This is page 8 of the book publishing news archives.

Nielson Buys R.R. Bowker's Business Intelligence and Commerce Solutions (2013-08-22): Nielson just bought R.R. Bowker's Business Intelligence and Commerce Solutions, so it can now track ebook sales as well as music, books, tv and videogame preferences of consumers.

Patricia Cornwell Leaves Penguin for Harpercollins (2013-08-16): Patricia Cornwell is leaving Penguin for Hapercollins. Harpercollins acquired rights to Cornwell's next two novels.

Apple Slams Proposed Ebook Price Fixing Penalties as Draconian (2013-08-05): Apple objects to proposed massive penalties. The government wants to monitor iTunes to make sure Apple doesn't violate any more antitrust laws.

Justice Department Asks Judge for Severe Penalties Against Apple in Ebook Price Fixing Case (2013-08-03): Apple is facing severe penalties after losing the ebook price fixing case to the U. S. government. The hearing will be held August 9, 2013.

Overstock and Amazon Go to War: Both Drastically Slash Hardcover Prices (2013-07-30): Overstock.com declares war on Amazon.com as both companies slash prices on hardcover books.

Atria Publishing Launches 37 Ink Imprint (2013-07-09): Atria Publishing has announced the launch of its 37 Ink imprint.

Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch Resigns (2013-07-08): Barnes and Noble CEO William Lynch resigns. The resignation comes as Barnes and Noble's Nook ereader struggles against the competition.

It's Official: Random House and Penguin Have Merged (2013-07-01): The Random House Penguin merger closed today. The new company has 250 imprints and publishes 15,000 books a year.

Random House Dumps Paula Deen, Although Her Upcoming Cookbook is at #1 on Amazon (2013-06-28): Paula Deen has been dumped by Random House. Her new cookbook, out in October is #1 in sales at Amazon, but RH is pulling the plug anyway.

Hachette Buys Hyperion, Disney's Adult Trade Publishing Imprint (2013-06-28): Hachette Book Group has acquried Hyperion, Disney's adult trade publishing imprint. Disney retains the young adult andchildren's books.

Rysa Walker Wins 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (2013-06-23): Rysa Walker has been named the grand prizew inner of the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award for her novel Timebound.

New Ebook DRM Technology Changes Words in Ebooks (2013-06-19): A new ebook DRM technology, called SiDiM, changes actual words in ebooks so that everyone has a slightly different ebook and ebooks can be tracked.

Penguin Group Launches Penguin Book Truck and Pushcart (2013-05-31): Penguin Group launches a Penguin Book Truck and Pushcart to promote its books.

The Atlantic Launches New Line of Ebooks (2013-05-05): The Atlantic has announced the launch of a new line of ebooks, called The Atlantic Ebooks. The line launches with Denial by Jonathan Rauch.

William Morrow Announces Witness, a Digital Mystery/Thriller Imprint (2013-04-30): William Morrow has announced plans to launch Witness, a digital imprint that will publish mystery, suspense and thriller novels. The imprint will launch in October, 2013.

Amazon Cracking Down on Very Short Kindle Books (2013-04-29): A user of KBoards, a discussion board for Kindle, has shared an email she received from Amazon about minimum word length.

Deb Futter Named Publisher of Twelve (2013-04-18): Deb Futter has been named Publisher of Twelve.

ALA Announces Top Ten Most Challenged Books for 2012 (2013-04-16): The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom has released a list of the most banned books in 2012.

Barnes and Noble Launches Nook Press (2013-04-09): Barnes and Noble announced the launch of Nook Press, a new self-publishing platform.

Amazon to Acquire Book Recommendation Site Goodreads (2013-03-28): Amazon has announced plans to acquire Goodreads, a book recommendations community.