May17
From Kobo Inc. Kobo Inc., a global leader in eReading, today announced that J.K. Rowling’s bestselling Harry Potter book series is now available to Kobo customers. Readers across the globe can now download all seven must-have Harry Potter eBooks to their Kobo libraries, and can choose from English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish—with more languages to come. Customers can buy the eBooks from J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore online store by visiting http://www.kobo.com/harrypotter. In keeping with Kobo’s philosophy of read anytime, anyplace, this exciting series can be read on the award-winning Kobo Touch™ eReader and the Kobo Vox™ eReader tablet. In addition, customers can also use Kobo’s free eReading apps available for iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac, PC, and BlackBerry. Kobo apps automatically sync readers’ libraries across all their devices—this way, they will never lose their place in Harry Potter’s epic adventures of wizardry and magic. Unique to Kobo, readers will also be able to track their progress in books with awards from Kobo Reading Life™, and share their thoughts on exciting passages with Kobo Pulse™. In addition, Kobo is the official eReading partner of Facebook™, letting readers easily update and chat with friends about Harry and his friends on Facebook. “We’re excited to bring together the extremely successful Harry Potter phenomenon and the always-enthusiastic Kobo eReading community. Fans have been waiting for years to see the Harry Potter series in digital and now that wait is over,” said Michael Tamblyn, Executive Vice President Content, Sales & Merchandising, Kobo. “Best-selling author J. K. Rowling has captured the imaginations of book lovers everywhere, and we couldn’t be more excited about bringing her vision to the Kobo reading experience.” “Kobo is an increasingly powerful player in the eReading market and we are delighted to have them on board,” said Charlie Redmayne, CEO, Pottermore.
Dec03
 To mark the release of J.K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard tomorrow, December 4th, Scholastic's Harry Potter editor Arthur Levine today placed his original Beedle the Bard book to be on display for one month, beginning tomorrow and ending on January 4th, at the New York Public Library's Humanities and Social Sciences Library located at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.
TheDailySnitcher was at the unveiling and we have the following quotes from Arthur Levine! Photos can be seen here! About his favorite tale from the book, The Fountain of Fair Fortune:
"It has that quality of being - feeling like it's existed forever" and has "strong, interesting female characters" and that it "still feels original and surprising; it's hard to be a folktale and be original." Also, J.K. Rowling did give him a tip to let him know that the book would be coming, which is marked 5/7.
She called to tell me that i should be on the lookout for this. It was a little bit of a surprise how it came; but she warned me in advance ... so that it wouldn't be someone else's surprise.
My feelings about Beedle are very personal. I remember the moment I opened the package and saw this beautiful object that Jo had sent. Something she'd made with her own hands and her own unique imagination. What could an editor treasure more from his author? Only the friendship the gift represents. Additionally, the gemstone on the cover of his copy is that of a tourmaline, which is his son's birthstone. Also of note is that after the display of his book at the New York library ends next month, Arthur would like to donate his book to his alma mater, Brown University, and that Scholastic's Barry Cunningham received an original copy as welll and lent it to the National Library of Scotland. Scholastic is donating three copies of the book to each of 87 branches of the New York Public Library. All proceeds from the book benefit the Children's High Level Group. Amazon.com: The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector's Edition (Offered Exclusively by Amazon) Â Amazon UK: The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector's Edition (Offered Exclusively by Amazon)
Last Updated ( Monday, 12 July 2010 20:31 )
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May12
From HP Fan Trips. Colorado Springs, CO, May 12, 2012 -- Harry Potter fans are invited to an evening of spellbinding entertainment including a Hogwarts-style improv-comedy show, photo sessions, autograph signings and one-on-one encounters with actors from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and other films adapted from J.K. Rowling's beloved classics. The event will unfold at the Margeson Theater at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center on June 2, 2012 at 8:00pm. A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit Make-A-Wish® Foundation of Central and Northern Florida.
“A few years ago, we were honored by a young lady, a Make-A-Wish® recipient, who chose our HP tours as her wish fulfillment,” said Jeannie Barresi, CEO of HP Fan Trips™ which has transported thousands of Harry Potter fans on J.K. Rowling-inspired adventures since 2003. “The family had a fantastic trip and we were so grateful for having been given this opportunity to create such a great memory for them. We’d like to give back to Make-A-Wish® through this event to offer other children the opportunity to have their wishes fulfilled.”
"For Potter fans, our tours are so much more than vacations," Barresi continues. "Now that Harry, Ron and Hermione have completed their adventures at Hogwarts and Rowling has put down her pen, fans can keep the magic alive by sharing their passion for the books they've loved since childhood with like-minded mortals in sunny Florida. Our comedy evening will be a special treat, as it will bring characters from Potterdom to the stage for interaction with the audience."
Bulgarian actor Stanislav Ianevski will be among the stars of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire who will interact with guests, pose for photographs and sign autographs. Fans will remember Ianevski charging across Hogwarts' skies on his broomstick as Quidditch player Viktor Krum. Joining Ianevski will be British actor Louis Cordice, who portrayed Blaise Zabini, one of Malfoy’s friends, in several Potter movies. Adding to the fun will be comedian Nick Paul, who could make Dumbledore proud with his quirky brand of mime and magic. Paul has performed comedy/magic internationally and has trained with Wicked, Blue Man Group, The Second City Touring Company and Cirque Du Soleil. Tickets start at just $15 for general admission seating. Silver seats are $50 and include a personalized autograph from one of the actors. Gold seats are $85 and include a personalized autograph from one of the actors and a photograph with one of the actors.
In addition to the improv-comedy night with film stars, HP Fan Trips™' offers Florida vacations which include a private VIP Gala party, admission to other theme park attractions in Orlando; a scavenger hunt with prizes, four or five nights at the four-star Melia Orlando Hotel in Celebration, Florida, and transfers.
May11
From ABC Family. ABC Family stirs up some magic with a four day “Harry Potter” marathon, starting Thursday, May 17th with “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” and going through Sunday, May 20th with “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” The “Harry Potter” marathon schedule is as follows: Thursday, May 17th 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” Friday, May 18th 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” Saturday, March 19th 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” 11:00 PM – 2:00 AM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” Sunday, May 20th 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” 8:30 PM – 12:00 AM ET/PT – “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 Set Visit Report
Our Content Manager, Diana, had the chance to see Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley) in a performance of Equus at the Broadhurst Theater in New York City and was kind enough to write up the following amazing review! Diana also snapped some photos of the theatre and of the playbill, which you can see 