M2 Best Books articles from May 2007

M2 Best Books archives from May 2007

Shortlist announced for Caine Prize 2007.
May 1, 2007

Warwickshire County Council puts George Eliot's letters on the web.
May 1, 2007

New store to be opened in Hawaii by Borders.
May 1, 2007

Borders to open new store in Illinois.
May 1, 2007

Winner of The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize announced.(Jose Eduardo Agualusa )(Brief article)
May 2, 2007

Amazon.com to offer free download of part of new book from Khaled Hosseini.
May 2, 2007

Barnes & Noble signs new lease with Feldman Mall Properties Inc.
May 2, 2007

10th Edition of Encyclopedia of Science & Technology released by McGraw-Hill Professional.
May 2, 2007

Winners of the British Book Industry Awards announced.
May 2, 2007

Winner of Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize announced.(Hisham Matar wins award for the novel "In the Country of Men")(Brief article)
May 3, 2007

New store to be opened by Borders in Gig Harbor, Washington.
May 3, 2007

Duracell and National Center for Missing & Exploited Children launch new children's book.
May 3, 2007

Winner of Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction announced.(M John Harrison)(Brief article)
May 4, 2007

Simon Spurrier novel to be published online by Headline.(Brief article)
May 4, 2007

Quills Awards to be privatised.
May 4, 2007

Sales trends for HMV Group and Waterstone's published.
May 4, 2007

First quarter results announced by Simon & Schuster.(Financial report)
May 4, 2007

Paul Torday wins Bollinger prize for comic fiction.(Brief article)
May 8, 2007

Mobile marketing campaign launched for Chantelle Houghton's book.
May 8, 2007

Samuel Johnson Prize shortlist revealed.
May 8, 2007

New store in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania to be opened by Borders.
May 8, 2007

Trafalgar Square Publishing to distribute Happiness Now in the US.
May 8, 2007

Borders to open new store in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
May 8, 2007

Fake version of final Harry Potter book posted online - report.(Brief article)
May 8, 2007

Amazon.com's worldwide pre-orders for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows reach 1m mark.(Brief article)
May 8, 2007

Jim Dale to appear exclusively at Barnes and Noble's Harry Potter Midnight Magic Party.(Brief article)
May 9, 2007

Borders Direct selects Sterling Order Management solution.(Website overview)
May 9, 2007

Borders to expand deal with Above the Treeline.(Brief article)
May 9, 2007

Online video initiative announced by Simon & Schuster and TurnHere.(Brief article)
May 9, 2007

External diversity council set up by Borders.
May 9, 2007

Sameday announces takeover offer.(samedaybooks.co.uk PLC)(Brief article)
May 10, 2007

Two Harcourt Education units acquired by Pearson.(Pearson acquires Reed Elsevier )(Brief article)
May 10, 2007

Borders Group selects Source Interlink as magazine distributor to Borders stores.
May 10, 2007

UK town with most pre-orders of final Potter book announced.(Brief article)
May 10, 2007

Borders offers special gift bag with purchases over USD30.(Brief article)
May 11, 2007

HarperCollins announces Q3 results.(HarperCollins Publishers Inc.)(Brief article)
May 11, 2007

Barnes & Noble signs lease agreements for two new stores.
May 11, 2007

Kim Scott Walwyn prize awarded to Nature Publishing's Annette Thomas.
May 14, 2007

Galaxy Radio partners with Rough Guides for holiday podcasts.
May 14, 2007

New Borders store to open at Freehold Raceway Mall, NJ.
May 14, 2007

Mobile campaign a success, says Borders UK.(Brief article)
May 15, 2007

GlassHouse provides consultancy for National Library of Scotland's digital library initiative.
May 15, 2007

New store to be opened by Borders in Sandusky, Ohio.
May 15, 2007

Winner of 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize announced.(Colby Buzzell for My War: Killing Time in Iraq)(Brief article)
May 15, 2007

Simon & Schuster to publish new Jimmy Carter memoir.
May 16, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Simon & Schuster has announced that it is to publish a new memoir by Jimmy Carter, the former president of the US. According to Publishers Weekly the new memoir, which is as yet...

Winner of Royal Society's annual science book prize announced.
May 16, 2007

Random House announces release date for Alastair Campbell's diaries.(The Blair Years)(Brief article)
May 16, 2007

New share repurchase programme announced by Barnes & Noble.
May 16, 2007

Soft Skull Press acquired by Winton, Shoemaker.
May 17, 2007

Summer Reading BUZZ! campaign announced by Scholastic and Target.
May 17, 2007

Secondary schools to receive free books to encourage boys to read.
May 17, 2007

Waterstone's poll names best book of last 25 years.(Brief article)
May 18, 2007

Scholastic to launch new book series by R.L. Stine.
May 18, 2007

Scottish book prize announces new sponsor.
May 18, 2007

Royal Mail to launch Harry Potter stamps.
May 21, 2007

US publishing sales increase in March.
May 21, 2007

Borders opens news store at Dubai International Financial Centre.
May 21, 2007

Pirates of the Caribbean publishing programme launched by Disney Book Group.
May 21, 2007

Shortlist announced for Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance.
May 22, 2007

Warner Business Books to be relaunched as Business Plus.
May 22, 2007

Project Publish literary contest announced by Touchstone Books and Media Predict.(Website overview)
May 22, 2007

Barnes & Noble donates books, toys and games to military charities.
May 22, 2007

Second volume of Jimmy Carter audio series released by Simon & Schuster Audio.
May 23, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Audiobooks publisher Simon & Schuster Audio, part of CBS Corporation, has announced the release of the second volume in a new series of audio programmes featuring former US President Jimmy...

