Overdrive was the first company to offer all seven of the Harry Potter ebooks for library patrons to borrow digitally. Ever since they were made available they have been devoured by the public and long wait lists abound. Today Overdrive has announced that the entire saga will be made available in French, Italian, German, and Spanish translations. Since this system just went … [Read more...] about Overdrive Launches Harry Potter eBooks in 4 New Languages
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Harry Potter eBooks Available on Kindle Lending Library June 19th
All seven of the of the Harry Potter ebooks are coming to the Amazon Kindle Lending Library on June 19th, 2012. If you are an Amazon Prime member you can download and read one of the Potter books for free every month with no wait time. Instead of having to buy the books to read them, Amazon will let you read one for free! The Harry Potter ebooks will be available in many … [Read more...] about Harry Potter eBooks Available on Kindle Lending Library June 19th
Harry Potter eBooks Rise to the Top of Overdrive’s Most Downloaded List
Ever since the Harry Potter ebooks were released last month, they have been some of the most downloaded books in history. Overdrive has reported that all of the Harry Potter books account for 64% of the top Juvenile Fiction eBook and Audiobook titles downloaded in April, occupying 51 of 80 possible positions on OverDrive’s Most Downloaded Books from the library lists for the … [Read more...] about Harry Potter eBooks Rise to the Top of Overdrive’s Most Downloaded List
Hai Letto Gli eBook Libri di Harry Potter?
No, GoodeReader isn’t publishing in foreign languages, but luckily for Harry Potter fans, Pottermore.com is. The Pottermore Insider blog today announced that the recently published Harry Potter ebooks are now available in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. JK Rowling made an incredibly bold move when she originally retained the digital rights to her Harry Potter series, … [Read more...] about Hai Letto Gli eBook Libri di Harry Potter?
Harry Potter eBooks Rake in 1.57 Million Dollars in 3 Days
The Harry Potter eBooks have been anticipated for years and finally went on sale last week. Since then, companies like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and others have been redirecting customers from their own ecosystems to buy the books directly from Pottermore.com. Demand has been crazy to say the least and in a recent interview with the Naked Book Podcast, CEO Charlie Redmayne … [Read more...] about Harry Potter eBooks Rake in 1.57 Million Dollars in 3 Days
Harry Potter eBooks Go on Sale Today through Pottermore
The wait is finally over and the speculation can be put to rest. All seven books in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, along with the audio downloads, will be made available today through her world building site, Pottermore. This marks the first time the ebooks are available—legally, that is—to the fans. This was actually Rowling’s original intent when Pottermore was … [Read more...] about Harry Potter eBooks Go on Sale Today through Pottermore
Overdrive Suspends Pre-Ordering of New Harry Potter Books
Overdrive has until recently offered the ability for libraries and clients to pre-order the Harry Potter eBooks and Audiobooks. The company announced yesterday that they were going to suspend their pre-ordering program due to overwhelming demand. It seems their servers were unable to handle the ravenous demand for all things Potter. Officially, Pottermore and all of the … [Read more...] about Overdrive Suspends Pre-Ordering of New Harry Potter Books
Harry Potter eBooks to Be Available through OverDrive
A press release from OverDrive was issued this morning that stated the Harry Potter eBooks will be issued to public and school libraries through OverDrive. This is an awesome coup for the company, as it is the largest source of digital data for lending in the world, yet it has suffered severe blows at the hands of the Big Six publishers recently. Due to supposed concerns … [Read more...] about Harry Potter eBooks to Be Available through OverDrive
Pottermore Survey Seeks Feedback Before Ebook Release
One of the greatest digital publishing coups happened earlier this year when J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, displayed some of the boldest initiative yet by retaining the digital rights to her works, separating from her agency, and making her ebooks available exclusively through her own website, forgoing the percentage that would have gone to the major ebook … [Read more...] about Pottermore Survey Seeks Feedback Before Ebook Release
Harry Potter eBooks Continue to Be Delayed Until Late 2012
Harry Potter spawned an entire generation of readers that grew up with the books and continues to spawn huge demand for the series. Not only can you read the series, but the movies have been some of the highest grossing of all time and even Disney and other theme-parks have offered rides and a themed experience. The one thing lacking so far has been the books reaching the … [Read more...] about Harry Potter eBooks Continue to Be Delayed Until Late 2012