This is page 11 of the book publishing news archives.

Houghton Mifflin Bankruptcy Nearly Derailed by U.S. Trustee, Saved by Judge (2012-06-21): Houghton Mifflin has only been in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding for one month, but it's already looking at an exit from bankruptcy.

Hachette Launches New Book Imprint Called Redhook (2012-06-14): Hachette Book Group announced today that it will launch a new commercial fiction imprint.

Amazon Acquires Avalon Books (2012-06-04): Amazon.

University of Missouri Press to Close (2012-06-02): The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the University of Missouri Press is shutting down.

Oprah Re-Launches Her Book Club, First Pick is Wild by Cheryl Strayed (2012-06-01): Book publishers got some good news today.

Publishers Association Chief Calls Opponents of Copyright Laws Thieves (2012-05-24): The Bookseller reports on an impassioned speech by Richard Mollet, the chief executive of The Publishers Association in Great Britain.

Fifty Shades of Grey Sells More Than 10 Million Books in 6 Weeks (2012-05-22): Vintage Books announced today that E.

British Book Chain Waterstones Cuts Ebook Deal With Arch Enemy Amazon.com (2012-05-21): Struggling British book chain Waterstones has teamed up with Amazon.

Self-Published SF Author Hugh Howey Has Novel Optioned by Ridley Scott, Bought by Random House UK (2012-05-14): Self-published science fiction author Hugh C.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy (2012-05-12): Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Inc.

Former PW Editor in Chief Sara Nelson is New Editorial Director of Amazon.com Books (2012-05-09): Amazon.

Simon and Schuster Launches Pocket Star Ebook Imprint (2012-05-07): Who doesn't have a fondness for the iconic Pocket Books paperback imprint? It was the first American paperback publisher, founded in early 1939.

Publishers in China Start Printing Advertisements on Book Covers (2012-05-05): China Daily reports that some publishers in China have started printing ads on book covers.

Mafia Enforcers Visit Grand Central Publishing in New Book Trailer (2012-05-04): Hachette posted an awesome book trailer for The Family Corleone, the prequel to The Godfather which is based on a screenplay by Mario Puzo.

Chantal Restivo-Alessi Named Chief Digital Office of HarperCollins Publishers (2012-05-02): HarperCollins Publishers has announced that Chantal Restivo-Alessi has been appointed to the position of Chief Digital Officer.

Ebook Wars: Microsoft and Barnes & Noble Team Up to Take On Amazon (2012-04-30): Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have teamed up to take on Amazon over ebooks. They plan to create an electronic reading focused subsidiary.

Anderson Family Taking Books a Million Private (2012-04-30): Clyde B.

Amazon.com and State of Texas Cut a Deal: Amazon Will Pay Sales Taxes Starting in July (2012-04-29): Bricks and mortars bookstores in Texas have something to celebrate.

Amazon Announces 1st Quarter Financials, Digital Products are Top Sellers (2012-04-27): Amazon.

National Retail Federation Urges Congress to Allow States to Tax Out of State Retailers (2012-04-26): The National Retail Federation is determined that Congress write legislation that overturns the Supreme Court decision that says that customers don't have to pay sales tax when the order from an out of state retailer that has no nexus to the state where the customer lives.