HarperSport kicks off with £5m Wayne Rooney deal….
The article reports that HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. has signed football prodigy Wayne Rooney in a groundbreaking 12-year publishing deal, to cover at least five books. The move comes as its sports imprint Collins Willow is formally rebranded as HarperSport. The Rooney contract is estimated at bet...
| Published in: | Bookseller no. 5220; p. 5 |
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Bookseller Media Ltd
3/10/2006
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| Summary: | The article reports that HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. has signed football prodigy Wayne Rooney in a groundbreaking 12-year publishing deal, to cover at least five books. The move comes as its sports imprint Collins Willow is formally rebranded as HarperSport. The Rooney contract is estimated at between £4m and £5m, depending on England's success at this summer's World Cup and Rooney's future playing career. HarperCollins will publish the first official Wayne Rooney Annual this autumn. It described the deal as "record-breaking" and "unique." |
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