Here are a few publishing highlights from the past week. (Note: Some of these stories were previously published on Radar.) Harry Potter ebooks coming via new Pottermore site JK Rowling’s of her website — and the long-awaited arrival of “Harry Potter” ebooks — was the story this week in publishing circles. Pottermore will offer extra Harry Potter content for fans (Wired has on the content speculation), and in the fall the site will exclusively sell the ebook versions of the popular series. Thanks to a, the ebooks will be available across multiple ereading platforms, including the Kindle. Rowling introduces Pottermore in this short video: In a by Philip Jones and Charlotte Williams for Bookseller.com, Rowling commented on why she’s choosing to sell directly to her readers: It was quite straightforward for me It means we can guarantee people everywhere are getting the same experience and at the same time. Some as the in publishing, and it definitely has ruffled some feathers. In a, a spokesperson for UK book retail giant Waterstone commented: We always sought to add value for the fans when a new Harry Potter book was released and their launch days have become the stuff of legend at Waterstone’s and other booksellers. We’re therefore disappointed that, having been a key factor in the growth of the Harry Potter phenomenon since the first book was published, the book trade is effectively banned from selling the long-awaited e-book editions of the series. The site will go live in October, but Rowling that will give one million fans early access to Pottermore in July. — Being held on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, TOC Frankfurt will feature a full day of cutting-edge keynotes and panel discussions by key figures in the worlds of publishing and technology. ![]() ![]() Amazon tablet rumors leak The mill this week with leaks of a possible Amazon tablet coming to market in. Digitimes Amazon is aiming to sell 4 million units, globally, this year. ![]() Sales of Harry Potter ebooks and audiobooks have more than doubled over the last quarter after JK Rowling’s digital publishing arm allowed the bestselling series to. Sales for Don Quixote and The Harry Potter Series has been deem unreliable information and officially can be considered to have sold. Fiction Book Sales Statistics. May 07, 2012 Ebook Sales Of Harry Potter Lead To Increased Physical Sales As Well from the funny-how-that-works dept. ![]() Additionally, Ed Sutherland notes in a: Earlier leaks indicate the Kindle-maker will offer two tablet versions: a 7-inch device codenamed “Coyote” for $349 and a 10-inch model for $449. A that Amazon hasn’t officially commented, but that same post also where Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told Consumer Reports to “stay tuned.” A faster horse isn’t the answer: How content should be conceived in a mobile world As the mobile space increasingly connects the real and virtual worlds, changing the way people,,, and (very soon), some argue that amidst all these shifts the space really needs a. Taking the analog experience and simply isn’t cutting the mustard. In the spirit of disruption, I’ve reached out to several people across the tech and publishing industries to answer one question: If you were going to build an app that fully harnessed mobile’s capabilities, what would it do and how would it work? Up first is Joe Wikert (), general manager and publisher at O’Reilly Media. ![]() Wikert recently posted a bemoaning the state of digital content, specifically in relation to magazines. He summed up the issue succinctly in his post: The bottom line is that I had higher hopes for the shorter-form content model by now. I’m hard-pressed to point to any one magazine app and say, “yeah, they’ve really created something special here.” Instead, the Wired’s of the world came in and offered the print content in e-format and thought they could charge a lot for it. I’m glad they’ve learned that won’t work, but now I’m hoping they’ll start experimenting more, either on their own or jointly with some of their competitors. Joe’s response to my question follows: If you were going to build an app that fully harnessed mobile’s capabilities, what would it do and how would it work? Joe Wikert: That’s the million-dollar question or maybe the billion-dollar one! I have a few thoughts on the capabilities required to capture my attention, but I also realize that there are probably many features I haven’t even thought of. It reminds me (once again) of a Henry Ford quote I like to toss out from time to time: “If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have told me a faster horse.” In other words, if customers aren’t already used to a particular platform or its potential capabilities, it’s easy for them to limit their thinking to what they already know, not what they haven’t yet experienced. One of the key things I’d like to see happen with content is for us to stop looking at it through the lens of a book. We tend to get hung up with animating page-turns and we think less about how the content should be conceived in a digital-first (or digital-only) world. • This story continues. Photo: Related: • • • • •. 1997 Harry Potter first hit UK bookshelves, with JK Rowling’s debut novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. £1 billion Earnings from the book mean that JK Rowling is the first author to become a billionaire. 27,065,819 Facebook ‘likes’ the page for the forthcoming second part of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows film currently has. 11 million Copies that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sold on its first day of publication. 1952 The Potter novels were the first children’s books to rank on the New York Times bestseller list since 1952, when E.B White’s Charlotte’s Web featured. $200 million The cost of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, Florida. 9 ¾ - The secret platform at King's Cross station which is a gateway for wizards on their way to Hogwarts. A sign has been erected close to the real platform 9, although no trains depart from it. £604 million The worldwide taking of the first, and most profitable, Harry Potter film, released in 2001. £50 given to Emma Watson as a weekly allowance, who portrays Hermione in the film, by her parents until she was 18. $18 million The amount Rowling asked Coca Cola to donate to the US Reading Is Fundamental campaign, which encourages children to read, after the company won the rights to tie in its product with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1,000 The initial print run for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling's first book. 30 Owl species in India under threat partly because parents are giving them to their Harry Potter-loving children as pets, according to the country's environment minister. £42 million The fortune that Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe is said to have amassed, still only aged 21. 31st July JK Rowling’s birthday, is shared by her fictional hero Harry.
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