Pottermore Shop Opens (www.pottermore.com)
As of Tuesday, March 27, all seven Harry Potter novels are now available in electronic form via the Pottermore shop, the exclusive retailer for Harry Potter e-books and digital audio books. A component of the long-delayed Pottermore site, the shop is initially selling U.S. and U.K. English editions, with French, Italian, German and Spanish editions to follow in the coming weeks, and additional languages coming later. OverDrive announced that as of March 29 at 9 a.m. U.S. EDT, the e-books will be made available for checkout. A 10% discount on all the titles has been extended through April 30.
Hunger Games Crosses 36 Million Copies in Print
Scholastic has released updated in-print figures for the Hunger Games trilogy in the U.S.: there are 17.5 million copies of The Hunger Games, 10 million copies of Catching Fire, and 9 million copies of Mockingjay. Between the three books, there are more than 36.5 million copies in the U.S.
FYI: The movie grossed $152.2 million during opening weekend, which means it is the third largest for any film and the largest ever for a non-sequel.
S&S Launches Series Based on ‘CSI’ TV Show
Simon & Schuster has announced the debut of Club CSI, a middle-grade chapter book series inspired by the CBS TV series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Licensed through an agreement with CBS Consumer Products, Club CSI features a crew of students who band together to solve crimes and capers at their Las Vegas junior high school. The inaugural titles in the series, which is published under the Simon Spotlight imprint, are The Case of the Mystery Meat Loaf and The Case of the Missing Moola by Dave Lewman, due April 24 in simultaneous hardcover and paperback editions.
The Book Club Cook Book
Just released…The Book Club Cook Book. Written by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp after consulting with 500 book clubs across America, it features the clubs’ book and food picks, pairings, and recipes.
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