Publisher's Sun+ digital offering gains massive boost as it joins packages available to mobile network's 23 million UK customersThe Sun has struck a deal with mobile operator O2 to offer its 4G customers content including Premier League football goal clips, a groundbreaking move that could transform its Sun+ digital subscription offering.Tapping in to the marketing clout of O2, the UK's second largest mobile network with 23 million customers, with Sun+ offered as a mobile package could significantly boost subscriber takeup of the £2-a-week Sun+ digital service.As well as football video highlights, O2 subscribers will get access to thesun.co.uk and the Sun's mobile and tablet apps.Under the terms of the deal, O2 will offer new 4G customers, and existing customers who upgrade, a choice of two 4G packages that will include the Sun+ service.A 4G plan with 5GB of data priced at £22 a month will come with six months' free access to Sun+. With an 8Gb data package, priced at £27 a month, customers will get 12 months' free Sun+ access."This is a natural fit for the Sun as we seek old friends and new audiences on a growing range of digital platforms," said David Dinsmore, the editor of the Sun.The financial details of the deal were not disclosed but it is standard practice for a distribution partner to get a discounted rate, meaning Sun+ will not get £2 a week per customer from each sign-up.The UK's biggest-selling newspaper signed up 117,000 subscribers for Sun+ between launch on... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Jeffery Deaver sells two thrillers to Putnam, Penguin buys a debut by the founder of the Brown Girl Therapy Instagram account, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Heffer’s encyclopedic book about Victorian and Edwardian England offers a fascinating perspective on the present. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-05 06:00:00 UTC ]
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MEP Capital has made an investment in RosettaBooks in a deal that gives MEP ownership of Rosetta's e-book catalog while leaving the operation of Rosetta unchanged. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Karen M. McManus re-ups with Delacorte, Knopf buys Ayobami Adebayo’s sophomore effort, Random House takes on Bob Odenkirk’s memoir, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Michael Joseph has signed a three-book deal with “superstar of women’s fiction” Jane Fallon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-29 12:25:53 UTC ]
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Petition signed by more than 200 Simon & Schuster employees delivered to publishing house also calls for end to deals with members of Trump administrationMore than 200 members of staff at Simon & Schuster have signed a petition calling for the publishing house to cancel its seven-figure... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-04-27 13:55:17 UTC ]
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Nelson signs mental health expert for seven figures, WJK inks book by racial justice expert, a fifth grader to write joke book for Revell, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Martha Wells sells six more to Tordotcom, Delacorte buys the first three in a planned YA series from Aimee Carter, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Pamela Dorman buys a debut novel by a longtime Knopf editor, Holt signs a memoir by Ronnie Spector, Hanya Yanagihara re-ups with Doubleday, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The musician rose above heroin addiction, music-industry sexism and the traumas of her youth to find success. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-04-13 12:00:00 UTC ]
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A National Book Award nominee's new children's books for Easter 2022, Matthew Paul Turner adds more kids' titles, podcaster Faitth Brooks has "a love letter to Black Women' in the works, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Days before Republican John Boehner releases his party-pounding book from Macmillan, Trump's vice-president gets a book deal of his own. The post Simon & Schuster Signs Two-Book Deal With Mike Pence appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-08 16:52:35 UTC ]
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William Morrow preempts a debut novel by Liz Stein, Michelle Tea sells a memoir about the reproductive industrial complex to Dey Street, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two novels from Jessie Keane, including standalone historical thriller, Diamond. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-01 01:47:00 UTC ]
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In “Laundry Love,” cleaning guru Patric Richardson shares his passion — and tips — for cleaning clothes properly. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-26 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Bowler brings devotionals to Convergent, Brian Smith takes faith and sports title to David C. Cook, Broadleaf signs Romal Tune for a book on fathers and sons. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK's new digital-first imprint Embla Books has bought Laura Starkey's debut, Rachel Ryan’s Resolutions, as its first acquisition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-22 11:15:26 UTC ]
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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a merger investigation into Penguin Random House owner Bertelsmann's acquisition of Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-21 18:05:27 UTC ]
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The deal with News Corp followed a standoff over legislation passed by the Australian government to compensate publishers. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-03-16 18:21:40 UTC ]
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Each of the stories in Kevin Brockmeier’s story collection can be read in less than two distressing minutes. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
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