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Originally Posted by amartyn57
here is a question call me a nerd but how come harry potter isnt in any ebook store. i have looked on the kindle's, the nooks, entourage's and there is nothing does anyone have a reasoning. i would think that since it is such a popular series they would have it id rather carry around my edge that is half the size of the book!!
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It was once explained to me that re-publishing past books in ebook form generally requires re-negotiating the publication rights (read: time & $$$) with the copyright holder. A valuable asset like the Potter series gives the copyright holder significant leverage, so it could be JKR is demanding too much. Then there's the individual distribution rights to negotiate with each country, too. Books being published today tend to come out in eBook form immediately. In time, the back catalog of books will slowly hit the eshelves, as I've observed with a few books I've waited for over the past year.