Is Harry Potter not in Ebook form?

[rock]

Well legitimately at least?

I see PDF scans, but was wondering if this in Ebook. My searches come up as a no.

Never read the series, saw the movies. I just need something to keep me busy.

[desertgrandma]

sThe author has chosen to make it unavailable legally in ebook form.

There are thousands of ebooks here, hand formatted by our members, that will keep you busy........and they're free!

[Elfwreck]

Originally Posted by rock

Well legitimately at least?
I see PDF scans, but was wondering if this in Ebook. My searches come up as a no.
Never read the series, saw the movies. I just need something to keep me busy.

Nope; no legit ebook versions. JK Rowling refuses to allow them; she doesn't like ebooks.

Plenty of pirated versions available, though; including some OCR-corrected versions.

[omk3]

Nope.

Author J.K. Rowling has not allowed the first six Potter stories to be released as e-books and has no plans to change that for the seventh and final work, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," Neil Blair, a lawyer with Rowling's literary agency, told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Rowling has cited two reasons over the years: concern about online piracy (which has never been a major problem for the Potter books), and the desire for readers to experience the books on paper. E-books, hyped as the future of publishing during the dot-com craze of the late 1990s, remain a tiny portion of the multibillion dollar industry.

from this article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...020400654.html

Nice, isn't she?
I've never read or watched any Harry Potter by the way.

[Kokomo Lee]

Desertgrandma, elfwreck and omk3;

You answered before I could finish my reply. You folks are good!

[rock]

Thanks, I was just going by recommendation. I don't have to read them, was just looking to see if I could find them cheap maybe.

after reading about 5 books on my ereader, I can't see picking up a book anymore. It is just easier with the ereader.

I don't understand her line about experience it on paper? how does that make a difference. What I love is that when I open my bag, I don't have to worry about my book mark falling out, or the book getting damaged.

[omk3]

Oh, yes the paper experience(tm)! Not to be missed!
Just a pretentious uninformed comment if you ask me...

@SLMines: and we posted simultaneously too! some kind of record

[Tom2112]

You know, it's funny. I might have said the same thing before I got an iPhone. I had absolutely no intention of ever owning an e-reader or reading novels on a computer.

But then my employer handed me and iPhone (I wouldn't have bought it myself), and I'm pretty much forced to carry it with me all of the time. Then I discovered a free app called Stanza. While I was waiting for something... a doctor's appointment or something like that... I downloaded and read a free ebook and tried Stanza out.

I don't even remember what book it was, but I was hooked. I haven't read a print book since. I've read a ton of ebooks on my iPhone, and I love it. The fact that it's always in my pocket, and reading is only a moment away, is just totally awesome.

Combine that with the clever ease of use features of most e-readers, such as bookmarking (and never losing your place again), searching, configurable fonts and colors, and it beats a book every time.

Now, I know that the iPhone isn't the best platform for reading ebooks, but even so, it's better than a physical book in most ways other than my iPhone needs charged. I've never had to charge a print book. The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. I'm a total ebook convert.

There is one area where I still rely on print books and prefer them: for reference materials. I do a lot of computer work, and juggling devices while trying to find some reference code for a program or script is not cool. I prefer to leaf through a print manual for that sort of thing. But recreational reading is ALL ebooks for me.

So, I guess we just need to get J.K. Rowling an iPhone or an e-reader!

[rock]

yeah I started on my Iphone, then got the Astak EZ reader.

The Iphone was too small (but readable) but I didn't like the backlight.

I used the Kindle app.

I love my Pocket Pro now.

[calvin-c]

I suspect the 'paper experience' is something Rowling feels. I can see it, for an author, but don't think it means very much to most readers. I think it's a dumb decision, but everybody's got a right to make dumb decisions. I hope.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by omk3

Oh, yes the paper experience(tm)! Not to be missed

and don't forget the Smell of Books®

[Solitaire1]

Originally Posted by Tom2112

You know, it's funny. I might have said the same thing before I got an iPhone. I had absolutely no intention of ever owning an e-reader or reading novels on a computer.

But then my employer handed me and iPhone (I wouldn't have bought it myself), and I'm pretty much forced to carry it with me all of the time. Then I discovered a free app called Stanza. While I was waiting for something... a doctor's appointment or something like that... I downloaded and read a free ebook and tried Stanza out.

I don't even remember what book it was, but I was hooked. I haven't read a print book since. I've read a ton of ebooks on my iPhone, and I love it. The fact that it's always in my pocket, and reading is only a moment away, is just totally awesome.

Combine that with the clever ease of use features of most e-readers, such as bookmarking (and never losing your place again), searching, configurable fonts and colors, and it beats a book every time.

Now, I know that the iPhone isn't the best platform for reading ebooks, but even so, it's better than a physical book in most ways other than my iPhone needs charged. I've never had to charge a print book. The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. I'm a total ebook convert.

There is one area where I still rely on print books and prefer them: for reference materials. I do a lot of computer work, and juggling devices while trying to find some reference code for a program or script is not cool. I prefer to leaf through a print manual for that sort of thing. But recreational reading is ALL ebooks for me.

So, I guess we just need to get J.K. Rowling an iPhone or an e-reader!

I had a similar experience with my first PDA. My employer offered me one for the job, and I was hesistant to accept it because I thought it would simply end up with the other devices that I simply didn't find useful.

Then I discovered ebooks.

Soon, I purchased my own PDA so I could freely use it as an ebook reader. I would spend hours reading ebooks, much more time than I spend reading pbooks. If you subtract the amount of time I spend reading manga and comic books (which are not yet suitable for most ebook readers), I do very little of my reading with pbooks.

This takes me to the Harry Potter books. I've enjoyed a few of them as audiobooks that I've borrowed from the library, but it is not a series that I'm likely to actually buy (partially because of cost, and partially because of space), unless it is available as in an ebook form for a reasonable price. Otherwise, I will just borrow them from the library when I want to read them.

In time, I think the resistance to ebooks will decrease as the number of ebook readers in use increases. When the number of ebook readers in use becomes significant (say 5 percent of the world's population), it will be a market that has too much potential profit to ignore, especially when that market will not buy books in a pbook format.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by rock

I don't understand her line about experience it on paper? how does that make a difference. What I love is that when I open my bag, I don't have to worry about my book mark falling out, or the book getting damaged.

I've done both. And I've found them enjoyable on both media.

[EowynCarter]

That kind of of shame, as I would have gladly bought them.
And on the darknet, i can't find a proper version. (ie ocr corrected ePub or mobi), and not americanized.

[LDBoblo]

I admire her position on ebooks of Harry Potter, and I hope it doesn't change for a few years yet.

The piracy concern is a bit humorous, though.