Posted by chicagomedia.org on November 25, 2008 at 17:45:18:
Chicago Sun-Times, Responding to Reader Demand, Announces New Obama Memorabilia Including Keepsake DVD, Wallpaper Mobile Download, Posters and More
Chicago is Obamatown. And the Chicago Sun-Times, which has covered the career of President-elect Barack Obama for more than 15 years, is the natural headquarters for Obama presidential memorabilia and collectibles. The most-read newspaper in the city announced that beginning this week, Chicagoans can purchase for $1.99 - less than a fancy latte at many coffee joints - a mobile phone download of the historic November 5, 2008 Chicago Sun-Times front page to use as the wallpaper for their phone, just by sending a text message with the word "OBAMA" to 42349. The front page, featuring the President-elect himself with the headline "Mr. President," was famously featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show on November 5, 2008 when the talk show hostess held it up for her viewers; later that week she declared "It was the best paper of all the papers in the world."
"The Chicago Sun-Times is 'the' headquarters for Obama news and now collectibles. Based on the incredible recent demand for our newspapers and memorabilia, the Sun-Times is stepping up to meeting our customers' desire for more mementos to celebrate this historic occasion," said Willie Wilkov, Senior Director, Promotions and Marketing for the Sun-Times News Group. The Sun-Times has launched multiple Obama-inspired products following the record-breaking sale of the November 5, 2008, when the number of street copies sold tripled and became one of the best-selling editions of the Sun-Times.
What's more, the Chicago Sun-Times is offering the collectible, one-of-a-kind DVD "This Is Our Moment: Election Night 2008" for $10.99 capturing the electric night of November 4, 2008, when Mr. Obama was elected to the nation's highest office. Recapture the goose bumps with this 45-minute DVD featuring coverage of the enormous crowds that filled Grant Park that night, Mr. Obama's first and unforgettable speech as President-elect to the nation, never-seen photos by Sun-Times staffers of that night and commentary from some of Chicago's best newspaper columnists, including Carol Marin, Mary Mitchell and Richard Roeper. The DVD can be purchased at www.suntimes.com/obama.
The Chicago Sun-Times is also selling posters, T-shirts and reprints of the November 5, 2008 edition as well as its special full-color commemorative edition published November 9, 2008 and republished November 16, 2008, which can be purchased at www.suntimes.com/obama and at www.zazzle.com/suntimes.
Also, the Chicago Sun-Times announced it still has some of the limited-edition, high-quality, numbered canvas prints suitable for hanging of the November 5, 2008 Sun-Times front page sold exclusively on www.eBay.com. The giclee prints measure 30-inches wide by 40-inches high and 1.75-inches deep and are handmade by Printmakers Chicago. Only 44 have been made to commemorate the election of Barack Obama as the nation's 44th President and are sure to be collector's items. The prints are coated with a special gloss to protect the colors and prevent yellowing and cracking, and will be securely wrapped for shipping. Numbers 16-29 will be up for auction beginning today, Tuesday, November 25, 2008; numbers 30-43 will be available for sale on Tuesday, December 2, 2008; and numbers 1 and 44 will be up for auction on December 9, 2008. Opening bids are $350.
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