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Harry Potter audiobooks now available online at iTunes J.K. Rowling and Apple today announced that the entire Harry Potter audiobook series is now available exclusively on the iTunes Music Store, the world’s number one online music service. For the first time ever, every audiobook in the series, including the latest release, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is available as a digital download from iTunes. Customers can either download individual audiobooks or the complete Harry Potter Digital Box Set which includes a full color digital booklet as well as previously unreleased readings from author J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter fans can also purchase the complete Harry Potter Digital Box Set together with a Collector’s Edition 20GB iPod engraved with the Hogwarts crest.
 "We are honored that J.K. Rowling has picked iTunes for the debut of the Harry Potter audiobook series," said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. "We’re delighted to be able to bring these wonderful and wildly popular stories to iTunes Music Store customers." On her official website today, J.K. said, "Many Harry Potter fans have been keen for digital access for a while, but the deciding factor for me in authorising this new version is that it will help combat the growing incidents of piracy in this area. There have been a number of incidents where fans have stumbled upon unauthorised files believing them to be genuine and, quite apart from the fact that they are illegal, the Harry Potter content of these can bear very little resemblance to anything I've ever written!" The complete Harry Potter Digital Box Set is equivalent to almost 100 CDs, but customers can purchase this entire audiobook collection with just one click and then transfer all six books onto their iPod to take with them wherever they go. List price in the US for the Harry Potter 20GB Collector's iPod is $299, and the Complete Harry Potter audiobook download is $249.00. Individual audiobooks range in price from $32.95 to $49.95. In the UK, Individual audiobooks from the Harry Potter series are priced from £17.95 (inc. VAT) to £50.95 (inc. VAT), and the Harry Potter Digital Box Set is £195 (inc. VAT). (with info from Apple's official Press Release and the news section of J.K. Rowling's Official Website)
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