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Pottermore: Enter The Online World of Harry Potter
POTTERMORE. The excitement surrounding J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter project swirled for quite awhile. Fans speculated about what exactly Pottermore would be.
What just might have been the most carefully guarded Harry Potter secret ever is finally out. J.K. Rowling announced to the world on June 23, 2011, exactly what Pottermore is. On this page, you will learn more about Pottermore, find the answer to some burning questions about Pottermore and also discover some more fun Harry Potter resources.
The level of interest in Pottermore was so intense that the site was overwhelmed (or I suppose simply crashed) and unable to process the massive number of people who wanted to register their email address simply to be notified when registration for Pottermore was available. Imagine the excitement when Pottermore finally arrived in October of 2011.
POTTERMORE
Watch As J.K. Rowling Announces Pottermore - The short official video in which J.K. Rowling announces her online project, Pottermore.
What Is Pottermore?
J.K. Rowling told the world what Pottermore is on June 23, 2011.
In her announcement released June 23, 2011, J.K. Rowling said that Pottermore would be a brand-new online reading experience. She expanded that Pottermore would share the same story with one very important ingredient added and that is YOU. You join the story in a "safe, unique, online reading experience."
Pottermore would also become the first source for Harry Potter digital audio and ebooks.
The London Telegraph said that Pottermore "represents a significant landmark for digital publishing." This was the first time an author had taken her books and worked for a year to create an online experience that would use the best of what the web had to offer and that will not be simply her manuscript available online.
How Does Pottermore Work? And Is It Free?
More about how readers interact online with Pottermore.
When you enter the world of Pottermore you choose a username and enter the world of Harry Potter. As you read the books, you encounter features like a digital sorting hat and a wand chooser. Pottermore is FREE.
What Does Pottermore Look Like? - Screenshots from Harry Potter's Pottermore, including the Hogwarts Express, the dining hall at Christmas and the chess game.
Follow The Owl To Pottermore - Or more Pottermore links and reading.
- J.K. Rowling Presents Pottermore, The Official Website
J.K. Rowling presents Pottermore: a unique and free-to-use website which builds an exciting online experience around the reading of the Harry Potter books. - Pottermore Is A Landmark For Digital Publishing
Learn why J.K. Rowling's Pottermore is such a unique event in the world of digital publishing.
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Are you enjoying Pottermore?
Yes, it looks amazing. I enjoyed this lens so much.
Interesting. This is the first I've heard about this.
nice lens i love Harry Potter. Cant wait to see what pottermore has to offer. Iv only watch the lanched video and read this lens but pottermore sounds great.
I am constantly loading and reloading, because I'm so desperate to get in............................Better get back to pressing enter. Thanks for the great, informative lens!
Nice. I have a fb friend who got in early. She is thrilled.
This sounds very intriguing!
This was a cool lens.
There is great excitement in all the lands....looking forward to Pottermore!
Yes! I'm definitely looking forward to Pottermore - I can't wait! :D *trembles with excitement*
SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! great lens!!!
really nice , wasn't a great fan but now my interest seems growing !
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@Toolesque LM: J.K. Rowling provided the screenshots on the official Pottermore site.
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@digitaltree: Those are all great ideas, Digitaltree. Hope Rowling is reading!
Wow, this is exciting! I am a huuuuge Potter fan and this rocks my world! It looks liike it's going to be a lot of Fan-fiction perhaps? I dunno I am very excited though. How did you get the screenshots for Pottermore?
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@digitaltree: Those are all great ideas, Digitaltree. Hope Rowling is reading!
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@GreenVanLines: Thanks, I think it works, too.
Nice innovative title. Thanks.
i cant wait, the first part of the last movie is amazing. i would like a story that covers the founders of Hogwarts, more about the story of the 3 brothers, Dumbledore in school. the dark times when grindelwald was a dark wizard and dumbledore stop him and more on the life of james, lily and snake in school.
I'm looking forward to the last movie. Pottermore is a bit like - what more can there be? However, I am VERY glad that this is likely what will make Amazon open up their platform. In Europe epub is IT for ebooks, but since so many of the books I'd read are in English, published in the USA, I'd have to get a kindle. And the kindle sounds like the best ebook reader. So, as you can see, though I love Harry Potter, what I am most exited about is what this means for publishing and ereading.
The video makes it look very intriguing! I will definitely check Pottermore out.
I heard yesterday that Rowling was making an announcement today - in fact, the person who told me was planning to stay up until 4am to hear the announcement in real time! But I hadn't heard "Pottermore" until I read this page.
My nephews and nieces maybe. I am sure whatever it is - it will be a big hit.
Wow! This is going to be exciting to watch! Harry Potter fans will continue to be wild for Pottermore!
I just a few minutes ago read about this on a Kindle blog. I'm not excited about it as a Harry Potter fan (since I'm neutral on Harry Potter) but I'm very curious to see how exactly it's going to work. I love to see new innovations that involve book publishing.
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