The seminal J.K. Rowling Pottermore website is more than just an eBook store to sell the entire series of Harry Potter eBooks, but also acts as an interactive game and a wellspring of original content. Today, a new 500-word entry about Celestina, who is sometimes known as the "singing sorceress," provides never-before-known facts about this obscure character whom readers never … [Read more...] about Pottermore Releases New Content and a Song by Singer Celestina Warbeck
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JK Rowling Writes New Harry Potter Story
There's a good reason that JK Rowling is as beloved as her characters, and that seems to come from her innate ability to understand her readers and care about the stories they love. Rowling, who stepped away from writing about the world of Harry Potter several years ago to focus on crafting the interactive gift to her fans that is Pottermore, has popped up from time to time … [Read more...] about JK Rowling Writes New Harry Potter Story
JK Rowling Commentates Quidditch World Cup
The world of Harry Potter is very real to some people, so real in fact that there are live Quidditch matches and yes, college teams. Even better, these college and fan teams actually have a Quidditch World Cup competition, taking place in Florida. the fact that none of the players has a flying broom is not a deterrent.This year, for the seventh World Cup, author and … [Read more...] about JK Rowling Commentates Quidditch World Cup
JK Rowling to Write New Harry Potter Screenplays
If anyone in the publishing industry has everything under control, it's JK Rowling. First, she penned one of the bestselling series of all time with her seven book Harry Potter story line, followed up by a couple of other associated works that added more detail to the world of the boy wizard.But it's her business acumen that is really praiseworthy. After retaining the … [Read more...] about JK Rowling to Write New Harry Potter Screenplays
Pottermore Posts New Unpubished Content from JK Rowling
JK Rowling, whose wizarding world of Harry Potter has breathed new life into an entire generation of readers when it first appeared, is still a beloved book series to the original fans and to new readers who continue to discover the books and movies. Rowling's digital site, Pottermore, continues to grow in membership as new features and content adaptations are created.Now, … [Read more...] about Pottermore Posts New Unpubished Content from JK Rowling
What Could Rowling Do With Harry and Hermione?
JK Rowling is no stranger to opening herself up and letting her fans see the inner workings of the mind that created the world of Harry Potter. From the publication of her notebook that she kept during the series' writing process to the ill-timed but important announcement that she'd always envisioned Professor Dumbledore as having been homosexual, Rowling has invited her … [Read more...] about What Could Rowling Do With Harry and Hermione?
Pottermore Debuts on Tablets and Smartphone Devices
The Harry Potter interactive website Pottermore is now available on mobile connected devices such as tablet PCs and smartphones. Up until now, the same was limited to just web browsers on traditional computing devices such as notebooks or desktops. Good to see the same transcending to the new age devices such as tablets which has emerged the most preferred device for personal … [Read more...] about Pottermore Debuts on Tablets and Smartphone Devices
Pottermore Announces Expansion into Japan
The online interactive world of Harry Potter is reaching an entirely new audience, as Pottermore announced today the launch of the site in Japan. What is most interesting about that news is the fact that it took this long, considering that Japan is the largest market outside of the US for Harry Potter, beating out even the author's home base in the UK.In addition to the … [Read more...] about Pottermore Announces Expansion into Japan
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
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 Wins Digital Strategy of the Year Award
The Bookseller Industry awards has just occurred in the United Kingdom and Pottermore came away with a huge victory. The Harry Potter focused digital company beat out some hefty competition by Random House, Harlequin, Kobo, Penguin, and Bloomsbury.The Pottermore strategy as a gateway to sell ebooks has been a bit of a case study on how to start an e-commerce site and … [Read more...] about Pottermore Wins Digital Strategy of the Year Award
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