M2 Best Books back issues from May 2007:
Shortlist announced for Caine Prize 2007.
May 01, 2007
Warwickshire County Council puts George Eliot's letters on the web.
May 01, 2007
New store to be opened in Hawaii by Borders.
May 01, 2007
Borders to open new store in Illinois.
May 01, 2007
Winner of The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize announced.(Jose Eduardo Agualusa )(Brief article)
May 02, 2007
Amazon.com to offer free download of part of new book from Khaled Hosseini.
May 02, 2007
Barnes & Noble signs new lease with Feldman Mall Properties Inc.
May 02, 2007
10th Edition of Encyclopedia of Science & Technology released by McGraw-Hill Professional.
May 02, 2007
Winners of the British Book Industry Awards announced.
May 02, 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 03, 2007
New store to be opened by Borders in Gig Harbor, Washington.
May 03, 2007
Duracell and National Center for Missing & Exploited Children launch new children's book.
May 03, 2007
Winner of Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction announced.(M John Harrison)(Brief article)
May 04, 2007
Simon Spurrier novel to be published online by Headline.(Brief article)
May 04, 2007
Quills Awards to be privatised.
May 04, 2007
Sales trends for HMV Group and Waterstone's published.
May 04, 2007
First quarter results announced by Simon & Schuster.(Financial report)
May 04, 2007
Paul Torday wins Bollinger prize for comic fiction.(Brief article)
May 08, 2007
Mobile marketing campaign launched for Chantelle Houghton's book.
May 08, 2007
Samuel Johnson Prize shortlist revealed.
May 08, 2007
New store in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania to be opened by Borders.
May 08, 2007
Trafalgar Square Publishing to distribute Happiness Now in the US.
May 08, 2007
Borders to open new store in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
May 08, 2007
Fake version of final Harry Potter book posted online - report.(Brief article)
May 08, 2007
Amazon.com's worldwide pre-orders for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows reach 1m mark.(Brief article)
May 08, 2007
Jim Dale to appear exclusively at Barnes and Noble's Harry Potter Midnight Magic Party.(Brief article)
May 09, 2007
Borders Direct selects Sterling Order Management solution.(Website overview)
May 09, 2007
Borders to expand deal with Above the Treeline.(Brief article)
May 09, 2007
Online video initiative announced by Simon & Schuster and TurnHere.(Brief article)
May 09, 2007
External diversity council set up by Borders.
May 09, 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 untitled, details Carter's ...
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 Carter. 'Measuring Our ...
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 Deathly Hallows in London, UK. ...
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) are 13-digit numbers used by ...