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Fans with PlayBooks, iPads and Kindles can stop waiting and start reading! The entire series and individual titles can be purchased from the Pottermore Shop as of today! The books start at US$7.99 each and sell for under $60 for the series.
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Potted Potter is showing at the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto until March 25th. Click here to visit the official site for more details or visit TicketKing to book your seats! In the meantime, the National Post brings is the following story about the creators of the show: For diehard fans, the Harry Potter phenomenon consists of seven books [...]
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JKRowling.com has been updated to say that “J.K. Rowling is to publish a new novel for adults” and that more details will be coming this year. There is also a message from Jo: The site also bears a message telling us that it is currently being refreshed for a relaunch this Spring, and allows you [...]
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Spike TV’s Scream Awards currently have 14 nominations for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Click here to vote now!
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From the Hollywood Reporter: LONDON – Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, Sienna Miller and Hugh Grant will be among 46 “core participants” who will have the right to give evidence in person at the Judicial inquiry into phone-hacking and media intrusion, Lord Justice Leveson’s inquiry said Wednesday. Rowling, Miller and Grant will be one of a group of celebrities, politicans, sportsmen [...]
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It looks like the people of Nelson, British Columbia have their own version of Rita Skeeter on their hands, albeit with less panache. Admitting that he’ll “end up sounding like a curmudgeon”, Charles Jeanes writing to the Nelson Star admits that he went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (adding a nasty “thankfully” around [...]
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From the Vancouver Sun: When a movie passes some monetary milestone, it usually provokes two equal and opposite reactions: Film industry executives are typically ecstatic, reassured as they are that the industry remains alive and well. However, literary types are typically morose, fearing that this offers yet more proof that reading is a dying art. [...]
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Unfortunately all of the spots for early access to Pottermore are gone. But the site opens up to everybody in October, so stay tuned! In the meantime, be careful and avoid scams and viruses targeted at Pottermore and HP fans (read more about that here).
The Times & Transcript has an article written by Grade 11 student Isabelle Agnew from Moncton, NB who tells us a bit about how she’s just now getting into the Potter books (after having seen all of the movies, so I hope she’ll keep us updated since that was never possible before!). Here’s an excerpt:
As, I’m sure, we all know by now, the newest, and final, installment of the Harry Potter series has hit the big screen.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 has already grossed well over $1 billion worldwide. Harry Potter has already tied Avatar for the fastest to reach the $1-billion mark and, despite its two-week head start, Harry Potter has already beat the Transformers movie in the race to make $1 billion.
For most, the moment they walked out of the theatre after watching Deathly Hallows Part 2, it was the end. I would say that at least 80 per cent of the audience walked away with tears streaming down their faces.
So, how do I feel about the Harry Potter series coming to an end?
Well, for me, it isn’t the end. Like I mentioned several months back, I’m trying my hardest to finally read the Harry Potter series. It’s difficult for me to get through because I’ve already seen all of the movies so it’s kind of dull to be reading a scene that I’ve already seen in the movie. I did, however, managed to finish the Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban and I am currently about a third of the way through Goblet of Fire.
Since Pottermore started offering limited advance registrations at the end of July, a number of scams have popped up around it. Fans are being warned to stay away from downloads that claim to give access to the site (there are some links floating around on YouTube and torrent sites apparently) as well as to stay away from eBay auctions that offer to sell Pottermore accounts. While some online auctions or offers to sell accounts may actually be real, it is against Pottermore’s terms of service and could result in the account being terminated. In other cases, you might pay and get nothing at all in return.
Your best bet is to to try for one of those advance spots or to wait for October when the site opens up to the masses.
Pottersource wishes Jo and Harry very happy birthdays!
Penguin Canada, which took over the Canadian publishing rights to Harry Potter in 2010, is giving away a box set of all seven Harry Potter books (with the new covers). The contest is open to Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) and all you have to do to enter is visit their website and fill out this form. The contest closes at 11:59 pm (Eastern) on July 30th, so get your entry in now!
Note: If you’re under 18, remember to give the name and contact information for your parent(s)/guardian(s) and keep in mind that you’re only allowed to enter once.
The Times Colonist (Victoria and Vancouver Island) has posted a short article by Alex Strachan who looks back at the magic of seeing Philosopher’s Stone (Sorcerer’s Stone in “the Colonies” 
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Feeling nostalgic about the HP movies? Want to know more about how they were made? Want more cast interviews? Check out Harry Potter Page To Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey
Earlier in the week we found out that the Harry Potter e-books being released through Pottermore would be handled via Google Books. At that time it was reported that the e-books would be useable on other platforms and it now looks like the Google deal is not exclusive and the e-books will also be released specifically through other platforms as well. PDFdevices is now reporting that Amazon has confirmed the e-books will be available to buy directly on your Kindle as well, so no need to worry about any extra hassle!
Harry Potter Page To Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey is the official story of how the Harry Potter books made it to the big screen. The book features commentary and interviews from cast, crew and film executives and is now available to be pre-ordered from Amazon Canada!
Dan Radcliffe turns 22 today. Happy birthday!
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