For the First Time, Fans Can Enjoy All Seven Beloved Harry Potter Books in a New & Immersive Way
CUPERTINO,
California and LONDON — October 8, 2015 — Apple® today announced that enhanced
editions of all seven books in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series are now
available exclusively on the iBooks Store℠ for readers around the world to enjoy on their iPhone®, iPad®, iPod
touch® and Mac®. Customers can download individual books featuring full
original text, interactive animations and elaborate artwork bringing these
beloved stories to life in a unique way. Harry Potter fans will also find
annotations throughout their literary journey, written by the author
herself.
“I’m
thrilled to see the Harry Potter books so beautifully realised on iBooks for
the digital world; the artwork and animations in these enhanced editions bring
the stories alive in a delightful new way,” said J.K. Rowling.
“Harry
Potter fans are going to love how their favorite stories come to life,” said Tim
Cook, Apple’s CEO. “J.K. Rowling’s legendary series is perfect for enjoying on
your iPad or iPhone and we’re thrilled to offer them exclusively on the iBooks
Store.”
Until
now, the Harry Potter digital books have only been available for readers to
purchase through the Pottermore Shop. Starting today, iBooks® users can
experience the books with all new exclusive custom covers for each title, and
typography including the custom Harry Potter typefaces and new section headers
and drop caps.
The
iBooks Store is available in 52 countries and offers dozens of categories
including cookbooks, history books, biographies, picture books and children’s
books, with free books available in 155 countries.
Availability
Today,
the Harry Potter Enhanced Editions are available in English for $9.99 (USD)
each in 32 countries. Pre-orders also begin today for French, German and
Spanish versions, and will be available on November 9 in 18 additional
countries.
Harry
Potter fans can explore other magical content including Harry Potter movies,
soundtrack albums and apps on the custom Harry Potter page on iBooks at www.iTunes.com/HarryPotter.
About Pottermore
Pottermore
is the digital entertainment, news and e-commerce company from J.K. Rowling,
inspired by the Harry Potter books and the wider Wizarding World. Launched in
2012, it is also the global publisher of the Harry Potter eBooks and digital
audio books. As the digital heart of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, pottermore.com is
dedicated to unlocking the power of imagination. It offers news, features, and
articles as well as new and previously unreleased writing by J.K. Rowling.
Apple
revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in
1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, the Mac and
Apple Watch. Apple’s three software platforms — iOS, OS X and watchOS — provide
seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with
breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay and
iCloud. Apple’s 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on
earth, and to leaving the world better than we found it.
Press
Contacts:
Christine
Monaghan
Apple
+1
(408) 974-8850
Howard
Polskin
Pottermore
+1
(917) 751-4407
Source | http://www.apple.com/
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