The Bloomsbury Group that publishes the Harry Potter series has announced an increase in their digital sales, which has topped £5.8million. This marks a 22 percent increase, while the same growth in print sales is less impressive at 12 percent. However, sales from its print business contribute far more revenue at £39.6m, even though the company disclosed that half of the … [Read more...] about Bloomsbury Records Impressive First Half Growth, eBooks Comprise Half of the Bestsellers
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Pottermore Adds New Interactive Content, Early Access for Contest Winners
JK Rowling's interactive fan site Pottermore has been slowly and meticulously rolling out new content in a timely way. While each project has been slow to release, the amount of material included in each of the books that have been made available is nothing short of astounding. Pottermore announced today that the fourth book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the … [Read more...] about Pottermore Adds New Interactive Content, Early Access for Contest Winners
Pottermore Announces Former Sony VP as New CEO
JK Rowling's innovative Pottermore company, which oversees the interactive website, the sale of the entire Harry Potter ebook collection, and maintains a partnership with the Sony Wonderbook game based on the world of Harry Potter, announced yesterday its replacement for former CEO Charlie Redmayne. Susan Jurevics, formerly a Senior Vice President at Sony, said in a press … [Read more...] about Pottermore Announces Former Sony VP as New CEO
New Harry Potter Film with Author JK Rowling at the Screenwriting Helm
Author JK Rowling has been busy over the course of the last year. Besides her work on the wildly popular Pottermore interactive fan site and the re-release of her entire Harry Potter series with new commemorative covers--not to mention two published books and a third one on the way--the author recently announced that she will be screenwriting a new film in the Harry Potter … [Read more...] about New Harry Potter Film with Author JK Rowling at the Screenwriting Helm
New Video from JK Rowling to Celebrate Harry Potter Anniversary, Language Releases
Can you believe it's been fifteen years since the US release of the first book in the global phenomenon that became Harry Potter? Here, author JK Rowling speaks on the book series in a never before seen interview. This video was released today, along with the news that the ebooks of the popular series are now available in even more foreign language translations, and that the … [Read more...] about New Video from JK Rowling to Celebrate Harry Potter Anniversary, Language Releases
Fifty Shades of Grey Author El James Ranked Highest Paid Author
For EL James (real name Erika Leonard), giving up the job of a TV producer to pen her thoughts has proved highly lucrative. In early 2012, James decided to focus entirely on her writing career. Of course, there was enough reason to do so. The first of three Fifty Shades of Grey titles had been published in May 2011 and had been an instant hit. Whether it was the eroticism or … [Read more...] about Fifty Shades of Grey Author El James Ranked Highest Paid Author
Final Chapters of Prizoner of Azkaban Released on Pottermore
Pottermore, the free interactive website that invites Harry Potter fans to more fully explore the in-depth world of the boy wizard, announced recently that the final chapters of book three, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, are available for users to explore. Registered users get a street's eye view of Harry's world, including the prestigious Hogwarts school and Diagon … [Read more...] about Final Chapters of Prizoner of Azkaban Released on Pottermore
Pottermore and Sony to Launch New Gaming Experience
After the success of JK Rowling's interactive fan site Pottermore, based on the internationally bestselling books about the wizarding world of Harry Potter, and its collaboration with Sony to create an interactive video game for the Playstation system called Wonderbook: Book of Spells, Pottermore's team is once again building a gaming experience for diehard fans. Launching … [Read more...] about Pottermore and Sony to Launch New Gaming Experience
Pottermore Gives Back with eBooks for Red Nose Day
Some reports have shown that author JK Rowling is the first billionaire to actually lose the privilege being called a billionaire for donating so much money to charity that she lost that title. It probably doesn't bother her that much, especially if today's announcement is any indication. Pottermore, the interactive site created by Rowling's company of the same name, will … [Read more...] about Pottermore Gives Back with eBooks for Red Nose Day
New Pottermore Content, Just in Time for the Holidays
When JK Rowling created her online interactive world of Harry Potter, aptly named Pottermore, it became a portal for wizarding fans to gather, learn new material from the creation of the books, and interact with both the author and her fans. One of the features that keeps it an engaging platform for the readers is the ever-evolving landscape of the site as the author and … [Read more...] about New Pottermore Content, Just in Time for the Holidays