The Harry Potter Wizarding Collection official website has released two videos over the past few weeks in anticipation of its release on September 7th. The first, a look at the map of Hogwarts grounds, which is to be included in the set, can be viewed here. The second is from the discussion between J.K. Rowling & screenwriter Steve Kloves.
Bloomsbury / Book / Book Series / News
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury saw a 70% jump in ebook sales from March 1 to July 11 of this year, MSN Money reports. Despite a 2% drop in print sales over the same period, Bloomsbury chief executive and founder Nigel Newton said there is “no evidence” that print books are a dying format.
Our MuggleNet Throwback this week takes a look at several of the most of the most exciting book releases from the “Harry Potter” series.
While “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” will be forever celebrated as the largest and most anticipated book release worldwide, three of the books from the series were released during this particular week.
Bloomsbury / Book / News / PS/SS
In celebration of Bloomsbury’s release of the first ever book by author J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the ultimate Harry Potter competition begins for fans in the UK and Ireland!
On June 21, 2003 Harry Potter fans everywhere were thrilled to receive the fifth book in a seven-book series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. After an unprecedented three-year wait between the fourth and fifth books, Phoenix did not disappoint with both its page count and emotional depth far surpassing the previous novels.
Book / Book Series / News
We reported yesterday that Bloomsbury was “counting on a new Rowling three-book set” in order to help boost their sales profits and volumes. We asked you to let us know what you thought this might lead to, and you provided some great responses.
Bloomsbury / Book / News
A new article from Reuters reporting a drastic increase in ebook sales due to the recent release of the Potter series and boost in overall profits for parent company Bloomsbury, also mentioned something that may be of interest to Potter fans.
Academia / Book / Book Series / MN Academia / News
The Harry Potter novels will be thoroughly examined from all aspects of its literary merits as more than sixty scholars attend a conference at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland this week including MuggleNet Academia’s own John Granger, the Hogwarts Professor.
Book / News / WW Digital
By going into Pottermore’s Chapter 14 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, “Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback”, you are inside the Hogwarts library. However, to see the excerpts for yourself, we are going to let you perform the random clicking throughout the site.
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2005
Death Eater (DH1, DH2)
2010
Rosier
1994
Young Gellert Grindelwald
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