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Latest news as of Monday, October 6, 2008
| Monday, September 29, 2008 |
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| Paperback Deathly Hallows slated for July 2009 |
The paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released on July 7, 2009. This follows the record-breaking release of the hardcover edition, which hit stores at 12:01 a.m. on July 21, 2007 and has so far sold 14 million copies, making it the fastest selling book in publishing history. [more...]
Source: School Library Journal |
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| Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
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| Anniversary of Harry Potter debut celebrated in New York City |
It's been a decade since a young wizard named Harry Potter put his spell on the hearts and imaginations of millions of fans across the world. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the first book in the series, turned 10 years old today, and to celebrate, fans read it aloud cover-to-cover in SoHo. [more...]
Source: NY1 |
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| Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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| 'Hogwarts Professor' to lecture on Harry Potter |
Author and "Hogwarts Professor" John Granger will present a two-day lecture on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books as part of the Honors College Lecture Series on the Baylor campus. Granger will explain how Rowling's seventh and final book is "her story about the difficulty and importance." [more...]
Source: Baylor University |
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| Monday, September 15, 2008 |
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| Contest celebrates Harry Potter's 10th annivesary |
It's hard to believe it's the 10th Anniversary of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone. To celebrate, DiscoveringDad.com is hosting a contest with outstanding prizes for Harry Potter fans. The contest runs from Friday, September 12th through Friday, October 10th, and it is open to people living in the U.S. and Canada. [more...]
Source: Discovering Dad |
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| Was Severus Snape based on a science teacher at J.K.'s school? |
One of JK Rowling's former teachers says he suspects the author may have based one of her Harry Potter characters on him. John Nettleship taught at Wyedean Comprehensive between 1976 and 1983 when JK Rowling was a pupil there. He said he believes Hogwarts teacher Severus Snape may have been partly based on him. [more...]
Source: This is Gloucestershire, UK |
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| Wednesday, September 10, 2008 |
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| Potter court ruling gets attention of citizens law group |
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University said today they will "work closely" with a new nonprofit that launched on the heels of a judge's copyright ruling involving the Harry Potter books. Their director said, "We are seeing far too many important works being scuttled because of baseless legal threats." [more...]
Source: The Boston Globe |
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| Monday, September 8, 2008 |
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| Scholastic celebrates Harry Potter's 10th with read-a-thon |
Scholastic will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by hosting a fan read-thon September 23. On "Harry Potter Cover to Cover Day," muggles of all ages will have a chance to sit in the throne used by Rowling in her US appearances and read from the book. [more...]
Source: PR Week |
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| Thursday, August 21, 2008 |
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| All-day Harry Potter read-a-thon comes to the Web |
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Scholastic has organized a cover-to-cover reading of the book to take place at its headquarters in New York on September 23. Fans can show up and participate, or can watch a live Webcast if they don't happen to be in New York. [more...]
Source: CNET |
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| Monday, August 11, 2008 |
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| Price war hotting up for new Harry Potter |
The latest tome from Harry Potter author JK Rowling is still four months from publication, but it has already sparked a price war in the UK. Amazon, Waterstone's and Tesco are all offering the book to pre-order online for £3.49, half the £6.99 cover price. It could be the top-selling book at Christmas. [more...]
Source: This Is Money, UK |
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| Israel bans Arabic Harry Potter |
Harry Potter is apparently not welcome in Israel, at least in its Arabic translations imported from Syria and Lebanon. Arab-Israeli publisher Salah Abassi told Israeli public radio on Monday that authorities ordered him to stop importing Arabic-language children's books from the two longtime foes of Israel. [more...]
Source: Middle East Online |
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| Harry Potter prequel sold out on first day |
All but a handful of the 10,000 copies of What's Your Story? sold within hours of going on sale on Thursday, with customers at Waterstone's booksellers limited to two copies each. Waterstone's said the book would not be reprinted, turning copies into a collector's item. [more...]
Source: The Telegraph, UK |
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| Thursday, July 31, 2008 |
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| Harry Potter fairytales to be published |
A collection of fairytales penned by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is to be published. The Tales of Beedle the Bard, which Rowling first mentioned in The Deathly Hallows, will go on sale on December 4. The book will feature additional commentary on each fairytale from Professor Dumbledore, and an introduction by Rowling. [more...]
Source: BBC News |
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| Friday, July 25, 2008 |
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| Harry Potter drives Scholastic's global sales |
Scholastic's global sales were up 15% to $2,205.6m in the year to end-May 2008, driven by strong Harry Potter trade sales of approximately $270m following its US publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in July 2007. It also said that a strong performance in the UK, Australia and Asia contributed to the increase. [more...]
Source: The Bookseller |
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| Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
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| Fans rush to snap up Deathly Hallows in Japanese |
A throng of Harry Potter fans flocked to book stores on early Wednesday, eagerly awaiting the release of the Japanese translation of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series. About 1.8 million first editions of the new book that is divided into two parts will go on sale at bookstores around the country. [more...]
Source: Mainichi Daily News, Japan |
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| Monday, July 21, 2008 |
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| Last chance to buy first edition hard-cover Deathly Hallows |
BooksOnBoard, the premier online bookshop, now offers the First Edition hardcover of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for less than the UK paperback list. Priced at $9.99, that's $25 off the publishers list price of $34.99. The UK paperback edition was released last July 5th with a list price of approximately $17. [more...]
Source: Webwire |
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| Harry Potter fans pay £1000 to stay in J.K. Rowling's suite |
The Edinburgh hotel suite where JK Rowling completed the Harry Potter series has become a Mecca for fans across the world, at almost £1000 a night. Renamed the J.K. Rowling Suite, it still contains the marble bust she triumphantly signed after completing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in January last year. [more...]
Source: Edinburgh News |
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