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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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.
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.
And Cheeky, the first film directed by actor David Thewlis - who plays Professor Remus Lupin in Harry Potter 3 - will also be screened.
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The first release for Wonderbook will be "Book of Spells, " a Harry Potter-themed title with content by J.
Much research has been undertaken toward creating Harry Potter-style "invisibility cloaks" since the feasibility of the idea was first put forward in 2006.
Calling all Muggles: Princess Cruise Lines is launching a Harry Potter-themed cruise on the Golden Princess, which will depart from Los Angeles on 27 November.
If it fails, Warner Bros. will basically have to start from scratch in terms of what to do to fill that Harry Potter-sized gap in their schedule.
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The Art Nouveau structure, built in 1903, was transformed into a design hotel in 2012, showcasing granite walls lined with contemporary art, and stained glass windows that evoke a Harry Potter-like vibe.
K. Rowling that hints at future Harry Potter-related content.
He proved his post-Harry Potter mettle in the hit horror The Woman in Black, but now Daniel Radcliffe has moved even further away from the role that made him famous - playing poet Allen Ginsberg in the low-budget, independent thriller, Kill Your Darlings.
Bonham Carter narrated the half-hour cartoon, which also featured vocal contributions from her Harry Potter co-stars John Hurt and Robbie Coltrane.
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.
The last movie adaptation -- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" -- will be in theaters next summer.
And like the characters in her best-selling Harry Potter series, British writer Rowling possesses magical powers.
Altogether the seven-book Harry Potter series has sold more than 450 million physical copies globally since it debuted in 1997.
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Sitting reading is a sedentary occupation, and yet no-one is suggesting you should avoid "War and Peace" or the later, over-long Harry Potter novels.
For a certain target audience, of course, the chief selling point of "The Woman in Black" is the appearance of Radcliffe in his first adult, big-screen outing of the post-"Harry Potter" era.
Figures may also have been depressed by the fact there were fewer releases this November than a year earlier when Uncharted 3, Skyrim, Lego Harry Potter 5-7 and Modern Warfare 3 were among titles that went on sale.
Laura Bucklin from Solon, Iowa -- who, at 21, is the same age as Harry Potter would be now -- remembers the moment in 1998 when her friend lent her the first book.
Seth Siegel, head of the licensing division of The Beanstalk Group, one of the world's top trademark-licensing agencies, reckons that a hot property such as Harry Potter could have generated 200-300 product licences in America alone.
Now studios are scrambling to convert big budget 2-D films, like Clash of the Titans and the next Harry Potter film, into 3-D.
Fans of book-to-film franchises such as Harry Potter may see a further merging of the two forms, with enhanced e-books that include clips from the films and behind-the-scenes interviews.
She's the die-hard "Harry Potter" fan in the family, so she gets to read the book first.
"I've never relaxed - apart from Harry Potter where I just had fun!"
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Sky Movies is also offering exclusive access to the most successful movie franchise ever, with customers able to enjoy all 8 Harry Potter films on-demand throughout the Christmas holidays.
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"Movie and TV-themed tours have always been popular on Viator.com -- 'Harry Potter, ' 'Downton Abbey' and 'Sex and the City, ' to name a few, " says Viator spokesperson Kate Sullivan, adding that the company began taking bookings shortly after the new tours were announced.
K. Rowling's website started selling digital and audiobook editions of all seven Harry Potter novels to English-language readers.
At first glance, it looks as if Halo 4 had out-earned the final Harry Potter movie on its opening day.
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LONDON, England (Reuters) -- The creator of Harry Potter, the world's most popular boy wizard, is set to cast a spell over "The Simpsons, " her spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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