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It’s Going To Be A Pain Downloading Harry Potter Books To Kindle

J.K. Rowling made a splash when she announced Harry Potter will be available as ebooks for the first time, through a Pottermore website launching this Australian spring. Thankfully she’s allowed Google – and these ereaders – a chance to actually, y’know, read them.

Unfortunately the Kindle still doesn’t support Google ebooks, but if you’ve got an Android or iOS device, Nook, BeBook or readers from Sony, you’ll be able to download them through Pottermore, and store it in your Google eBooks library. There do seem to be some back-door ways to read Google ebooks on Kindles, if anyone is particularly desperate for their e-fix of boy wizardry. [Google Blog]

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    Sam

    Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    I wonder if they realise by making it difficult and not (officially) supporting the most popular reader, it’ll just drive people to pirating their books?

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    Garat05

    Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    but .. ive had all the harry potter books on my iPad for near on 2 years now, why is this such big news?

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      TSH

      Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 12:15 PM

      Where did you buy them? O_o

      I figure Calibre can convert most things to .mobi, which my Kindle can read just fine. No problems! I can finally get around to reading these bloody things!

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      Terry

      Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 1:43 PM

      umm.
      Has the iPad been around for two years?
      I thought it was only released last year.
      About April. 3rd. 2010. U.S.

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