M2 Best Books articles from May 2008

M2 Best Books archives from May 2008

Winner of Arthur C Clarke award announced.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Richard Morgan has been named as the winner of this year's Arthur C Clarke award for his fifth novel, the science fiction thriller Black Man. The award, which was first presented in...

HarperCollins signs deal with social networking site for parenting books.
May 2, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A deal has been signed between publisher HarperCollins and Mothercare-backed gurgle.com, a mother and baby social networking site, for the publication of a range of parenting books. ...

Borders' Concept Stores to open in National City, California and Panama City Beach, Florida.
May 5, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Borders Inc, a subsidiary of Borders Group Inc (NYSE:BGP), a global retailer of books, music, movies, periodicals and gift and stationery items, reported on 2 May that it has opened two new...

Out of print titles to be republished by Faber imprint.(Brief article)
May 6, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Faber & Faber has announced that, effective 2 June, it is to launch a new imprint called Faber Finds that will make a range of previously out of print titles available. Books...

Launch of public beta of digital publishing platform for authors launched by Smashwords.(Brief article)
May 7, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Digital publishing startup Smashwords has announced the launch of a public beta of its digital publishing platform for authors. The site can now be viewed at http://www.smashwords.com and...

Film version on London Fields to be made - report.
May 8, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A film adaptation is to be made of Martin Amis' 1989 novel London Fields. The new film, which is to be directed by David Mackenzie, will begin shooting in London in the UK later this...

Social networking site Authonomy launched in beta by HarperCollins.
May 9, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new social networking site, Authonomy, has been launched in private beta by publisher HarperCollins. Authonomy enables aspiring authors to upload a minimum of 10,000 words of their...

Walden Media and HarperCollins announce new imprint.(HarperCollins Publishers Inc. HarperCollins Children's Books patnership with Walden Media )(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HarperCollins Children's Books has announced a partnership with Walden Media for the launch of a new imprint called Walden Pond Press. Under the terms of the agreement, books for younger...

HarperCollins to launch online only catalogue.
May 13, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher HarperCollins has announced that it is to offer an online only listing of its forthcoming releases. According to the Associated Press, the publishers said that approximately...

HarperCollins launches HarperHindi.(HarperCollins Publishers Inc.)(Brief article)
May 15, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher HarperCollins has announced the launch of a new imprint called HarperHindi, which is scheduled to launch on 15 May. The new imprint will reportedly translate English language...

Shortlist announced for Samuel Johnson Prize.
May 16, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist has been announced for this year's GBP30,000 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction. The books on the shortlist include The World Is What It Is: The Authorised Biography of...

Film version to be released of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
May 19, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A film version is to be produced of Paul Coelho's novel The Alchemist. Coelho's novel has been published in 67 languages and sold in excess of 30 million copies around the world. ...

Winners of the Commonwealth prizes announced.(Brief article)
May 20, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winners of this year's Commonwealth writers' prizes have been announced. The GBP10,000 main prize this year has gone to the African-Canadian author Lawrence Hill for his novel...

Rare Sherlock Holmes book auctioned for Oxfam.
May 21, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A first edition of a Sherlock Holmes book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has been sold for GBP15,500 at Bonhams Auction in Oxford, UK. The book, A Study In Scarlet, was originally found by...

New book for children released by artist.
May 22, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Jane Castillo, an artist based in Los Angeles, USA, has launched a new book aimed at children entitled Line: Seven Elements of Art. The new book is reportedly the first in a series that...

Barnes & Noble declares Q1 results and cash dividend.(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 23, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) announced on 22 May results for the first quarter of 2008 ended 3 May 2008. Sales for the quarter were up by 1.1% to USD1.2bn. The company...

Siobhan Dowd named as winner of the Bisto Book of the Year Award.
May 23, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Bisto Book of the Year Award has been given to children's author Siobhan Dowd for her novel entitled The London Eye Mystery. The author, who passed away in 2007 from cancer, had the...

Life story of David Lloyd George launched by Ffion Hague.(Brief article)
May 26, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A book on the women in the life of Liberal statesman David Lloyd George has been launched by Ffion Hague, the wife of former Conservative leader William Hague. Her book, entitled 'The...

New James Bond adventure published.(Brief article)
May 27, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new James Bond novel, written by Sebastian Faulks, will go on sale on Wednesday (28 May). The book is called Devil May Care and it reportedly features Bond in a Cold War adventure set...

Shortlist announced for Wales Book of the Year award.
May 28, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist has been announced for this year's GBP10,000 Wales Book of the Year award. Books selected for this year's shortlist are Nia Wyn's Blue Sky July; Dannie Abse's book The...

Barnes & Noble launches e-commerce site.
May 29, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book seller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) announced on Wednesday (28 May) that Barnes & Noble.com (http://www.bn.com) has launched B&N Mobile (http://www.bn.com/mobile), an e-commerce site....

Sterling Order Management solution implemented for Borders.com.
May 29, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sterling Order Management from Sterling Commerce (Sterling), a subsidiary of US communications holding company AT&T Inc (NYSE:T), has been implemented by Borders Group Inc (NYSE:BGP), a...

John Wiley announces partnership with LibreDigital.(Brief article)
May 29, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb) has announced that it has selected LibreDigital's Internet Digital Warehouse solution to provide eBook, custom content and discovery...

Over 300,000 children's books to be distributed in Asia by The Asia Foundation.
May 30, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Books for Asia, which was established in 1954 by The Asia Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental organisation, has revealed that it is to contribute more than 300,000 children's books to...