JK Rowling To Self-Publish Harry Potter E-Books

In April, I predicted that a major international bestseller – a household name – would self-publish by the end of the summer.

It looks like we won't have to wait that long.

JK Rowling announced the launch of Pottermore.com – which will be the exclusive vendor for the Harry Potter series in digital and audio formats.

The e-books (and audiobooks) will be available – for the first time – from October, in a selection of languages.

In addition, on YouTube, Rowling said the website would be host to...