'Harry Potter' e-book, audio pre-sales: delayed
Pre-sales to school and public libraries of 'Harry Potter' e-books and audio have been temporarily suspended.
Pre-sales for Potter e-books and audio books for libraries will begin again soon, said Overdrive representative Michael Lovett.
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Overdrive, the publisher that will work with the website Pottermore to provide schools and libraries with Harry Potter audiobooks and e-books, announced on its website Monday that pre-sales for the books have been suspended.
鈥淭his is only a postponement, and libraries will soon be able to resume pre-ordering the titles in preparation for launch in April,鈥� Overdrive social media and public relations specialist Michael Lovett wrote on .
The blog post said that the postponement was needed to plan the launch of the books with Pottermore, but that pre-sales would be available again soon. The library and school program is scheduled to begin April 30.
鈥淭he postponement is just to coordinate the marketing efforts,鈥� Lovett told . 鈥淭here hasn't been any effect on the ultimate availability of the books.鈥�
Molly Driscoll is a Monitor contributor.