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SEPTEMBER 7, 2005 at 2:56 PM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: CNET via Yahoo! News
Steve Jobs announced
today at an Apple press event in San Francisco that JK Rowling has signed an exclusive deal to make all six and the to-be-released final Harry Potter audiobooks available for purchase and download on iTunes, effective immediately.
Additionally, a special edition Harry Potter iPod will be made available featuring the Hogwarts school crest, designed by the author. Read all about it and see pictures of the new iPod at Apple's web site.
The news coincided with the release of iTunes 5.0 and an announcement that Madonna has given Apple permission to sell all of her music on the download service.
You can read what Ms. Rowling has to say about the release on her site.
UPDATE: In less than 24 hours, the Harry Potter audiobooks have soared to the top of iTunes' charts. At the time of this writing, they have taken seven of the top 25 "most downloaded" spots, including #1, #3, #4 and #5.
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Prefect
Points: 366
bigpun7777 says:
Aww wish I had one, especially becuase all of the GoF books on cd are sold out here! A perfect time to come up with this alternative, but unfortunately still useless for the i-podless like me.
Posted Jan 18, 2006 at 5:26 PM EST
Squib
Points: 105
eddy2442 says:
Oh thank god i but i have alredy bought them all on tape :( so i have already shelled out £300 for them so im not really going to be able to download them
Posted May 20, 2006 at 5:28 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 14
harry_potter's_grl says:
Hey
My favoiute book ever is G.O.F!!!
Posted Jun 16, 2006 at 5:27 PM EST
Witch
Points: 859
hwhitesi says:
There is a Harry Potter iPod?!?!?! Where have I been. I am behind the times and still have no iPod..well now I know what I want. *Oh mommy...*
Posted Aug 20, 2006 at 5:07 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2307
Queen_Democrat says:
I'd better tell my first cousin once removed about this. She has an iPod and is totally obsessed with Harry Potter, but has only watched the movies. I'll tell her about this new thing you can do with the audiobooks and then she could download them and see how the movies are stinkers compared to the books.
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 6:52 PM EST
Witch
Points: 830
Barbarian Black says:
Just found this old post. Got it, love it.
Posted Oct 24, 2007 at 1:35 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2424
bonniewrightrulz says:
Wow,that's really cool news.I have listened to all the previous four audiobooks and am about to listen to this one for sure.
Posted Jul 23, 2008 at 3:43 AM EST
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