Fans of Harry Potter can now conjure the magic and whimsy of the wizarding world on e-readers.
For $57.54, readers can buy all seven books of the award-winning Harry Potter series as e-books for their tablets, e-readers or computers.
Pottermore.com, J.K. Rowling’s online expansion of the Harry Potter saga, is selling the e-book and audiobook versions.
The e-book versions of the first three books cost $7.99 per e-book, and the last four cost $9.99 per e-book.
The audiobook version of the first three books costs $29.99 per audiobook, and the other four cost $44.99 each.
Many people who are buying the e-books and audiobooks are fans who want to relive the magic, said Kenneth Kidd, UF associate professor of the English department.
“The experience of listening can be really different,” he said. “It’s a different dimension to the book.”
Some people, he said, find it easier to listen to audiobooks on-the-go instead of reading a book.
Kelsey Savery, a 19-year-old UF chemistry freshman, said she experienced the world of Harry Potter while walking around campus listening to audiobooks.
She said it took her two weeks to finish one book, and each chapter took her 30 minutes.
“This is a way where I can have the whole book as a movie,” she said.
Contact Ben Brasch at bbrasch@alligator.org.
