![]() ![]() In 2014, listeners around the world downloaded 1.2 billion hours of audio from outlets Audible members downloaded an average of more than 17 books over the course of the year. The Pottermore Shop, the company’s digital retail arm, will continue to sell the Harry Potter digital audiobooks.Īudible invented and commercialised the first digital audio player in 1997, and has since been at the forefront of the explosively growing audiobook download segment. Rowling, is the publisher of the Harry Potter digital audiobooks. Pottermore, the digital entertainment, news and e-commerce company from J.K. “We look forward to bringing more listeners to this richly imagined universe.”Īnyone can try Audible for free at which provides access to an audiobook of your choice, now including those in the Harry Potter catalogue. “The breathtaking performances of Stephen Fry, Jim Dale and Felix von Manteuffel transform Harry Potter’s adventures into immersive and truly transporting new experiences-even for those who have already read the novels,” added Gaies. Now fans of this bellwether series have an effortless and affordable way to enjoy them in audio.” Rowling’s celebrated series is firmly entrenched in the literary pantheon, but when the first Harry Potter novel was released in 1997, smartphones were yet to become the ubiquitous listening devices they are today. “We are thrilled to offer our customers the opportunity to enjoy the Harry Potter audio catalogue seamlessly through the Audible service,” said Andy Gaies, Audible Chief Content Officer. Audible is the sole subscription-based service to offer the Harry Potter series as digital audiobooks. The recordings showcase captivating performances by Stephen Fry (in Australia and the rest of the world), Jim Dale (in the North American version) and Felix von Manteuffel (in the German version). Rowling’s Harry Potter audiobooks are now available for purchase at, .uk, and. Sydney – 23rd November, 2015 – Audible, the world’s largest seller and producer of downloadable audiobooks and other spoken-word content, today announced that J.K. Rowling’s Beloved Harry Potter Books Now Available Globally For Audio Download At Audible You can find the Harry Potter stream - plus a bunch of other family-friendly audiobooks as part of Audible’s free Stories program - right here.By Admin J.K. with the caveat that it’s streaming only, so plan on listening somewhere with an internet connection. It’ll work across laptops, phones, tablets, etc.To be clear, Dale’s version is very good! Just know that it’s different. Even if you sign up for an Audible account, the rest of the series on Audible is read by Jim Dale. If you’re in North America and get hooked on Fry’s take on the narration, finding/importing the Fry version of the other books is going to be up to you.The same program is allowing teachers to post videos of themselves reading the series aloud to their students (as long as it’s on a “closed educational platform”… so not like, YouTube) without worrying about getting into a copyright battle. Rowling’s #HarryPotterAtHome program, in which the author is “relaxing the usual copyright permissions” to make the story available to more children who are likely stuck at home during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. It got a bit easier today, albeit for just the first book: Audible has put the Stephen Fry version of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” up online, for free, until further notice.Īudible says it’s doing this as part of J.K. Different countries, different distribution rights, different licensing - yada yada yada. (legally) is usually a pretty big pain in the butt. I will say, however, that getting the Stephen Fry versions in the U.S. ![]() Which is better? I won’t get into that - that’s something the internet has been arguing about for a decade+ now. The version most widely available in the U.S. If you’ve ever tried to buy the Harry Potter audiobooks, you probably noticed something kind of tricky: there are two very different versions. ![]()
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