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Old 06-24-2011, 05:42 PM   #128
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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek View Post
I believe that I've read that the books are going to be sold in .epub format.
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Apple is losing the audiobooks and Amazon isn't getting eBooks.

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—Apple: Pottermore.com is also going to be the exclusive place to buy Harry Potter digital audiobooks—which are currently sold on iTunes. The Financial Times reports that those editions “will be removed and sold solely on the Pottermore site when it opens to the public in October, people familiar with the business said. As a result, Ms. Rowling’s audio sales contract with Apple will in effect be terminated, the sources confirmed.”

—Amazon: As we mentioned yesterday, Pottermore.com is not a good thing for Amazon. Amazon currently does not support EPUB, the format in which the Harry Potter e-books will most likely be released. But if they want Kindle owners to be able to read Harry Potter, they will have to add EPUB support despite the fact that they stand to make no money from the sales of the e-books because Rowling is selling them directly. It’s not a great position for Amazon, which says its goal is to make the Kindle Store “the best bookstore in the world,” in the words of Jeff Bezos at the Amazon shareholders meeting earlier this month. Bezos described this as a “straightforward,” “simple-minded” approach that “seems like what our customers would want.” Well, Kindle owners will definitely want to be able to read the Harry Potter e-books, and Amazon risks losing market share to the Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) Nook, Kobo and other e-readers that support EPUB if for some reason it takes a stand against Pottermore.com.
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The FT reports that Sony is “developing related products, including a themed version of its Sony reader.” Who knows if anyone wants a special Harry Potter e-reader, but this could be an opportunity to reach out in particular to younger kids who might like that sort of thing. (I’m thinking magic wand stylus…) And no major brand currently offers an e-reader aimed specifically at children.
If this is all true, Amazon is going to have to go ePub or risk losing sales left and right as people want the HP eBooks and since they won't work on a Kindle, that will be one big strike for Amazon.
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