M2 Best Books articles from October 2004

M2 Best Books archives from October 2004

2004 Smarties Book Prize shortlist announced.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist for the 2004 Smarties Book Prize has been revealed. Nine books have been selected across three age groups by a panel of five judges. The books will now be judged by children...

Texas bans 62 books from schools and state libraries.(Civil Liberties Union of Texas)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Civil Liberties Union of Texas has identified 62 books which have been removed from libraries and schools in Texas after its annual review of state schools and libraries. A further...

Author urges small businesses to practice risk management.(Brad Forsythe new book 'Bulletproof Your Business')(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book by author and entrepreneurial expert Brad Forsythe shows small-business owners how to protect their business from failure. Forsythe believes that the current high rate of...

Piers Morgan's memoirs to "settle scores".(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Former newspaper editor Piers Morgan has revealed that he intends to "settle scores" in his memoirs, due to be published in the UK in spring 2005. In an interview with The Independent,...

O'Reilly ships Java Threads, Third Edition.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher O'Reilly has released 'Java Threads, Third Edition' by Scott Oaks and Henry Wong. According to the publisher, the book shows readers how to take full advantage of Java's...

Barnes & Noble divests GameStop shares.(Brief Article)
October 5, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US bookstore chain Barnes & Noble has sold 6.1 million Class B shares in video game and entertainment software retailer GameStop Corp. The shares were sold back to GameStop for USD111.5m....

Lettre Ulysses prize goes to book banned in China.(Brief Article)
October 5, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A book about Chinese peasants that was banned in China has been awarded the international Lettre Ulysses literary prize in Germany. 'A Survey Of Chinese Peasants' by Chen Guidi and Wu...

Waterstone's to stock more MP3 audio books.(Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd.)(Brief Article)
October 5, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK book retailer Waterstone's is planning to introduce more audio books for MP3 players. The chain is reportedly increasing the number of books available for the portable music players...

50 Bulgarian publishers attend Frankfurt book fair.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 56th Frankfurt Book Fair, which opened on Wednesday (6 October), reportedly includes 50 Bulgarian publishing houses. The publishers are offering some 500 titles, according to the...

Children's book by Ricky Gervais released this week.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based comedian Ricky Gervais releases his first children's book this week, titled 'Flanimals'. The cartoon book, published by Faber & Faber, features a range of unusual creatures. ...

Elfriede Jelinek wins Nobel Prize for Literature.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Austrian author Elfriede Jelinek has won the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming only the tenth woman to win the award. Jelinek, best known for her novel 'The Piano Teacher' which was...

Google to launch new book selling service.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet search engine company Google has unveiled a new system at the Frankfurt Book Fair that it claims will help publishers sell books online. Google Print will not sell books itself...

Pragmatic Bookshelf ships "Programming Ruby, Second Edition".(Brief Article)
October 8, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Pragmatic Bookshelf has released "Programming Ruby, Second Edition" by Dave Thomas with Chad Fowler and Andy Hunt. According to the publisher, the Ruby programming language has...

Waterstone's creates Independent Publisher Coordinator role.(Peter Saxton)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK bookstore chain Waterstone's has appointed a new Independent Publisher Coordinator in a move to help independent and self-published books find space in the company's stores. The new...

Bestselling author brings Turkey closer to Europe.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Turkish author has become one of the best selling writers in Europe with his latest work, selling nearly one million copies since the book's release in May 2004. Ahmet Altan is one of...

Peter Esterhazy wins Frankfurt Book Fair peace prize.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The peace prize which is presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair to a novelist who has addressed social problems in their work has been won by the Hungarian novelist Peter Esterhazy. The...

Author claims to have found 'lost' da Vinci painting in new book.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Simon Cox, the author of 'Cracking the Da Vinci Code' - which tried to explain the facts behind the bestselling Dan Brown thriller - claims to have found a lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci...

Another Harry Potter character will die, says Rowling.(Brief Article)
October 12, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Harry Potter author JK Rowling has admitted that another character will die in the next book in the series. Rowling has said previously that Harry Potter will survive until the end of...

German business book suggests adopting a lighter atmosphere.(Brief Article)
October 12, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book has been released in Germany which claims that more humour would benefit German working life. 'Fuehrungsfaktor Humour' (Leadership with Humour) by theologian and psychologist...

New guide shows carbohydrate counts of alcoholic drinks.(Brief Article)
October 12, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book by Bob Skilnik details the carbohydrate counts of hundreds of alcoholic beverages for people following a low-carb diet. 'The Low-Carb Bartender: Carb Counts for Beer, Wine,...

Author and broadcaster Pete McCarthy dies.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
October 14, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Travel writer Pete McCarthy has died at the age of 51. McCarthy, author of the best-selling book 'McCarthy's Bar' and 'The Road to McCarthy', died eight months after being diagnosed with...

Borders Group lowers Q3 expectations.(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US-based book chain Borders Group Inc has warned that it expects to report a loss for the third quarter of 2004. Sales in the quarter were weaker than expected due to a number of...

Norwegian King says he has no information that would support claims of book about King Haakon.(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Norwegian King Harald has said he has had no information that would claim that King Olav would not have been the son of King Haakon VII. The author Tor Bomann-Larsen reportedly...

WH Smith records first annual loss in eight years.(W.H. Smith Group PLC)(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Struggling UK high street bookseller WH Smith has reported its first annual loss since 1996 and announced that it was cutting its share dividend by 37%. WH Smith has struggled against...

Former car upholsterer sells debut novel after bidding war.(Stuart Hill, 'The Cry of the Icemark' )(Brief Article)
October 14, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A British author who left school at 16 and used to upholster cars has reportedly become the "next big thing" in children's literature after selling his debut novel to the first publisher of...

