been named as the winner of this year's GBP60,000 Man Booker International Prize. Other writers on the shortlist for the award included: Mexican author...

Hachette Livre UK makes restructuring changes.
June 13, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Hachette Livre UK has revealed that, in order to simplify its structure, it will be consolidating the company's titles. According to Publishers Weekly, the Hodder Headline name...

New Children's Laureate appointed.(Michael Rosen)(Brief article)
June 13, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The new Children's Laureate in the UK has been named as Michael Rosen, the author of books including We're Going On A Bear Hunt. Rosen, who is also presenter of the BBC Radio 4 programme...

Winner of first Melissa Nathan award announced.(Keyes, Marian)(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winner of the GBP5,000 inaugural Melissa Nathan award for Comedy Romance has been named as Marian Keyes for her book entitled Anybody Out There. The award was reportedly set up in...

Blurb to expand into Europe.(Brief article)
June 14, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Blurb, a US-based website that enables users to order printed copies of books on demand, has announced that it is planning to extend its operations into Europe. According to Cnet, the...

Fall in US bookstore sales reported for April.
June 14, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Estimates released by the US Census Bureau have revealed that bookstore sales in the United States fell by 6% in April 2007, following a decline of 6.8% in March 2007. According to...

Opening of new store announced by eBooks About Animals.
June 14, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD eBooks About Animals, one of the eBooks About Everything family of stores, has announced the opening of a new store offering e-books about animals. To access the new store consumers can...

Winner of International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award announced.
June 15, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 12th International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award has been won by Norwegian author Per Petterson and his translator Anne Born, for the novel Out Stealing Horses. Other shortlisted...

JK Rowling Open Book Tour announced by Scholastic.
June 15, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Children's publishing, education and media company Scholastic Corporation (Nasdaq: SCHL) has announced that JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series of books, will be visiting the US...

Penguin announces agreement with Toni & Guy.
June 15, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Penguin Books has announced that it has entered into an agreement with hairdressing chain Toni & Guy, giving salon customers the opportunity to read from a selection of books. According...

Simon & Schuster to publish children's book by Stephen Hawking.
June 15, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Simon & Schuster is to publish a new children's book by Professor Stephen Hawking this autumn, entitled George's Secret Key to the Universe. According to The Associated Press...

Online Harry Potter video book club launched by Borders.
June 15, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders Inc has announced the launch of the Harry Potter video book club on the company's website at http://www.bordersmedia.com/harrypotter/bookclub/default.asp. The company...

Richard and Judy Summer Read books announced.
June 18, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The eight books included in this year's Richard and Judy Summer Read were announced on Saturday (16 June). Books featured on the list included: The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim...

Longlist for British Fantasy Awards published.(Simon Clark awarded for London Under Midnight and Death's Dominion)(Brief article)
June 18, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The longlist for this year's British Fantasy Awards has been announced. According to Booktrade.info, novelist Simon Clark has been longlisted twice in the category of Best Novel (The...

Salman Rushdie receives knighthood.(Brief article)
June 18, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A knighthood recognising services to literature has been awarded to the author Salman Rushdie. According to The Guardian, Rushdie has previously won awards in the literary world...

Amazon.com says it will make no profit from final Potter book.
June 18, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The CEO of Internet-based retailer Amazon.com Inc, Jeff Bezos, has told the company's shareholders that it will not make a profit from the final Harry Potter book by JK Rowling, Harry Potter...

Simon & Schuster signs book deal with ex-Met officer.(Brief article)
June 19, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A book deal for the memoirs of Scotland Yard's Brian Paddick has been signed with Simon & Schuster. Paddick resigned from his role of Deputy Assistant Commissioner of London's...

Winner of Samuel Johnson non-fiction prize announced.(Rajiv Chandrasekaran)(Brief article)
June 19, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The GBP30,000 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction has been won by Rajiv Chandrasekaran for his book Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone. Chandrasekaran, an...

Booktrust announces free book scheme.
June 19, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The charity Booktrust is to implement a new initiative, funded by the UK government, to enable school children entering Year 7 in September to select a free novel from a list of 12 books. ...

Adobe Digital Editions publishing software released by Adobe.
June 19, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new software application for acquiring, managing and reading e-books, digital newspapers and other digital publications has been introduced by software company Adobe Systems Inc...

Mobile version of 5th Estate launched.(Brief article)
June 20, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 5th Estate blog site from the Press Books division of publisher HarperCollins has announced the launch of a new mobile version. According to Booktrade.info, in addition to blogs, the...

Amazon contract lost by Royal Mail.
June 20, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A contract for the collection of second-class mail has been withdrawn from the Royal Mail in the UK by online book retailer Amazon. The contract is valued at GBP8m. Amazon said that...

TG Publishing and John Wiley & Sons partner to deliver technology book content online.
June 20, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD TG Publishing LLC, an online media publishing company, has formed a partnership with publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE: JWa, JWb) for the delivery of technology book content online. ...

Shortlist for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel announced.
June 20, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD This year's shortlist for the GBP3,000 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel was announced on Tuesday (19 June). The general public voted for the shortlist, and voting to select the winner...

Ingram appointed as outsource partner for Microsoft Live Search Books.
June 21, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software company Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq:MSFT) has revealed that it has appointed Ingram Digital Group as an outsource partner for its Live Search Books Service. Under the terms of the...

Interactive storybook and viewer based on Shrek the Third announced by Reader's Digest Children's Publishing.
June 21, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A licensing agreement has been signed between Reader's Digest Children's Publishing and DreamWorks Animation SKG (NYSE: DWA) for the DreamWorks film Shrek the Third. Under the terms of...

