06-23-2011, 10:05 AM
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Sony Reader Lives on with Rowling!
According to today's Wall Street Journal:
After years of refusing to release her boy-wizard books in electronic format, Harry Potter mastermind J.K. Rowling is finally taking the digital plunge, launching an online store that will sell Harry Potter e-books directly to consumers and a social-networking site designed to keep the Potter magic alive. The free-to-access site, known as Pottermore, launches for the first million users on July 31 and opens to the general public—with the online e-book store—in October. Once the online store opens, the full Harry Potter series will be available as e-books in multiple languages, compatible with any electronic reading device. Sony Corp. has served as a primary partner in building the site. Once the online store goes live in October, Sony will be selling Pottermore branded products alongside the Harry Potter e-books, a spokeswoman for Sony said. Those could include Pottermore branded Sony e-readers, as well as other Harry Potter-specific electronics or software products. |
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06-23-2011, 10:10 AM
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So will the Potter books be sold exclusively through the Pottermore site?
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06-23-2011, 10:13 AM
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If you read the WSJ article it makes it clear that this will be an exclusive sales vehicle.
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06-23-2011, 10:34 AM
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I bet the ebooks will be spendy.
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06-23-2011, 10:54 AM
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06-23-2011, 11:02 AM
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Considering her fondness for Kindle books, I doubt they will be online read only.
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06-23-2011, 11:02 AM
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06-23-2011, 11:06 AM
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Well, you can't say it's not a bit more than just bunging 'em out in ebook form !
And, who knows, JKR might just save Sony ereaders like she did Bloomsbury. I expect she's only doing it because so many MobileRead fans were so ............insistent, she should. I expect they had a major effect on her decision. Who's next for a bashing then ? 
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06-23-2011, 11:36 AM
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it's brilliant actually. she has her own bookstore. authors selling their own books instead of selling them through some 2nd/third party store which eats her profit . she(her company) sells direct to the customer. and no one has to worry about geo restrictions.
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06-23-2011, 11:51 AM
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Very smart of her indeed. Best of luck to her.
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06-23-2011, 12:03 PM
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I'm just glad that she is finally releasing the books in ebook format. I have been wanting to read them for a long time, but did not want the physical books.
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06-23-2011, 12:04 PM
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06-23-2011, 12:06 PM
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HP branded Sony eReaders? God, they already charge $300 for the 950. Can't imagine what a 950 with Ginny etched on the back is gonna go for.
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06-23-2011, 12:12 PM
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06-23-2011, 12:20 PM
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Sounds like it could be related to this:
"Sony, Panasonic, others to launch cross-platform e-book service, later this year" https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=138918 |
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