M2 Best Books articles from September 2007

M2 Best Books archives from September 2007

HarperCollins to distribute Chinese travel book - report.
September 3, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HarperCollins Publishers, a subsidiary of News Corp, is reportedly to globally distribute a travel book entitled Travel Around China, published by China's military. According to the...

Rights to Naughty Ma Xiaotao series acquired by HarperCollins.(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The world rights to eight books from Chinese author Yang Hongying's Naughty Ma Xiaotao series for children have been acquired by HarperCollins Children's Books. According to The Book...

Winner of Penguin/Orange Broadband Readers' Group Prize 2007 announced.(Brief article)
September 3, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 2007 Penguin/Orange Broadband Readers' Group Prize has been awarded to The Books on the Broad reading group from Oxford. The prize aims to find reading groups that illustrate...

The Little Group joined by Askew.
September 3, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Little Group Ltd, which also comprises Browns Books for Students and Gardners Books Ltd, has announced that Askew Group Ltd, which includes Askews Library Services Ltd, has joined The...

Sweden's Norstedts Publishing Group acquires technical dictionaries publisher Tekniska Ord AB.
September 4, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Swedish book publisher Norstedts Akademiska Forlag, part of Norstedts Forlagsgrupp AB (Norstedts Publishing Group), said on Monday (3 September) that it has agreed to acquire the...

Acquisition of Bertram by Woolworths approved by CC.(Bertram Books)(Woolworths Group PLC)(Competition Commission)(Brief article)
September 4, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The acquisition of book wholesaler Bertram by high street retailer Woolworths has been approval by the Competition Commission (CC), a competition watchdog in the UK. Woolworths...

Noddy books first to be offered by HarperCollins as 'books on demand'.(Brief article)
September 4, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new 'books on demand' service is to be offered by publisher HarperCollins to enable consumers to order personalised books. The first series to be launched under the new service are...

Jeremy Wilson to become non-executive chairman at Bloomsbury.
September 5, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book publisher Bloomsbury has announced that it is to split the joint role of chairman and chief executive. The company said that, from the end of September, Jeremy Wilson will assume...

Latest Harry Potter book takes top spot with fans - report.
September 5, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A poll conducted by MSN Entertainment, which surveyed 45,000 readers, has named the final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as fans' favourite Harry Potter novel. ...

Shortlist for 2007 Booktrust teenage fiction award announced.
September 5, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist has been announced for the GBP2,500 2007 Booktrust teenage fiction award, a prize which recognises contemporary youth fiction. This year's shortlist includes writers such...

Partnership announced between MyiLibrary and Swets.(Swets Subscription Service)(Brief article)
September 6, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A partnership has been announced between MyiLibrary, a division of Ingram Digital Group, and Swets, a subscription services company, to offer electronic journals and e-books. According...

Simon & Schuster announce retirement of president and CEO.
September 7, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Simon & Schuster has announced that its president and chief executive officer, Jack Romanos, is to retire at the end of 2007. Romanos is to be replaced by Carolyn Reidy, who is...

Booker shortlist announced.
September 7, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist for this year's GBP50,000 Booker Prize has been announced. This year's shortlist features authors including Ian McEwan, Nicola Barker, Lloyd Jones, Mohsin Hamid, Indra...

Borders delivers new books to children through its national book drive.(Borders Group Inc.)(Brief article)
September 7, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders Group Inc has announced that, as part of its first ever company-wide, community-based book drive, it has provided over 361,600 new books to children across the US in...

iUniverse to join Author Solutions brand.(Brief article)
September 7, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AuthorHouse, a provider of publishing and marketing services for authors, and iUniverse, a self publishing company, have announced that the companies have entered into an agreement under...

Bloomsbury announces new banking and finance resource.
September 10, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new banking and finance information resource is to be launched by publisher Bloomsbury. The new resource, Qatar Finance The Ultimate Resource, is scheduled to be launched in autumn...

Winners of LIANZA Children's Book Awards announced.(Awards list)
September 11, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New Zealand's Esther Glen Award has been presented to Bernard Beckett at the LIANZA Children's Book Awards ceremony in Rotorua on Tuesday (11 September). Beckett, a teacher and writer...

