US users of Sony's Reader range of ebook readers will soon be able to download the latest news from the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post to their device, Sony has confirmed.

The Japanese electronics giant has signed an exclusive deal with News Corporation, owned by Rupert Murdoch, to give Reader users subscription-based access to publications through the ebook reader.

A monthly subscription to the Wall Street Journal will cost users $14.99, while access to the New York Post is priced at $9.99 per month. Robert Thomson, editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal, said that they would be earning a more favourable slice of revenue than the 30 per cent cut typically offered by Amazon to content providers.

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