Ms. Rowling kept the digital book rights to her Harry Potter novels and is expected to begin selling Harry Potter e-books on her website Pottermore later this year.
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The first book in the Potter series -- "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (retitled "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in the United States) -- was an overnight bestseller.
Pottermore, a unique website which builds an exciting and immersive online experience around the Harry Potter books and is the exclusive retailer of the Harry Potter digital eBooks, is partnered by Sony.
They were series opener Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001, fourth instalment Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2005 and the fifth entry, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, in 2007.
Lest you doubt that Harry Potter is evidence of a new conservatism in Hollywood merchandising, consider this: a mere 75 or so product licences have been issued for Harry Potter merchandise in America, and even fewer elsewhere.
Warner Bros. will release the final installment of the enormously profitable Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two in theaters this summer, which means a home entertainment Blu-ray 3D version can be expected this fall.
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While "The Casual Vacancy" sold 1.5 million copies, that pales in comparison with the last Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, " which sold 15 million copies in a single day when it was released in July 2007.
Spoiler alert: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1" has an already well-publicized additional scene, featuring Harry Potter and Hermione Granger slow-dancing -- a nod to fans who have long wondered if the two should be more than friends.
K. Rowling's eagerly anticipated Pottermore website (www.pottermore.com) is a specially-created limited edition of Reader Wi-Fi (PRS-T1) which includes a voucher that enables Harry Potter fans to download the first Harry Potter eBook title, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, from Pottermore.
Guesses range from an online game to a digital comic book to a virtual Harry Potter encyclopedia to a new promotional effort for the final movie in the franchise, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, " which hits theaters July 15.
Children's Book of the Year was awarded to JK Rowling for the third of her phenomenally successful novels about apprentice wizard Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - a book named by the judges as runner-up to the overall winner.
As part of Sony's collaboration with Pottermore and the Pottermore Shop (the exclusive home of the Harry Potter eBooks), Sony will offer a voucher to redeem against the first eBook in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, for free.
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The Magic is Might Experience is an in-character, four-month, alternate-reality game that invites Harry Potter fans to immerse themselves into the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, from the moment Voldemort took over the Ministry of Magic to the Final Battle of Hogwarts.
Pottermore is a unique and free-to-use online experience, built around the Harry Potter books, created for a new digital generation of readers who can explore, share and participate in the stories, showcase their creativity and discover new information about the world of Harry Potter from J.
By far the most anticipated film this fall is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows which hits theaters November 19th. (See the trailer at the bottom of this post.) The film is the first part of the final Potter book and the first Harry Potter film to be shown in 3-D.
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After Wilson's Tracy Beaker, JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban was the most borrowed title, followed by the Potter titles Chamber Of Secrets and Goblet Of Fire.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone isn't nominated and will not join the list.
But these are small matters when measured against the sweep of Harry Potter's new adventure.
And like the characters in her best-selling Harry Potter series, British writer Rowling possesses magical powers.
We've made 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' and I thought that was so important.
The final Harry Potter film comes out this year but in 2010 Warner Bros.
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Adding to the fan frustration is the fact that the Harry Potter movies are almost over.
Paramount has Transformers and Iron Man (for now), while Warner Brothers has Batman and Harry Potter.
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The founders of South Korea's biggest universities look onto another row that includes Harry Potter.
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