Newsday: Now What?

Newsday had an article today about post-HBP depression - "Now what?" the piece asks Potter fans.
Thanks Jamie!

PotterCast on Apple eNews

Apple sent out its eNews newsletter today to its millions of subscribers about all the new products it unveiled yesterday, and they included the following:

"To date, customers have subscribed to over 7 million podcasts. No wonder: you can now find over 15,000 free podcasts on the iTunes Music Store. The number keepsContinued...

HP Audio Books Soar to Top of iTunes Charts

A quick look the U.S. iTunes AudioBook store reveals that less than 24 hours after the announcement of their release, HP books are ripping up the charts at iTunes. The rankings stand thus, at this moment:

1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($49.95)
3.The Complete Harry Potter ($249.00)
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Goblet Trailer Attached to Corpse Bride, to Hit Web Shortly

WB has confirmed that the full trailer for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will run with Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride, also a WB film, which debuts Sept. 16 in select cities and Sept. 23 in North America. It will also be on the Web at that time.
The other trailers thatContinued...

Transcontinental to Print French HBP in Canada

The Brandon Sun reports from Montreal that Transcontinental, Canada's largest book printer, has won the rights to publish the French edition of HBP across the country. The book will be 720 pages and the first run will be more than 200,000; it will be available Oct. 1.

New GoF Posters from France

French site Film de Culte has posted two posters for GoF, of Harry and Ron. Check them out! Thanks to everyone who sent them in!
Update: Poudlard.org has sent us two pics of these signs on the subway, including one of Hermione:

Ron
Hermione

Update: More on our "Harry Potter on the Subway" series, from MarcolasContinued...

Potter Fans for Katrina Victims Effort Update

It's day three of our drive, and the good hearts taking part in the Potter for Katrina Victims relief fund have raised $4,000. Keep it going, guys. Keep it going. Spread the word by posting the PayPal button (TXT file of the code here) or linking to this post, where you can find all the info youContinued...

GoF Pics in Hi-Res

WB sent over some previously-seen GoF photos in high-resolution, check 'em out:
Newell and Karkaroff
Newell and Dan Radcliffe
Newell, the Hogwarts Champs, Rita Skeeter
Newell and Cedric

PotterCast Shows Up in Apple Keynote - Jobs a PotterHead? - Also on Apple Store!

More iPod news! And this time it's to do with our own PotterCast.
Today, during the same keynote in which Apple announced all this Harry-Potter-meets-iPod news, keynote speaker and head honcho Steve Jobs gave us a sneak peek into his personal library - where, downloaded,Continued...

Potter Downloads Available on the Cauldron Shop

The newly downloadable Harry Potter books are now available through the Cauldron Shop for the US and the UK, which means you can support the Floo Network of sites, including TLC, by buying through it. The links will take you directly to the book's page in iTunes.
And this comes up right in timeContinued...

Random House: Digital HP Books Include DigiBooklet and JKR Readings

Random House sent over the press release on the Harry Potter iTunes release, which reveals that the complete Digital Box Set (all six books, $249.00) includes a full color digital booklet as well as "previously unreleased readings from author J.K. Rowling."

JKR Rallies Potter Fans Against eBay Fakes

In this item on her site, Jo Rowling urges fans again not to trust that anything claiming to be signed by her on eBay is an item with which she has "ever been on the same continent."

"As far as I can tell from watching the 'signed' Harry Potter merchandise on e-Bay, for every (asContinued...

J.K. Rowling: Announces Digital Harry

J.K.Rowling has updated her website with a statement about the release of the Harry Potter books on iTunes. She writes:

"Today sees a new Harry Potter launch: audio digital files are now available through Apple iTunes in the US, Europe and Japan (English language)!

Many Harry Potter fans have been keen forContinued...

Apple Unveils PotterPod, Brings Downloadable Harry Potter to iTunes

Yvonne and Caroline let us know that Steve Jobs just announced that all Harry Potter audio books are now available on iTunes, and an engraved iPod with the Hogwarts crest is now available! (Hey, great to listen to PotterCast on! :).
See the new iPod here.

Images from Jo Rowling's Appearance at National Portrait Gallery

We've got two pics of J.K. Rowling's appearance at the National Portrait Gallery in London for you, as well as a larger shot of the art itself:

Jo alone
Jo with her painting
The portrait

"...I love it. I haveContinued...