Random Opens E-Book Unit

Random House Inc., the biggest English-language book publisher, said it has launched a unit for electronic books, called AtRandom. New York-based Random House, part of Germany’s Bertelsmann media powerhouse, said it had set up a 20-book list of original electronic fiction and nonfiction. The books will be sold online as digital books or in single copies printed on demand and available at bookstores and online retailers. The titles will be published starting early next year.