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J K Rowling 'considering' ebook offers
After holding out against ebook versions of the Harry Potter books, author J K Rowling is now reportedly 'actively looking' at the options for making ebook versions available.
Pirate Potters flood Kindle store
Pirated ebooks of Harry Potter titles, and others by Stephen King, Robert Jordan, Heinlein and others, were apparentlymass-uploaded to Amazon's Kindle ebook store last weekend. All were removed once A...
Bloomsbury faces HP copyright lawsuit
Bloomsbury Publishing is being sued by the estate of children's writer Adrian Jacobs over claims that J K Rowling "copied" his work in one of her Harry Potter books. The estate is also seeki...
UK sees 20% drop in hardback fiction sales
The Bookseller reports: 'A slump in demand for hardback fiction was a main driver in a 6% fall in sales value, according to research from Book Marketing Limited. Hardback fiction sales fell by 20% in ...
Potter lexicon appeal dropped
RDR Books has dropped its appeal against a court ruling that the Harry Potter Lexicon breached J K Rowling's copyright.
US uni students love Harry Potter and Twilight
A survey of US college-aged students has found that the Harry Potter books are still their favourite, followed closely by Stephanie Meyer's 'Twilight' vampire series.
Rowling endorses new Potter fan history
Unlike the Harry Potter lexicon, which she went to court to prevent, J K Rowling will endorse a 'history' of Harry Potter written by 'superfan' Melissa Anelli, who runs the Potter fan web site Le...
'Hari Puttar' film clears Indian courts
Warner Brothers has lost a court case in India and a Bollywood film titled Hari Puttar: A Comedy Of Terrors can now go ahead.
Trollope backs Rowling in 'lexicon' case
'It is a triumph and reassurance for all authors that J K Rowling has won her plagiarism case in New York,' writes Joanna Trollope in The Times.
Rowling wins 'Lexicon' court case
J K Rowling has won a court case against the author of a fan-compiled 'lexicon' of the Harry Potter books. The author and publisher of the lexicon are considering an appeal.
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