M2 Best Books articles from October 2007

M2 Best Books archives from October 2007

BBC acquires Lonely Planet.
October 1, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Australia based travel book publisher Lonely Planet has been acquired by the BBC. According to The Herald Sun, BBC Worldwide has issued a statement confirming that it aims to build the...

Second edition of Reader Digital Book to be launched by Sony.
October 2, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sony Electronics has announced that, later this month, it is to launch its new Reader Digital Book, model PRS-505. The second edition of the product is reportedly available in both...

Kingfisher acquired by Macmillan.(Kingfisher Publications)(Pan Macmillan Ltd.)(Brief article)
October 3, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK based children's publisher Kingfisher has been acquired from Houghton Mifflin by Holtzbrinck's Pan Macmillan division. The US operations of Kingfisher will now be overseen by Simon...

Dividend announced by Borders Group.
October 4, 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 its common stock. The dividend is...

Macmillan names new CEO.(Annette Thomas, chief executive officer)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Macmillan Ltd has announced that it has appointed Annette Thomas, managing director of the Nature Publishing Group (NPG), as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately. ...

New Borders site ready for feedback from customers.(beta.BordersStores.com.)(://BordersBeta.Gather.com.)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders has announced that its new e-commerce site can now be viewed by consumers at http://beta.BordersStores.com. Consumers are also able to offer feedback on the new site,...

First nonfiction acquisition announced by Harlequin.
October 9, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher of women's fiction Harlequin Enterprises Limited has announced that it has acquired its first major franchise for the company's recently announced nonfiction programme. ...

Upgrade of BookMaker Software announced by MyPublisher.
October 10, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD MyPublisher, a provider of custom photo book software and manufacturing, has announced the launch of the new BookMaker 2.2 for Windows. BookMaker 2.2 is a free software program available...

Square Peg imprint announced by Random House.(Random House UK Ltd.)(Brief article)
October 11, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new commercial non-fiction hardback and paperback imprint named Square Peg is to be launched by the CCV business of Random House. According to Booktrade.info, Square Peg will publish...

Nobel Laureate archive is located at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
October 12, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The archive of recently announced Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing is held by the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin. Thomas F Staley, the director...

Colin Dexter joins names announced at Guildford Book Festival 2007.(Brief article)
October 15, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Colin Dexter, the author of the Inspector Morse series of books, has been added to the list of names appearing at this year's Guildford Book Festival which started today (15 October) and runs...

Barnes & Noble to offer products on BlackBerry phones.
October 16, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) announced on Monday 915 October) that Barnes & Noble.com (http://www.bn.com) will market books, CDs and DVDs on BlackBerry smart phones. The...

J K Rowling launches US book tour.(Brief article)
October 16, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD J K Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, has launched her first United States book tour in seven years. The tour was launched with a mass signing event in Los Angeles and will...

Stolen books at book fair predicts bestsellers - claim.
October 16, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD There is a somewhat odd indicator at the Frankfurt Book Fair to help publishers determine public interest in the books presented at the annual fair. This indicator is the "most stolen...

Book of poems released by US rocker Matt Kramer.
October 19, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Matt Kramer, the original lead singer and a co-writer for American rock band Saigon Kick, is to release his debut book of poems entitled 'An American Profit'. The book, which contains 32...

Wiley congratulates laureates.(Brief article)
October 19, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nobel laureates in Chemistry, Physics, Economics, and Medicine are Wiley authors, according to John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb). William J Pesce, Wiley's president and CEO,...

UK Publishing deal with the Goldman Family announced by Gibson Square Books.
October 22, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A publishing deal with the Goldman family has been announced by Gibson Square Books for If I Did It. The book is reportedly an explanation by OJ Simpson of how he might have killed his...

Borders to open new store in Alameda town centre Alameda, California.
October 23, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders Inc has announced that, in March 2008, it is to open a new store in Alameda, California, at the Alameda Town Centre. The store, which will be 22,147 square-feet in size...

Scholastic launches Whoopi! We're Reading! Sweepstakes to provide books for charities.
October 24, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Whoopi! We're Reading! Sweepstakes have been launched by actress, comedienne, author and host Whoopi Goldberg, and Scholastic Book Clubs from Scholastic Corporation (Nasdaq:SCHL), a...

Harry Potter first edition sells for GBP19,700 at auction.
October 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A rare first edition copy of JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which had an initial print run of 500 copies, has reached a price of GBP19,700 in an auction at Christie's,...

New e-book standard adopted by Hachette.
October 28, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Hachette Book Group USA has announced that it is to launch its entire e-book content in the new file format standard for e-books from the International Digital Publishing Forum...

NYTimes.com launches new on-line forum of Book Section.
October 29, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Media company The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) announced on Friday (26 October) that the company's website has launched a new, online forum of the Book Section called the Reading Room:...

Winners of First Chapters Romance Writing Competition announced.
October 30, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD After winning the First Chapters Romance Writing Competition two romance novelists are to have their books published in 2008 by Simon & Schuster. The winner of the grand prize, Meredith...

Harper Lee to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom.(Brief article)
October 31, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD President George W Bush is to award The Presidential Medal of Freedom to the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, for her contribution to literature. The award, which is...