‘Harry Potter’ e-books go on sale online
The “Harry Potter” series, which has conquered mediums from hardcover books to movies, is finally available in e-book format.
The books by J.K. Rowling can be purchased on Pottermore.com for $7.99 for the first three books, $9.99 for the last four installments, or $57.54 for the series.
“Today is a great day for ‘Harry Potter’ fans and e-book readers alike,” said Charlie Redmayne, chief executive of Pottermore. “Not only is this phenomenally popular series available in e-book form for the first time, but across an extensive range of devices and platforms, thanks to unique collaborations with leading online retailers.”
The “Harry Potter” e-books can be accessed using several devices and reading services, including the Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Barnes & Noble Nook and Google Play.
The news broke last summer that the books were on their way to digital format when Rowling announced Pottermore, which is a game-like website where users can relive the wizard series.
Currently, the full website is not open to all users, and the more than 1 million beta users who do have access to the game portion of the site can experience only the first book of the series, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” The website will open to the public in early April, a spokesman for the author said, and the second book, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” is expected to open soon after.
