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'
[ The Guardian | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon and Schuster UK has signed a four-book deal with Sunday Times bestselling author Heidi Swain. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-23 19:25:23 UTC ]
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Among the big deals this week are a middle grade “biographical novel” about Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander and a YA novel by one of the Central Park Five. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has struck a new three-book deal with Jodi Taylor, the author of the Chronicles of St Mary’s series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-19 22:57:14 UTC ]
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You can now download ten free ebooks on social and economic justice from Haymarket Books to read while social distancing. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-19 15:10:47 UTC ]
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An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-19 10:30:45 UTC ]
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A list of special offers and discounts offered in an effort to mitigate the impact of the new coronavirus on the book publishing industry and related communities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Avon has signed a new two-book deal with Sunday Times bestselling author Fiona Gibson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-18 08:07:34 UTC ]
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American Booksellers Association CEO Allison Hill said the organization had donated $100,000 to BINC. In addition, it is reducing membership fees, paying out for e-commerce faster, and running a daily open forum for members. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette is offering independent booksellers a 5% discount off of MSRP for any title that is sold and delivered to customers in their local community by staff or courier. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Uncensored Library — Reporters Without Borders built a library in Minecraft, in which you can read banned books. (via Gizmodo) Shmoocon 2020 Talk Recordings — everything from email addresses to Verilog by way of Zero Trust, social media, and choose-your-own-adventure ransomware. Differential... Continue reading at O'Reilly Radar
[ O'Reilly Radar | 2020-03-16 12:07:03 UTC ]
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Effective immediately, Chronicle Books is giving indie retailers an extra 5% discount and 90-day dating on its standard 10-unit minimum. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-15 10:30:40 UTC ]
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Wildfire has acquired an authoratative and accessible narrative history, The Persians, by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones in a "major" deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-13 12:24:56 UTC ]
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Among the big books that sold this week are the three new titles My Lovely Wife author Samantha Downing will pen for seven figures; Alexandra Andrews’s hotly contested debut, Who Is Maud Dixon?; and a new memoir from Michael J. Fox. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Katherine Armstrong, editorial director for crime and thriller at Zaffre, has acquired world English language rights for a two-book deal with A K Turner. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-13 01:14:48 UTC ]
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Usborne has acquired Tamsin Winter’s new novel Girl, In Real Life, as well as a second untitled book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-12 22:31:50 UTC ]
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Two new books on mental health land at religion houses, plus IVP signs a new series about the seasons of the church year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Yellow Kite has acquired two new books by Gelong Thubten, Buddhist monk, meditation teacher and author of A Monk’s Guide To Happiness. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 06:45:08 UTC ]
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MLflow — an open source platform to manage the ML lifecycle, including experimentation, reproducibility, and deployment. It currently offers three components: tracking, projects, and models. Eventing Facets (Tim Bray) — the word “eventing” makes my skin crawl, but this series of posts has A+... Continue reading at O'Reilly Radar
[ O'Reilly Radar | 2020-03-10 04:01:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Award-winning author follows an aging deacon whose mysterious actions set a sprawling plot in motion. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-09 15:07:32 UTC ]
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