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 in a statement.
“Harry Potter fans are going to love how their favorite stories come to life,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, in a statement. “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.
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 here:
Source: Apple Inc.
MacDailyNews Take: Bezos weeps.
So enhanced you can’t change the default font! 🙁
Sorry to be a spoilsport but…
Shouldn’t we learn to imagine from the words written rather than embedded animations?
Yeah, also just read the book instead of going to see the movie for anything. Hunger Games, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Hunt For Red October, The Last of the Mohicans, Twilight, Batman. Who needs illustrations anyway?
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I’m up to the “need” to read the series, yet again & again!
However, this time I will purchase an alternative language of choice version … I believe that I’m up to the challenge with the acquired knowledge of Harry Potter.