Financial results reported by John Wiley & Sons Inc.(Financial report)(Brief article)
September 11, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc has announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, ending 31 July 2007. The company reported an increase in revenue of 48% for...

Winners of Quill Book Awards announced.(Awards list)
September 11, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 19 winners of this year's Quill Book Awards, which are run by parent company of Variety Reed Business Information, have been announced. Authors on the list of winners for 2007...

Heinz Award made to Dave Eggers.(Heinz Family Foundation)(Brief article)
September 12, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A USD250,000 award from the Heinz Family Foundation has been awarded to author Dave Eggers. The writer launched 826 Valencia, a nonprofit writing and tutoring centre in San Francisco,...

Survey names Roald Dahl at top author with young adults - report.(Survey)(Brief article)
September 12, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey of 16 to 34 year olds, the young adult age bracket, commissioned by ITV3 to mark the TV channel's Roald Dahl weekend on 22 September has revealed that Roald Dahl is the most popular...

Winner of the Chicago Tribune Literary Prize announced.
September 12, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 2007 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement has been awarded to Edgar Lawrence Doctorow. In addition the Chicago Tribune also announced that Robert Olmstead was...

Rare Hemingway proof to be auctioned.
September 13, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swann Galleries has revealed that it will be offering a signed proof of 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' by Ernest Hemingway at an auction of 19th and 20th century literature on 29 November. ...

New James Frey book to be published by HarperCollins.
September 13, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new novel from James Frey entitled 'Bright Shiny Morning' has been acquired by the flagship imprint of HarperCollins. The book was acquired by senior vice president and publisher...

Quercus appoints new staff member to head up paperback imprint.(Ron Beard)(Brief article)
September 14, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Quercus has announced that it has appointed Ron Beard to lead a new paperback division at the company. According to the company's chairman Anthony Cheetham, the division is to operate in...

Complete set of signed Harry Potter books to be auctioned on eBay.
September 17, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An auction of a complete set of Harry Potter books signed by JK Rowling is being held on Internet auction site eBay to benefit the charity Books Abroad. Books Abroad reportedly supplies...

Bloomsbury announces financial results.(Bloomsbury Publishing PLC)(Financial report)(Brief article)
September 18, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Bloomsbury has announced its financial results for the first half of 2007. The company's revenue for the period increased by 36.5% to GBP51.41m, as compared to GBP37.66m in the...

Beta version of website launched by Borders.(Website overview)
September 19, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders has announced that the beta version of its new website has now been launched. The new website will include e-commerce functions and is set to launch officially in the...

E-books to be promoted by Borders and Sony.
September 20, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Sony, expanding the companies' relationship for the sale of the Reader Digital Book. The new agreement also...

Library access to digital medical and engineering resources enhanced by McGraw-Hill Professional.
September 21, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD McGraw-Hill Professional has announced that it is providing improved access for library patrons to the medical and engineering books found within its digital products by aligning these...

Borders' UK and Ireland subsidiaries sold at auction.
September 24, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book retailer Borders Group Inc on Friday (21 September) reported the sale of its subsidiary companies in the UK and Ireland to London-based private equity investor Risk Capital Partners for...

HarperCollins to publish paperbacks on FSC paper.
September 25, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HarperCollins Publishers UK has announced that it is to print its complete mass market paperback list on environmentally friendly FSC paper. The first book for the mass market to be...

Site for author webpages launched by HarperCollins.(Brief article)
September 26, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher HarperCollins has announced that it has launched a pilot site named AuthorAssistant in order to enable authors to create and control their own webpage. The site, which went...

Barnes & Noble to open new store in Dothan, Alabama.
September 27, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) has announced that it is to open a new bookstore on 10 October in the Dothan Pavilion at 4601 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, Alabama, US. The...

Shortlist announced for FT Business Book of the Year.
September 28, 2007... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist for this year's GBP30,000 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year has been announced. This year's shortlist includes Alan Greenspan for The Age of...