M2 Best Books articles from March 2008

M2 Best Books archives from March 2008

US Airways announced partnership with Reading Is Fundamental.
March 3, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new early childhood literacy campaign, "Fly with US. Read with Kids" has been launched by US Airways (NYSE: LCC) in conjunction with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF). The new campaign...

Penguin Classics to publish Jack Kerouac book.
March 3, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A novel entitled 'And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks', which was co-written by Jack Kerouac and William S Burroughs, is to be published in November by Penguin Classics. The novel...

Barnes & Noble reports Q4 and FY 2007 sales.(Financial report)
March 4, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) on 3 March reported sales for the fourth quarter and full year ended 2 February 2008. Barnes & Noble store sales for the quarter were USD1,511m,...

Copyright-free audiobooks to be offered by Penguin.(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Plans to offer audiobooks that are not constrained by digital copyright protection technology have been announced by publishing company Penguin. The company said the move would mean that...

New multimedia section launched on Barnes & Noble website.(Website overview)
March 5, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Barnes & Noble has launched a new section of its website, Barnes & Noble Studio. The Studio launched with two new web video series, Barnes & Noble Tagged! and Book Obsessed....

Gyldendal and Danish municipalities' association sell library lending materials supplier Biblioteksmedier A/S to LD Equity 3.
March 6, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Danish book publisher Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag A/S (Gyldendal) said on Wednesday (5 March) that it has, together with the Danish municipalities' association Kommunernes...

Three new partners added by PubEasy.
March 6, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD PubEasy, an inquiry and ordering service for the book industry, has announced that it has added three new US affiliates to the PubEasy community of booksellers and suppliers. The new...

Winner of the Book To Talk About award announced.
March 7, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Jonathan Trigell's book 'Boy A' has been named has taken the title of The GBP5,000 Book to Talk About 2008 after a poll conducted by World Book Day. The campaign, which was launched last...

The Friday Project to be bought out by HarperCollins.(Brief article)
March 10, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book publisher HarperCollins has revealed that it is to acquire The Friday Project, a publishing house that develops books from blogs and websites. According to The Telegraph, The Friday...

Winner of the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction announced.
March 11, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winner of the USD50,000 inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction has been named as Egyptian writer Baha Taher for his novel entitled Sunset Oasis. The prize, which was...

BBC to serialise No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.(Television program review)(Brief article)
March 12, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A television series is to be made from Alexander McCall Smith's book The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. A pilot episode, made in partnership between the BBC and US television network...

Winner of Astrid Lindgren Memorial award for literature announced.
March 13, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winner of the sixth annual Astrid Lindgren Memorial award for literature has been named as Australian children's author Sonya Hartnett. The SEK5m award was created in 2002 by the...

Tarry Pratchett donates nearly GBP500,000 to Alzheimer's Research Trust.
March 14, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Following his recent diagnosis of an early onset of Alzheimer's disease, fantasy author Terry Pratchett has donated GBP494,000 to the Alzheimer's Research Trust at its annual conference. ...

Regional winners of the Commonwealth Writers' prize announced.
March 17, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The regional winners for the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' prizes have been announced around the globe. The Best Book award for the Europe and Asia region went to Animal's People by Indra...

Longlist announced for Orange prize.(Brief article)
March 18, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The authors have been announced for this year's Orange prize longlist. This year's judging panel is chaired by the broadcaster Kirsty Lang and also includes musician Lily Allen, the...

Arthur C Clarke dies, aged 90.(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 19, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sir Arthur C Clarke, a British author of science fiction books, has died of respiratory complications and heart failure at the age of 90. The author passed away in his home in Sri Lanka...

Amazon.com completes Audible acquisition.
March 20, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online retailer Amazon.com Inc (Nasdaq:AMZN) has confirmed it has completed the acquisition of Audible Inc (Nasdaq:ADBL), a provider of spoken audio information and entertainment on the...

The Hobbit sells for GBP60,000.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 20, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD London auction house Bonhams has sold a 1937 inscribed first edition of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, by JRR Tolkien for GBP60,000. The text, which was sold to an anonymous...

Borders celebrates Educator Savings Week with discounts.(Brief article)
March 24, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book retailer Borders reported today (24 March) that it will be offering savings and hosting in-store events in Borders, Borders Express and Waldenbooks stores during Educator Savings Week,...

Quamut.com launched by Barnes & Noble.
March 25, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Barnes & Noble has announced the launch of its how-to website, Quamut.com. The online guides, which reportedly cover more than 1,000 topics, are commissioned by editors and...

CreateSpace unveils Pro Plan for self-published authors.
March 26, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The CreateSpace Pro Plan has been unveiled by CreateSpace, a subsidiary of part of the online retailer Amazon.com Inc (Nasdaq:AMZN) group of companies, providing a program which enables...

Shortlist announced for Ondaatje prize.
March 26, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist has been announced for the GBP10,000 2008 Ondaatje prize, an award which is presented on an annual basis by the Royal Society of Literature. This year's shortlist includes...

HighWire Press releases new H2O electronic publishing platform.
March 27, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The new H2O electronic publishing platform has been released by HighWire Press, an online technology provider for over 140 publishers, creating a standards-based hosting solution which allows...

Autobiography to be released by Sean Connery.(book Being a Scot)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 27, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An autobiography is to be released by Scottish actor Sir Sean Connery this autumn. According to The Journal, the book, which is 300 pages in length and is entitled 'Being a Scot', was...

New Bamboo creates online children's Book Club for Scholastic UK.
March 28, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New Bamboo Ltd, a specialist in bespoke software development using Ruby on Rails, has created an online children's Book Club for Scholastic UK Ltd, part of Scholastic Inc, a publisher and...

Shortlist announced for Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal.
March 28, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist has been announced for this year's CAD10,000 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal. The 2008 shortlist is made up of Will Ferguson of Calgary for Spanish Fly; Douglas Coupland of...

Winner of oddest book title award announced.(The Bookseller)(Brief article)
March 31, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winner of this year's oddest book title competition, run by trade magazine The Bookseller, has been named as the self-help manual entitled 'If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start...