Scholastic launches Harry Potter sweepstakes.
May 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Children's publisher Scholastic Corporation (Nasdaq: SCHL) has launched a sweepstakes which offers the chance to join author JK Rowling at a midnight launch event for Harry Potter and the...

Lulu.com offers individual ISBNs to authors.(Brief article)
May 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Self-publishing company Lulu.com has formed a new partnership with R.R. Bowker, the official agency for assigning ISBNs in the United States. ISBNs (International Standard Book Numbers)...

Q1 2007 results posted by Barnes & Noble.(Brief article)
May 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) announced on Thursday (24 May) results for the first quarter of 2007 ended 5 May 2007. Sales for the first quarter totalled USD1.1bn, a 3%...

Dorling Kindersley's travel website to add new features.(Website overview)
May 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Dorling Kindersley, a publisher owned by Penguin, has revealed plans to include a flight meta search tool and personalised guidebooks on its travel website at http://www.travel.dk.com. ...

The Golden Compass launched in Cannes.
May 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The film adaptation of The Golden Compass, the first novel in Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials, was launched in Cannes on Monday (21 May). According to The Guardian a...

Brilliance Audio acquired by Amazon.com.(Brief article)
May 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet retailer Amazon.com has announced that it has acquired Brilliance Audio, an independent producer of audiobooks. The company also revealed that its CustomFlix disc on demand...

Dividend announced by Borders Group.
May 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders Group Inc (NYSE: BGP) has announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of USD0.11 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend...

New Alibris Basic programme launched for sale of books online.
May 29, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alibris, an online destination for used, new and out-of-print books, has introduced a new programme that enables smaller booksellers to sell their new and used books, including textbooks,...

Commonwealth Writers' Prize awarded to New Zealand author.
May 29, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 2007 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, worth GBP10,000, has been awarded to New Zealand author Lloyd Jones for his novel Mister Pip at the Calabash International Literary Festival in Kingston,...

Octopus Publishing Group acquires assets of MQ Publications.
May 29, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Octopus Publishing Group, a UK-based division of Hachette, has announced its acquisition of selected assets of MQ Publications (MQP), an independent publisher of titles relating to crafts,...

Faber acquires rights to work of Samuel Beckett.(Brief article)
May 29, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Faber and Faber has revealed that it has acquired the rights to the fiction, non-fiction and poetry of Irish writer Samuel Beckett. According to The Guardian, the four-way deal...

Shortlist announced for Wales Book of the Year.
May 29, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A shortlist of six finalists has been announced for the 2007 Wales Book of the Year as part of a ceremony at the Hay Festival. The shortlist for the English language award is comprised...

Children's book launch sponsored by Shell.
May 29, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Energy and petrochemicals group Shell has announced that it is to sponsor the launch of Julia Johnson's children's book entitled A Bird's Eye View. Shell said the sponsorship deal...

Novel by identical twins released in the UK.
May 29, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A crime novel entitled No Suspicious Circumstances, written by Helen and Morna Mulgray, two identical twins from Edinburgh, Scotland, has been published in the UK. According to The...

Orhan Pamuk tells audience at Hay festival that he is not in exile - report.
May 30, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Orhan Pamuk, the Turkish Nobel Prize-winning novelist, has stated that he does not view himself as an exiled writer. According to Reuters, the author's safety became a concern after the...

US judge rules to keep Harry Potter books in Georgia schools.
May 30, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A judge in the US has ruled that JK Rowling's series of Harry Potter books will remain in school libraries in Gwinnett County, Georgia. According to The Associated Press, concerned...

First quarter results announced by Borders Group.(Financial report)
May 30, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book chain Borders Group Inc (NYSE: BGP) has announced its financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended 5 May 2007. First quarter consolidated sales totalled USD876.8m, an...

USA TODAY extends its brand to include books.(Brief article)
May 30, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US newspaper USA TODAY has announced that it has signed licences with six US book publishers to extend the USA TODAY brand to include books. The books, on a range of subjects, will be...

New Tesco Book Club launched in association with Random House.(Website overview)
May 31, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based supermarket chain Tesco and publisher Random House have announced that they are to launch the Tesco Book Club. According to booktrade.info, Tesco will chose one title from Random...

Non-fiction programme to be launched by Harlequin.
May 31, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher of women's fiction Harlequin Enterprises Limited has announced that it is to launch into the non-fiction market in autumn 2008. The company said that it will publish titles in...

Two-book deal with columnist Amy Dickinson announced by Hyperion.(Brief article)
May 31, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A two-book deal with Amy Dickinson, the "Ask Amy" columnist in the Chicago Tribune, has been announced by publisher Hyperion. Dickinson also hosts a bi-weekly feature called "Ask Amy"...