The Sun links up with O2 to offer Premier League clips with 4G deals

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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Libraries Offer Free—Readable—E-book Version of 'The Mueller Report'

By publishing a real, functional ebook edition of 'The Mueller Report,' the nation's libraries are picking up where the federal government slacked off. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of May 27, 2019

Former UN ambassador Susan Rice pens a memoir for S&S, the cocreator of Mooncakes makes her solo debut, Crown inks a deal with Rachel Maddow, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Shun-lien Bynum signs six-figure two-book deal with FSG

Chinese American writer Sarah Shun-lien Bynum is causing waves across the Atlantic with an auction and six-figure deal for two books with Farrar, Straus and Giroux, as buzz around a UK deal begins. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-24 01:13:28 UTC ]
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Donald Trump Jr.'s Book Deal Inspires Mocking Twitter Hashtag

The MAGA-themed tome "is going to be the top selling book in the Beyond-Help section of Barnes & Noble," cracked one wag. Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2019-05-22 13:55:58 UTC ]
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Talkshoplive Partners with ReaderLink to Offer Books

Looking to add books to its interactive selling platform, Talkshoplive, a streaming video shopping network offering social media–driven retail, is partnering with ReaderLink Distribution Services to offer book fulfillment to Talkshoplive clients. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion & Spirituality Book Deals: May 22, 2019

Karen Swallow Prior is bringing a series on classic literature to B&H; Brenda Salter McNeil moves to Brazos, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Justin Bieber’s deodorant deal, and Apple’s Cannes Lions honor: Tuesday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device; sign up here. What people are talking about today Justin Bieber already launched a perfume and a fashion label. What’s left?... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-21 10:01:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic Offers Indie Bookstores Special Terms

Scholastic is the latest publisher offering special terms for independent booksellers who want to transition to direct ordering in the wake of the news that Baker & Taylor's is exiting the retail wholesale business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Gazelle Book Services signs deal with Kumon Publishing

Book distributor Gazelle Book Services has signed a deal with learning provider Kumon Publishing.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-20 15:19:31 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of May 20, 2019

S&S lays down six figures for a YA debut, Dutton buys four new titles, Abrams goes for a graphic depiction of Guantanamo, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Graffeg signs four-book deal with BBC broadcaster Jason Korsner

Welsh publisher Graffeg has acquired four picture books by Jason Korsner, a BBC broadcaster, film critic and photographer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charco Press signs North American distribution deal

Scottish indie Charco Press has signed a distribution deal with Ingram's Consortium to break into the North American market.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B7 Media signs audiobook deal for Rowson mystery series

B7 Media has announced an audiobook deal for a new historical crime series by Pauline Rowson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chelsea Manning signs book deal for memoir that will tell her life story

Activist and former soldier Chelsea Manning will tell her life story in a memoir set for release next year. Manning, who spent seven years in prison for leaking thousands of documents related to the Iraq war to the website WikiLeaks, is writing the book for publisher Farrar, Straus and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-14 18:35:00 UTC ]
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Birne joins PEW Literary with Faber deal

Eleanor Birne has joined PEW Literary as associate agent this month, moving from David Godwin Associates, and has already done a deal with Faber on Amber Medland’s debut novel about mental health and the impact of the #metoo movement. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of May 13, 2019

Penguin nabs Michael Kimmelman for a Notre-Dame book, Arthur A. Levine makes his first pick for Levine Querido, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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404 Ink signs first international rights deal with Goldblum Variations

404 Ink has sold its flash fiction favourite The Goldblum Variations to Penguin Books, marking the indie publisher's first international rights deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump Ghostwriter Suggests 'The Art Of The Deal' Be Recategorized As Fiction

Tony Schwartz responded to The New York Times report that the president lost more than $1.2 billion between 1985 and 1994. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2019-05-08 23:17:14 UTC ]
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PRH Offers Direct Sales to Orphaned Bookstores

In response to Baker & Taylor closing its retail wholesale business, Penguin Random House has launched the "Indies Express Program" to transition B&T indie bookstore accounts to direct sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas & Mercer snaps up 'gripping' debut in two-book deal

Amazon imprint Thomas & Mercer has snapped up a psychological suspense debut by author Daisy Pearce in a two-book deal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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