This is page 9 of the book publishing news archives.

Supreme Court Upholds First Sale Rule: Librarians Thrilled, Publishers Unhappy (2013-03-20): Librarians and consumers are the big winners after the U.

Amazon Publishing to Speed Up Royalty Payments to Authors (2013-03-19): The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon Publishing will now pay authors faster than before.

Amazon Launches Literary Imprint Called Little A (2013-03-15): Amazon.

Book Publishers Protest Amazon's Application to Own All of .Book Domain (2013-03-08): Publishers Weekly reports that a group of book publishers is trying to stop Amazon.

Addicted to Ghostwriting: Milton Scholar Amy Boesky Reveals Her Secret Life Writing Sweet Valley High Novels (2013-03-05): Milton scholar Amy Boesky wrote a fascinating essay in the Kenyon Review in which she comes out as one of the most prolific authors of the bestselling teen series, Sweet Valley High.

SNL Skit: Barnes & Noble Staff Meeting (2013-03-03): Saturday Night Live took aim at Barnes & Noble this weekend with a skit about one store which has had a theft problem.

U.S. Justice Department Approves Random House Penguin Merger (2013-02-14): The U.

Macmillan Settles Ebook Price Fixing Case, Now Apple is the Only Remaining Defendant (2013-02-09): And then there was one.

Interesting 2012 Book Cover Designs (2013-01-04): The New York Times asked people working the graphic design world, including book publishing industry art directors, to suggest their favorite book covers of 2012.

Barnes and Noble Overall Holiday Sales Down 10.9%, But Digital Content Sales Increase 13.1% (2013-01-03): Barnes and Noble announced today that sales were down for the holiday season this year.

Pearson Buys 5% Stake in Nook Media (2013-01-01): Pearson has bought a 5% stake in Nook Media LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Macmillan to Launch Crowdsourced Teen Romance Imprint (2012-12-26): Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has announced plans to launch a crowdsourced teen romance imprint in Spring 2013 called Swoon Reads.

Simon and Schuster Launches Self-Publishing Service Called Archway Publishing (2012-12-01): Simon & Schuster announced that it has launched a new self-publishing service called Archway Publishing.

Publishers Weekly Names 50 Shades of Grey Author E.L. James as its Person of the Year (2012-12-01): Publishers Weekly has named E.

HarperCollins Launches New Digital Imprint Called HarperTeen Impulse (2012-11-26): HarperCollins has launched a new digital imprint today called HarperTeen Inpulse.

President Obama Celebrates Small Business Saturday at Independent Bookstore in Virginia (2012-11-24): President Barack Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha shop went Christmas shopping for children's books today at the independent bookstore One More Page.

French Publisher of 50 Shades of Grey Sends Warning Letters to Publisher of Similar Titles (2012-11-23): The French publisher of E.L. James bestselling 50 Shades of Grey novel has sent warning letters to publishers of books with similar sounding titles

News Corp Wants to Buy Simon and Schuster, Combine With HarperCollins (2012-11-22): The consolidation of the major book publishers continues.

Britney Spears to Write Novel For HarperCollins (2012-11-09): The Hollywood Reporter reveals that pop superstar Britney Spears is about to become a published novelist.

Authors Guild Extremely Critical of Penguin Random House Merger (2012-11-05): The Authors Guild is not happy with the prospect of a merger between Penguin and Random House, which it calls "unsettling".