10 posts and columns on J.K. Rowling

Finally, Harry Potter Is Touching Down on Amazon’s Kindle

in Commerce on May 9 at 4:37 pm PT

J.K. Rowling has been one of the big holdouts, refusing to sell Harry Potter in electronic form through booksellers like Amazon or Barnes & Noble. That is apparently about to change.
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J.K. Rowling’s Website Starts Selling Harry Potter E-Books

in Media on March 27 at 6:03 am PT

It didn’t take a Hogwarts magician to know this day would eventually come. The bookstore feature of J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore website went live Tuesday, enabling English-language readers to buy the digital editions of all seven Harry Potter novels—and the audiobook editions—from anywhere in the world. Editions in French, Italian, German and Spanish will be the next wave.

Zuckerberg Tops Vanity Fair’s “New Establishment” List Again (And Look Who’s No. 40)

in Media on August 31, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Vanity Fair magazine put out its high-profile “New Establishment” list of the top 50 people — and guess who made the cut from tech?
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J.K. Rowling Conjures Up Potter E-Books

in News on June 23, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

After years of refusing to release her boy-wizard books in electronic format, Harry Potter mastermind J.K. Rowling is finally taking the digital plunge, launching an online store that will sell Harry Potter e-books directly to consumers and a social-networking site designed to keep the Potter magic alive.

Viral Video: Okay, 3-D Might Actually Work in the Last “Harry Potter”

in Media on June 18, 2011 at 7:32 pm PT

Here’s the second trailer for the last movie in the terrific “Harry Potter” series. It’s also the first of the films to be presented in 3-D, which has become a much abused technology by Hollywood.
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CTIA Notebook: Mobilized Meets the Muggles at Universal Orlando

in Mobile on March 25, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

It wasn’t all work and no play in Orlando. While there was plenty of news at the show–not to mention AT&T’s pre-show bombshell–Mobilized did manage to make a detour to Universal Studios and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Viral Video: Harry Potter Takes a High-Tech Leap Into Reality

in News on June 22, 2010 at 12:06 am PT

Apparently, it’s lumos time. Universal Orlando’s “Wizarding World Of Harry Potter” theme park opened this weekend to record crowds, all eager to experience the real-life and decidedly high-tech version of the popular book and movie series.

Microsoft’s Bing Deal

in News on October 21, 2009 at 11:15 am PT

Windows 7 to Harry Potter: Expelliarmus

in News on October 21, 2009 at 10:01 am PT

Here’s an interesting Windows 7 stat as we near the operating system’s official release: It’s Amazon U.K.’s biggest pre-ordered product of all time. In fact, the online retailer has received more pre-orders for Windows 7 than it did for J.K. Rowling’s final “Harry Potter” book.
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