Cheerios announces Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories Children's Book Contest.
June 21, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cheerios, a brand of General Mills Inc (NYSE:GIS), has announced the launch of the Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories Children's Book Contest. The contest invites previously unpublished adult...

John Wiley & Sons reports Q4 and full-year results.(Financial report)
June 21, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb) announced on Thursday (21 June) its results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended 30 April 2007. Revenue for the fiscal year...

Winner of CILIP Carnegie Medal announced.(Meg Rosof, Mini Grey awarded)(Brief article)
June 22, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD This year's CILIP Carnegie Medal, a prize for children's literature, has been awarded to Meg Rosof for her second book entitled Just In Case. The Carnegie, which is celebrating its 70th...

Amazon.com announces Harry Potter writing contest.
June 22, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet retailer Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) has launched its Harry Potter Owl Delivery Writing Adventure, which asks children and young people under the age of 18 to write a 300-word essay...

'Carnegie of Carnegies' won by Philip Pullman.(Brief article)
June 22, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A poll to select the public's favourite winner from the 70 years of the Carnegie medal, nicknamed the 'Carnegie of Carnegies', has been won by children's author Philip Pullman for his novel...

Harry Potter collectible items and games now available at Borders and Waldenbooks stores in the US.(Brief article)
June 22, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders has announced that it is offering a limited edition wall-hanging scroll, journal, lunch box and action figures from the Harry Potter films at its stores throughout the US....

Dividend announced by John Wiley & Sons Inc.
June 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The board of directors of publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of USD0.11 per share on the company's Class A and Class B common stock....

New video podcast network launched by Pearson Education.
June 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Educational and professional publisher Pearson Education has announced the launch of its new OnPodcast Network, which can be found at http://www.onpodcastweekly.com and is comprised of weekly...

Shortlist announced for James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.
June 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist for the GBP10,000 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction has been announced. The prize, which is reportedly the oldest in the UK, is awarded annually by Edinburgh...

Wal-Mart announces Harry Potter pledge and celebration plans.(Brief article)
June 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US-based retailer Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has announced that it plans to celebrate the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows with midnight sales events and a special pledge to all...

Value of British Columbia Award for Canadian Non-Fiction increased.(Brief article)
June 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The value of the British Columbia Award for Canadian Non-Fiction has been increased from CAD25,000 to CAD40,000. The increase reportedly makes the annual award the richest literary...

New Interactive Online Edition of Holt Biology released.(Brief article)
June 26, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Secondary education publisher Holt, Rinehart and Winston has announced that it is to release the new Interactive Online Edition of Holt Biology 2008 this week at the National Educational...

BookSurge and Kirtas announce agreement to help preserve and distribute historic books.
June 26, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BookSurge, a print-on-demand services company and part of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Kirtas Technologies, a provider of book digitisation, have formed a collaboration with...

New president appointed by Paradise Publishers.
June 26, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Paradise Publishers Inc has announced that it has appointed Martin Wales as president of the company. Wales has previously worked as National Channel Manager for Goldmine Software and...

'Harry Potter Place' to be hosted by Scholastic.(Brief article)
June 27, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Children's publisher Scholastic has announced that it is to host 'Harry Potter Place', an interactive street celebration for children and adults at Scholastic headquarters in Mercer Street,...

Harry Potter first edition sells for GBP9,000 at auction.
June 27, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A hardback first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling has been sold at Bonhams' Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Photographs Sale in London, UK for GBP9,000. ...

Microsoft and Houghton Mifflin Learning Technology form alliance for delivery of educational resources.
June 27, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Houghton Mifflin Learning Technology (HMLT), a division of educational publisher Houghton Mifflin Company, has entered into a worldwide strategic alliance with software company Microsoft Corp...

Make It About Me! acquired by Shutterfly.
June 27, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Shutterfly Inc (NASDAQ:SFLY), an Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, has acquired Make It About Me!, a publishing company that produces customised children's...

Demand for 'moonlight signing' of Potter book exceeds expectations.(Brief article)
June 28, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Applications for tickets to see JK Rowling at a special 'moonlight signing' of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, at the Natural...

Winner of Prince of Asturias prize for literature announced.
June 28, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The annual USD67,000 Prince of Asturias prize for literature has been awarded to Israeli writer Amos Oz. The award was given in recognition of his works denouncing extremism and...

Three AEP awards won by LeapFrog SchoolHouse.
June 28, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD LeapFrog SchoolHouse, the school division of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc (NYSE: LF), has announced that its classroom solutions have won three awards from the Association of Educational...

LibreDigital supports new standard from International Digital Publishing Forum.
June 28, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD LibreDigital, a division of NewsStand Inc, has said that it is the first digital warehouse technology provider for book content to support the International Digital Publishing Forum's newly...

Disney books to be released in India by Parragon.(Parragon Publishing India)(Brief article)
June 29, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Parragon Publishing India has announced that it is to introduce a number of children's titles from the Walt Disney range in India. The publisher was reportedly established in 2006 as a...

Final Potter book receives record export orders.
June 29, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A record number of orders from overseas has been placed for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in JK Rowling's Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury, the book's...

WebClarity Software announces new release of BookWhere.
June 29, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD WebClarity Software Inc, a provider of standards-based search software and resource sharing for libraries, has announced the new release of BookWhere. BookWhere reportedly provides an...

British Library raises funding to keep manuscript in UK.
June 29, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A total of GBP635,000 has been raised by the British Library in order to keep a 15th century manuscript, known as The Wardington Hours, in the UK. According to the BBC the manuscript was...