Daily Archives: June 23, 2011
J.K. Rowling On eBooks, More
OK, shut up, so it’s turned into J.K. Rowling Day here. Tomorrow it’ll probably be Amazon Day. Who knows? Anyway, over at The Leaky Cauldron site, they have a transcript of the press conference held earlier today and I thought … Continue reading
Filed under Digital Overthrow, Writer
What J.K. Rowling’s Move Means
In my original 2008 post, J.K. Rowling: A Year In The Life, about the midnight lines for the final book in Harry Potter series: It’s too easy to forget what a phenomenon her books have been. The final volume was … Continue reading
Filed under Digital Overthrow, Writer, Writers, Writing
Two Press Stupidities Of The J.K. Rowling Coverage
Two bizarre notions the press has latched onto: 1) That writers need permission to create a Kindle book! See this: As Business Insider points out, if Amazon wants the incredibly popular Potter books on Kindle, the company will either have … Continue reading
Filed under Amazon Kindle, Book Creation, Digital Overthrow, eBooks: General
J.K. Rowling Documentary
Well, I didn’t expect this to be a J.K. Rowling extravaganza here. But good for her. I’m not a Harry Potter fan — haven’t read the books, have seen only passing moments of the movies — but I do like … Continue reading
J.K. Rowling Self-Publishes Harry Potter eBooks
J.K. Rowling to release Harry Potter e-books herself NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Harry Potter series author J.K. Rowling will, for the first time, release the famous children’s stories in e-book form in October through a new website called Pottermore. Rowling’s … Continue reading
Filed under Digital Overthrow, Marketing, Stupid, Writer
SHOCK: Harry Potter eBooks DRM-FREE!
J K Rowling unveils Pottermore and DRM-free Harry Potter ebooks CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR J K Rowling has launched the Pottermore online reading experience, which will invite fans online, and will sell DRM-free ebooks of the series for the first time. … Continue reading
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Sony + Harry Potter = Reader Exclusive?
Update: Sony misses its chance. The announcement of Harry Potter eBooks coming is not surprising. That move was inevitable. What intrigues me is the Sony connection. Click = big Contrary to all indications, Sony doesn’t seem about to exit the … Continue reading
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Harry Potter Legit eBooks Coming
‘Harry Potter’ Series to Be Sold as E-Books Author J.K. Rowling announced Thursday that her seven Potter novels will be sold as e-books starting in October — ending the boy wizard’s status as one of the highest-profile holdouts against digital … Continue reading
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Nook Touch Rooting: June 23rd News
Note: All Nook Touch rooting news of this day will be consolidated into this single post, with any updates at the end. Don’t forget to see: Nook Simple Touch Root & Setup Script Kit [N2E] TouchNooter 1.6.22 It’s now fixed! … Continue reading
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