This is page 34 of the book publishing news archives.

Simon and Schuster Announces New Position: Chief Digital Officer (2008-02-05): Simon and Schuster has createda new job position: Chief Digital Officer.

Thomas Nelson Goes Green (2008-02-01): Publisher Thomas Nelson is going green.

Amazon.com Buys Audible for $300 Million (2008-01-31): Amazon.

Black Bookstore Chain to Close (2008-01-29): The Karibu Books chain is closing.

Judith Regan Settles With News Corp. (2008-01-25): Judith Regan and News Corp have reached a confidential settlement in her $100 million dollar wrongful termination and libel lawsuit against her former employer.

Jose Canseco Finds a New Writer, Publisher (2008-01-23): The saga of the Jose Canseco book deal continues.

Ishmael Beah Denies Allegations of Factual Errors in Bestselling Book (2008-01-22): Ishmael Beah and his publisher are under fire for alleged factual inaccuracies in his book about his time as a child soldier in Sierra Leone's civil war, A Long Way Gone.

Steve Jobs Disses the Kindle (2008-01-19): At Macworld Expo, Steve Jobs introduced the MacBook Air -- a super thin laptop computer that looks fabulous but doesn't have much power and only one USB port.

Knopf Moves Up Release Date for Next Eragon Book (2008-01-16): Publisher Alfred A.

The Real Kay Scarpetta Is Retiring (2008-01-03): The woman who was the inspiration for Patricia Cornwell's famous character, Kay Scarpetta, has retired at the age of 66.

The Annual Handwringing in the Bookselling Business (2007-12-19): The L.

Surprise: Beedle the Bard Purchaser is Amazon.com (2007-12-14): Jeff Bezos shocked everyone -- it turns out that Amazon.

Amazon.com Pays $4 Million for Beedle The Bard (2007-12-14): In a shocking announcement, it was revealed that Amazon.

Terry Pratchett Announces He Has Alzheimer's (2007-12-12): Bestselling British author Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's.

Walter Mosley Signs With Riverhead (2007-12-10): Bestselling author Walter Mosley has signed a new three book deal with Riverhead Books.

Coming Soon Books Updated (2007-12-05): The Coming Soon Books section has been updated.

Unboxing the Kindle (2007-11-23): Robert Scoble was so excited to receive his new Amazon Kindle ebook reader that he videotaped the exciting unboxing.

Can Men Write Romance? (2007-11-22): So, can men write romance? Barbara Vane over at Publisher's Weekly isn't so sure.

The Judith Regan $100 Million Lawsuit: What's It All About? (2007-11-21): The New York Observer takes a look at the claims made by fired uber-publisher Judith Regan in her $100 million lawsuit against News Corp and Jane Friedman, the CEO of HarperCollins.

Decline in Reading Blamed For Declining Test Scores (2007-11-20): A decline in reading has been linked to lower test scores.