Amazon's Audible and Pottermore Publishing are coming together to produce a brand new audiobook series covering all seven Harry Potter stories. The new audiobooks are going to be available exclusively via Audible. Each of the audiobook titles is going to be released sequentially starting late 2025. What's more, it is going to be a full-cast audio production, with over 100 … [Read more...] about Audible cooking up some Harry Potter magic like never before
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Harry Potter fan fic ‘Manacled’ Fascinates the Internet
SenLinYu’s “Manacled” is a nearly 900-page alternate ending to the "Harry Potter" series. The fan fiction became massively popular with nearly 16 million individual downloads, 84,000 likes on Archive of Our Own, and 19 languages the work has been translated into. More stats? The 71,000 Goodreads rating and 470 million TikTok views. Recently, the author has leveraged this … [Read more...] about Harry Potter fan fic ‘Manacled’ Fascinates the Internet
Bloomsbury Makes Profit Due to Sarah J Maas
Shares in Bloomsbury Publishing reached the peak as the group best known for backing JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series hailed fantasy author Sarah J Maas as a “publishing phenomenon” helping to turbocharge its sales and profits. The London-headquartered group raised its profit outlook for the second time in three months due to growing demand for its fantasy novels, led by those … [Read more...] about Bloomsbury Makes Profit Due to Sarah J Maas
Harry Potter magic recreated using Raspberry Pi and E Ink
Here is something that is sure to appeal to Harry Potter enthusiasts. Whitney Knitter has conjured up a spellbinding creation that seamlessly merges the wizarding world with the technological prowess of Raspberry Pi. In a delightful feat of creativity, Knitter has crafted a Harry Potter-inspired newspaper using the much-loved single-board computer and e-paper display. This … [Read more...] about Harry Potter magic recreated using Raspberry Pi and E Ink
Actor Stephen Fry claiming his Harry Potter audiobook narration used to create his voice clone illegally
There has long been speculation about how AI can be a great disruptor when it comes to audiobook production using artificial human voice instead of using the services of real voice artists. All of those fears seem to be proving true after all, what with British actor and author Stephen Fry claiming how his voice has been cloned digitally without him having an inkling of what's … [Read more...] about Actor Stephen Fry claiming his Harry Potter audiobook narration used to create his voice clone illegally
7 Entertaining Audiobooks for Kids of All Ages
With consistent growth for 11 years straight, Audiobooks have become quite popular among children. It helps kids to listen to their best books and boost their punctuation, vocabulary, and enunciation seamlessly. Not just that, audiobooks have so many varieties that kids just can't resist. It certainly woos the mind and souls of kids of all ages. Speaking of which, there are … [Read more...] about 7 Entertaining Audiobooks for Kids of All Ages
Harry Potter Publisher – Bloomsbury – Sees Record Sales
Bloomsbury – the UK's most famous publisher renowned for the Harry Potter series- has recently reported a 15% increase in sales with a 16% increase in profit. The publisher chalks this success to allies – TikTok and the ongoing macroeconomic hellscape. Harry Potter During the Inflation According to CEO Nigel Newton, with increasing living costs, books are an affordable form … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Publisher – Bloomsbury – Sees Record Sales
Harry Potter Books aren’t that popular anymore
People had taken to reading big time during the pandemic though with the health scare receding from most parts of the world, reading books is no longer as much in demand. Many publishers reported negative growth in profits in the post-pandemic scenario and now, as Mugglenet stated in a report, Pottermore Publishing too witnessed a sharp 40 percent dip in its profits for the … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Books aren’t that popular anymore
Harry Potter audiobooks have been listened to for more than a billion hours on Audible
Harry Potter fans have spent more than a billion hours listening to the audiobook version of the popular fantasy series on Audible, BreakingNews.ie reported. The above milestone has been achieved at a time when Pottermore Publishing is celebrating a decade of digital publishing of the series while the audiobook version first made its debut on Audible seven years ago. The UK … [Read more...] about Harry Potter audiobooks have been listened to for more than a billion hours on Audible
Harry Potter e-books and audiobooks to get new dynamic cover art
The Harry Potter series is all set to get a makeover of sorts this coming summer. This is going to apply to the e-book and audiobook versions of the Harry Potter stories that would benefit from a new suite of dynamic cover designs. As Pottermore Publishing, the Wizarding WorldTM’s global digital publisher stated, the new cover art will be depicting both the iconic as well as … [Read more...] about Harry Potter e-books and audiobooks to get new dynamic cover art