Announced today, is J.K. Rowlings critically acclaimed Prince of Magic, Harry Potter’s 7 novels are available for free on Amazon. No trickery unless you are not a Prime Member. Amazon announced today that all 7 novels will become available through their Lending Library. The books will be available in 5 languages (English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German).
If you do not already know Amazon has a store for all things entertainment. It is called Amazon Prime. It has books, movies, and free perks. If you currently have been interested in cutting your cords, as so many of us are doing, you should not cancel out Amazon Prime as an option as well. Their cost is $79 a year which is a few dollars less than Netflix and Hulu Plus, but more recent movies and more media. The down side is only that the libray isn’t as large but still large enough with more current titles. Here is a list of devices that will work with Amazon Prime you may already have a compatible device and don’t even now it, one less purchase to make. This is definitely what we would consider a smart buy.
Here is the Press break down of the exclusive Harry Potter deal with Amazon for more information.
Starting today, read all of J.K. Rowling’s iconic Harry Potter series for free on your Kindle
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 19, 2012– (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Starting today,
Amazon.com customers can now borrow all seven
Harry Potter books in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish from the Kindle Owners’
Lending Library (KOLL). The Kindle Owners’
Lending Library is a benefit of Amazon Prime membership where Kindle owners can choose from over 145,000 books to borrow for free as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates. Prime members also enjoy free two-day shipping on millions of items and unlimited streaming of more than 18,000 movies and TV episodes.
“Nowhere else can customers borrow any of the seven
Harry Potter books for free, with an unlimited supply of each title and no waiting list,” said
Russ Grandinetti, Vice President, Kindle Content. “A
$79 Prime membership was already the best deal in retail, and now it’s become even more valuable.”
Harry Potter is the all-time best-selling book series in history, and
Amazon has purchased an exclusive license from J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore to make the addition of these titles possible. The Kindle Owners’
Lending Library now features over 145,000 books for US customers to borrow for free, including over 100 current and former
New York Times Best Sellers. With the Kindle Owners’
Lending Library, there are no due dates and books can be borrowed as frequently as once a month. Unlike traditional library lending, there are no limits on the number of copies available, and how many people can simultaneously borrow the same title. Readers never have to wait in line for the book they want.
Just as with any other Kindle book, customer notes, highlights and bookmarks in borrowed books will be saved, so they’ll have them later if customers purchase or re-borrow the book. Books are borrowed from a Kindle device, and customers can have one book out at a time. When customers want to borrow a new book, any borrowed book can easily be returned right from their device. To learn more about the Kindle Owners’
Lending Library, visit
www.amazon.com/kindleownerslendinglibrary. To learn about all the additional benefits included with Amazon Prime, or to start an Amazon Prime free trial, visit
www.amazon.com/kindleprime.
