It used to be easy to give your loved ones books for the holidays. You went to a bookstore, browsed the shelves , and picked out something thoughtful: Jodi Picoult’s latest for your mom, Harry Potter for your niece, maybe a Bill O’Reilly rant for that uncle who never shuts up at Thanksgiving. ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
First, this is not Harry Potter. Those hoping for a dusting of Dumbledore, a sprinkling of Snape... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Her first post-Harry Potter book is a work of adult fiction, but its release follows an earlier playbook: It's been kept from prying eyes. Mystery ensues.J.K. Rowling wrote "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" as a single mum on the dole. Seven books, 4,100 pages and a blockbuster film... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
J. K. Rowling says she'd need a 'fabulous idea' to go back to the world of Harry Potter. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The success of 'Harry Potter, 'Twilight' and other has created a halo effect for the entire genre. And kids aren't the only ones doing it.For years, the book industry has been mired in debates about the plight of independent booksellers, the rise of Amazon and the fate of print as it struggles... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the market for a new e-reader? One could certainly do worse than Sony's Reader line. The company's been packing features onto its devices, and the already leaked latest entry is no different, with upgrades over its predecessor, packed into a newly redesigned body with bigger, better looking... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Fifty Shades of Grey' has passed the 'Harry Potter' books and 'The Da Vinci Code' to become the country's bestselling book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The final book in The Hunger Games trilogy is coming to the big-screen in two parts starting in 2014. Lionsgate Films announced today that The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 will be released November 21, 2014, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 will follow on November 20, 2015. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
J.K. Rowling's 'Book of Spells' will allow players to wave wands and cast spells using Wonderbook technology. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
All the books in the Harry Potter series will arrive in the Kindle lending library – free for Amazon Prime members – on June 19. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harry Potter has joined the Kindle lending library.Amazon.com announced Thursday that on June 19, the ebook editions of J.K. Rowling's seven Potter novels will become part of the Kindle service available to Amazon Prime subscribers. Members can download a book for free once a month. Amazon's... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Members of the Amazon Prime subscription program will be able to read "Harry Potter'' ebooks for free through the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, a move intended to encourage consumers to buy Kindle devices. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
JK Rowling's first book for adults will be a "blackly comic" novel set in an idyllic English town where all is not what it seems, her publisher says. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, Fla., more than lived up to its hype for this fan. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The literary genre is white-hot in Hollywood, with filmmakers bidding on unpublished books and paying as much as $1 million for the rights to relatively modest sellers.The back-to-back blockbuster successes of "Harry Potter," "Twilight" and now "The Hunger Games" have turned the hunt for fresh... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The "Harry Potter" series, which has conquered mediums from books to movies, is finally available in ebook format. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pottermore has partnered with ebook company Overdrive to bring electronic versions of the 'Harry Potter' series to libraries and schools in five languages. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 01/09/2011 - 08:51 Readers will be able to download the ebook of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for free with the limited edition model of the new Sony Reader. Further details have emerged about the Reader, which is set to go on sale in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Thu, 18/08/2011 - 15:17 Titan has acquired an accompaniment to the Harry Potter film franchise, which drew to a close this summer with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. Harry Potter: Page to Screen: The Complete Film-making Journey will... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scam artists are selling fake early access to the Pottermore Web site or asking for personal data to register an "account." Either way, you're going to be sorry if you interact with them. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]