Harry Potter could go digital

[carpetmojo]

Originally Posted by doreenjoy

... after all this time, I think every man, woman and child in the known universe who is even remotely interested in the Harry Potter franchise has a copy....

Boo, no fair - if it's ebooks we're on about.

Why, oh why am I always the last to know....................

[mr ploppy]

Originally Posted by EowynCarter

I'll sooner buy a book on amazon than iBooks.

I wish she would publish them, the version I got is kinda bad. Most of time the darknet version are the americanized ones... And hardly any ePub.

Now I'm wondering if these will comes out before i'm done proofreading.

Just a thought, but did you search for the English titles? Also it's not a good idea to get things like that from file collectors because they never bother with updated versions.

[wodin]

Originally Posted by doreenjoy

Frankly, after all this time, I think every man, woman and child in the known universe who is even remotely interested in the Harry Potter franchise has a copy.

Too little, too late for Rowling.

Well, yes ... I have the DTV, several times over; but it's ebooks we're talking about here, and I have so far been able to resist the darknet. So I am a "man" and I'm "in the known universe who is even remotely interested in the Harry Potter franchise" and I don't have a copy. But I want one, and am willing to pay for it.

[CallOfCth'reader]

Originally Posted by EowynCarter

Most of time the darknet version are the americanized ones...

What's the difference between the US and European versions? I'm assuming just spelling, but I could be wrong.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by CallOfCth'reader

What's the difference between the US and European versions? I'm assuming just spelling, but I could be wrong.

I think that's all, and the cover art

[Lastblade]

Originally Posted by kjk

She should hire whoever it was who already scanned in her books, painstakingly edited/formatted them, added all the illustrations, and converted them lovingly into various formats. Just a masterful job. Or so I've been told.

lol, good one

[ProfCrash]

Originally Posted by CallOfCth'reader

What's the difference between the US and European versions? I'm assuming just spelling, but I could be wrong.

The European version uses British slang and terminology. So there are jumpers and whinging and that type of thing. Essentially, when they thought an American kid would be confused as to what a term meant they used the American equivalent.

I will buy the ebooks when they are available. Until then, I will read the versions I have on my kindle.

[ebusinesstutor]

Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb

Too late. Most people already have them. She cost herself a fortune being stubborn.

She perhaps has, but I am sure there are a lot of people who only download legally (I am one of them). So there is still a market.

Loved the movies, but not really a fan of the books so I won't be buying them in either format.

I do own some of the movies though.

[HarleyB]

Originally Posted by CallOfCth'reader

What's the difference between the US and European versions? I'm assuming just spelling, but I could be wrong.

Apart from the slang expressions and spelling that the others have already mentioned there is the minor detail about the title of the first book - the US edition is called Harry Potter and the Scorcerer's Stone - I never quite understood the reason for that change.
Honestly I thought that most explanations I read were rather insulting to American children!

Fortunately the later books were allowed to keep their original titles. Apparently American children had shown they were actually clever enough to work out what Deathly Hallows were!

One thing I've often wondered though is which versions were sold in Canada? In Australia we had the original versions.

[Croptop]

Canadians got the British versions.

[Andrew H.]

Originally Posted by doreenjoy

Frankly, after all this time, I think every man, woman and child in the known universe who is even remotely interested in the Harry Potter franchise has a copy.

Too little, too late for Rowling.

Doesn't matter. Most people don't pirate.

The first week the Beatles were available on iTunes (back in November), they sold 2 million individual songs and 450,000 albums. In one week, in 2010. I think that Rowlings would have a similar success (or more so; her books are *heavy*).

[SpyderKB]

Here's an extensive list of changes made. About 2/3rds the way down the page:

http://www.hp-lexicon.org/about/books/differences.html



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[OtterBooks]

They could cease printing her books altogether and she'd have enough money left over to buy Iceland.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

if they actually come out in ebook format, I will get rid of my dark copies and buy them, but NOT at hardbook prices! I already have the hardback versions. she also needs to learn that playing this game is not a good idea

I would not get rid of my copies, because they have been proof read. By myself. But I would most likely buy the official copies as well, but only if they were not sold at new-price. Those books are a few years old now, movies have already been made, and I've already got the paper editions.

Originally Posted by OtterBooks

They could cease printing her books altogether and she'd have enough money left over to buy Iceland.

Including its debts?

[doreenjoy]

Originally Posted by wodin

Well, yes ... I have the DTV, several times over; but it's ebooks we're talking about here, and I have so far been able to resist the darknet. So I am a "man" and I'm "in the known universe who is even remotely interested in the Harry Potter franchise" and I don't have a copy. But I want one, and am willing to pay for it.

I was talking about e-books as well! They are readily available...though not legally.