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Old 06-24-2011, 08:58 PM   #91
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It's almost as if she is taking a page out of the George Lucas Star Wars Franchise marketing book. It's very smart.
It was doubly so for Mr. Lucas since he was able to see what was coming when the studio wasn't and handed over what he wanted without much (if any)trouble. They probably figured, "he'll throw some money at merchandizing and lose it, nothing for us to be concerned over." Star Wars has been good to him. lol.
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Old 06-24-2011, 09:02 PM   #92
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She was on social assistance yes but she had no idea that her book would be published let alone any subsequent ones, nevermind the notion that it would blossom into what it has become today.

Personally, I love that she gives back. Look at all the rock stars that left the UK in the 70's for example because of the high taxes. She hasn't. I read somewhere once that the taxes that she pays alone covers the cost of the very program that once helped her. That blew my mind.

More power to her! Go Jo!!
Yeah she took a chance indeed since series books and books about boarding schools don't usually have such a following. Of course she not only has given back in the form of taxes in the UK but by helping to inspire millions of young children to read. That's the more important, longer lasting contribution.
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Old 06-24-2011, 09:05 PM   #93
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I hope so, though that is not what the article says. Take a look at the article cited by a previous poster.
I quoted the article and it says book two will go live in early 2012. To me, that means the website content. eBooks don't actually go live. They go on sale.
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One thing that hasn't been mentioned really, is that other companies are already doing this. O'Reilly does DRM free but watermarked ebooks. No one has had issues with them doing that.
I love the way O'Reilly does their ebooks. I don't understand the opposition to it.
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Old 06-25-2011, 04:56 AM   #95
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Yes, that would be nice and if it was say $300 with all the HP eBook loaded, it would sell.
I'd buy one if it has a non-cheesy Harry Potter/magic-theme protective film already stuck on it. Maybe a stylus that looks like a wand.

p/s: I'm serious.
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Old 06-25-2011, 09:41 AM   #96
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Oh, so if someone manages to get a copy of any of my HP eBooks, that person is going to return it to me? I don't think so. I think it's more likely that if someone unauthorized did get a hold of any of my HP eBooks, that whatever books were out there would be spread far and wide. Sorry, but it is not the same as a name plate in a paper book.

It's just a way to track you down should any of your copies get loose.
If anyone stole your ebook reader all its contents would be deleted before it was sold on. If you lost it and someone honest found it there would be better ways of marking it with your contact details.
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I hope so, though that is not what the article says. Take a look at the article cited by a previous poster.

Forget the article, go right to the source, the press release for the Pottermore site.

"The storyline of the second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, will go live on the site in early 2012. The Pottermore Shop opens when the site opens to all in October, selling complete ranges of the eBooks and digital audiobooks in a selection of languages, exclusively."

If you watch the YouTube announcement she states the same thing. All the eBooks and audiobooks will be available for purchase in October through the Pottermore Shop. The reference to the second book, Chamber of Secrets, refers only to the online content.
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Okay, that is much clearer. Thank you.
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Old 06-27-2011, 02:38 AM   #99
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If you have an x50 Sony, then the ADE is fine. But maybe if Sony comes out with an HP themed Reader with all the HP books loaded, you can maybe get that if you don't have an x50 Sony.
I don't like the implementation on my Sony either. And yes, it's the 650. I miss the top margin. It's too close to the border and the shadow of the bezel falls over the top line.



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I'm also interested in the "digital audiobooks". I wonder if they are the digitized version of the CD versions. And if so, how they'll be offered.

(anybody who hasn't heard the Stephen Fry version, you should, it's awesome!)
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One thing that hasn't been mentioned really, is that other companies are already doing this. O'Reilly does DRM free but watermarked ebooks. No one has had issues with them doing that.
Well, the only reason the watermark is still there is because removing it from pdf is such a pain.

But I'm too attached to the hp books to have them spoiled with "licensed to EowynCarter" even once.
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One thing that hasn't been mentioned really, is that other companies are already doing this. O'Reilly does DRM free but watermarked ebooks. No one has had issues with them doing that.
That may sound stupid, but where do I see this watermark? I've read several O'Reilly books now, but never noticed anything resembling a watermark.
(Of course, I now also send them through Calibre before reading, because they work faster afterwards, so maybe Calibre removes it?)
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That may sound stupid, but where do I see this watermark? I've read several O'Reilly books now, but never noticed anything resembling a watermark.
(Of course, I now also send them through Calibre before reading, because they work faster afterwards, so maybe Calibre removes it?)
Well, there is a good point about o'reilly's watermark, it's not intrusive. But it's there indeed.
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On topic:

I'm also interested in the "digital audiobooks". I wonder if they are the digitized version of the CD versions. And if so, how they'll be offered.

(anybody who hasn't heard the Stephen Fry version, you should, it's awesome!)
I'd guess they're MP3's of the CD versions, I don't know what else they would be. Whether it'll be the Fry versions only or also the Jim Dale ones who knows. The Jim Dale ones have been available through iTunes (at least the US store) since like '05, but if Pottermore is going to be the exclusive place for digital audio I guess Apple is losing them?

I agree the Fry versions are great (although the Dale ones aren't bad either).
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Pottermore defends selling e-books directly

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Pottermore has responded to retailers' frustrations over being unable to sell the Harry Potter e-books, saying the idea was to "ensure ease of availability across all reading devices"...
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/po...-directly.html
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He added: "The decision to make e-books exclusive to the site was to ensure ease of availability across all reading devices and to the widest possible audience and also to support the ultimate intention of the site to be an online reading experience.”
All I saw was "availability across all reading devices" and "intention ... to be an online reading experience."
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