Menzies Digital Launches Digital Newsagent Service
LONDON (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) June 3, 2008 --
John Menzies Digital Ltd has launched an online service which allows
customers to download digital versions of the UK’s
top magazines, direct to their desktop. The launch has been prompted by
consumer trends towards buying and consuming media digitally.
Live now at www.magazinesondemand.co.uk
with many of the country’s biggest publishers
engaged as partners, the site boasts a huge range of well known magazine
brands on its roster. Publishing partners include IPC, Bauer Consumer
Media, Hachette and Future.
The website works in conjunction with free-to-install ‘Delivery’
software and enables users to download the latest issues of magazines at
any time as well as viewing, storing and searching digital magazines
bought from the site.
A key feature of the system is the ability to save magazines to a USB
key – which allows customers to read them on
any computer, even one without Delivery software installed. This will
prove a major benefit to customers who use more than one computer, or
are regular travellers.
Customers can subscribe to magazines on site and receive a substantial
discount against the single issue price - but without being tied in
to a minimum subscription period. The site also offers a completely
new way to buy magazines: the unique Pick & Mix subscription
that provides four ‘credits’
for £8.99 a month. These credits can be
redeemed against any four magazines on the site –
offering significant potential savings on cover prices.
John Menzies Digital Ltd plans to work with established ecommerce
partners in order to bring this new service to a mainstream UK audience.
The first of these partnerships has been launched with WHSmith,
available via their main site. WHSmith will be promoting the new service
to customers online and throughout their retail stores.
“We’re delighted to
be working in partnership with WHSmith to launch this new service,”
said Simon Clough, Managing Director at John Menzies Digital. “The
concept of buying digital magazines is in itself very new, but bringing
such a huge range of top titles together in one place for UK consumers
is unprecedented.”
About John Menzies Digital Ltd:
John Menzies Digital Ltd is a joint venture between John Menzies PLC and
Largardère Services of France.
About WHSmith:
WHSmith PLC is one of the UK's leading retail groups with over 540 High
Street stores and over 430 Travel units at airport, train station,
motorway service area and hospital locations across the UK. WHSmith
Direct - www.whsmith.co.uk -
serves customers on the internet 24 hours a day.
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