Pullman’s His Dark Materials released in digital format

Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series is released today (5th March) in ebook format for the first time. Penguin Random House, which owns the digital rights to the trilogy, is publishing Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass as ebooks, priced at £5.49 each. It is also publishing an ebook of "The Collectors", the short story Pullman wrote for Audible in December, for 99p. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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