Illegal copies of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's new novel for sale in Colombia.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pirate copies of the new novel by Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez have been found for sale on the streets of the author's home country Colombia. 'Memories of My...

Grail book authors sue Random House over 'The Da Vinci Code'.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The authors of a book which investigates the roots of the Holy Grail are suing their own publisher, Random House UK, over the company's publication of the best-selling thriller 'The Da Vinci...

O'Reilly releases 'Adobe Encore DVD: In the Studio'.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher O'Reilly has released 'Adobe Encore DVD: In the Studio' by Douglas Dixon. According to the author Adobe Encore DVD is a professional DVD authoring tool, combining the depth of...

David Mitchell remains favourite for 2004 Booker Prize.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD David Mitchell's 'Cloud Atlas' remains the firm favourite to win the 2004 Man Booker Prize which will be presented on 19 October 2004 at a ceremony in London. Mitchell is 5/4 favourite...

Alan Hollinghurst wins 2004 Man Booker Prize.(Brief Article)
October 20, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD This year's Man Booker Prize has been awarded to Alan Hollinghurst for his novel 'The Line of Beauty'. The book is set in the 1980s and tells the story of a gay post-graduate student...

Buzzwords from the past century compiled in new book.(Brief Article)
October 20, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book published by Oxford University Press examines the various "buzzwords" that have emerged in the English language over the last 100 years. 'Larpers and Shroomers: The Language...

Syngress ships "Game Console Hacking: Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, Atari, & Gamepark 32".(Syngress Publishing Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 21, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Syngress Publishing Inc has released "Game Console Hacking: Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, Atari, & Gamepark 32" by Joe Grand, Frank Thornton, Albert Yarusso. The book reportedly also...

Publishing group Sage acquires two new publishers.(Sage Publications Inc., Lucky Duck Publishing, Continuum International Publishing Group)(Brief Article)
October 21, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publishing group Sage has continued its expansion by acquiring the religious journal publisher Continuum International Publishing and children's educational book publisher Lucky Duck...

O'Reilly releases 'Head First Servlets & JSP'.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 22, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher O'Reilly has released 'Head First Servlets & JSP' by Bryan Basham, Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates. According to co-author Kathy Sierra, a majority of Java developers today are...

Macmillian orders 30,000-copy print run for 'The Line of Beauty' after Booker triumph.
October 22, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Almost all of publisher Macmillan's 30,000 reprint of the Man Booker Prize winner 'The Line of Beauty' has gone to retailers after the publisher took orders for 26,000 copies including a...

'sendmail 8.13 Companion' available from O'Reilly.(Book Review)(Brief Review)
October 22, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher O'Reilly has released the book 'sendmail 8.13 Companion' by Bryan Costales with Gregory Neil Shapiro and Claus Assmann. According to the publisher the book provides a way to...

Submissions for Richard & Judy Book Club 2005 now being accepted.(Channel 4 Television Co.)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The producers of the UK-based Channel 4's Richard & Judy show have announced that they are now taking submissions for the 2005 Richard & Judy Book Club which culminates in one book being...

O'Reilly publishes 'Windows XP Power Hound'.(written by Preston Gralla)(Brief Article)
October 26, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher O'Reilly has released 'Windows XP Power Hound' by Preston Gralla. According to the author, Windows XP is the most powerful, stable and useful as well as fun operating system...

Pirate copies differ from final version of author's new book.(Brief Article)
October 26, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pirate copies of the new novel by author Gabriel Garcia Marquez that have been circulating in Colombia are different from the final published version, according to reports. The author is...

Don DeLillo papers acquired by University of Texas.(Brief Article)
October 26, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The archive of novelist Don DeLillo has been acquired by the University of Texas. The collection includes around 120 boxes of notes, drafts and typescripts for the author's work, as well...

Swansea Dylan Thomas Prize set to be launched in Swansea and New York.(Brief Article)
October 27, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new book prize is due to be launched in Swansea and New York on 27 October 2004 and will recognise literary talent published in English. The GBP60,000 Swansea Dylan Thomas Prize will...

LexisNexis sell 600 titles.(to Tottel Publishing)(Brief Article)
October 27, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business publisher LexisNexis has sold over 600 titles from its LexisNexis, Butterworths and Tolley imprints to its former business director Jim Smith, founder of the purchasing company...

Borders launches UK website with help from Amazon.co.uk.(Brief Article)
October 27, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online bookseller Amazon.co.uk and worldwide bookstore operator Borders Group have launched www.borders.co.uk, the bookstore chain's first UK online store. The UK has grown to be one...

Simon Armitage to judge Griffin poetry prize.(Brief Article)
October 28, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Whitbread, Forward and TS Eliot award nominated poet Simon Armitage has been selected as a judge of the prestigious Griffin poetry prize. Armitage has written nine collections of poetry...

Abebooks acquires new foothold in Spanish market.(Iberlibro.com. and book chain Casa del Libro )(Brief Article)
October 28, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online bookseller Abebooks has expanded its presence in the Spanish market by acquiring Iberlibro.com. The move increases Abebooks' Spanish inventory and allows Iberlibro's 296-strong...

O'Reilly publishes 'Spam Kings' by Brian McWilliams.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 28, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher O'Reilly has made available the book 'Spam Kings: The Real Story Behind the High-Rolling Hucksters Pushing Porn, Pills, and @*#?% Enlargements' by Brian McWilliams. McWilliams...

Haus Publishing to launch new 'Armchair Traveller' series.(Brief Article)
October 29, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Haus Publishing, which was set up in 2002 to publish the 'Life & Times' series of short modern biographies, is to extend its range with the launch of its 'Armchair Traveller' series. The...