One billion hours of listening landmark surpassed for Harry Potter audiobooks on Audible
Pottermore Publishing and Audible have announced an extraordinary milestone – over one billion hours of the Harry Potter stories have now been listened to on Audible globally, since the audiobooks were first made available there seven years ago! Mind you, that’s just a number (even if it is a massive one)! What’s immeasurable is the love that fans have for these stories. To help you visualise that figure, in one billion hours you could hypothetically:
Take the iconic train journey from King’s Cross to Edinburgh 222 million timesListen to Harry Potter books 1-7 read by Jim Dale 8,547,009 timesGo through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry more than 14,000 times!Stephen Fry, who narrates the UK English editions of the audiobooks, says: ‘These statistics are astonishing. Almost every day someone will come up and tell me how important the audiobooks have been in their lives, and it means the world to me.’ Jim Dale, narrator of the North American editions, says: ‘Especially rewarding for me has been the opportunity to touch the lives of so many young people, and the knowledge that my spoken words have brought both comfort and support when needed, and, of course always, so much magic!’
Jennie McCann, Pottermore’s MD, explains: ‘We’re so delighted how many listeners have made a permanent place in their lives for these audiobooks. The original recordings that were released on CD are cherished versions of these incredible stories, so we took great care when remastering them to deliver the best sound quality for the new generation of listeners. We’ve since produced and released editions in an array of further languages and continue to add to that list each year both on Audible and via other platforms.’ Diana Dapito, Head of Consumer Content at Audible, says ‘the evergreen popularity and insatiable appetite for the Harry Potter audiobooks on Audible is both staggering and, at once, not at all surprising.’
We’d love to hear your stories of listening to Harry Potter on audio – share your listening love on social media using the hashtag #HarryPotterxAudible #HearTheMagic
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That's awesome! I first listened to them on cassette tape and cd and they are just magical. It still makes you feel like you're wandering the halls of Hogwarts with Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
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All due respect to Jim Dale, I vastly prefer Stephen Fry's reading!
Congrats! I really enjoy and love the Harry Potter series! So this makes me so happy to hear this wonderful news! It got me into reading books in a way that made me realize that reading was such an enriching activity that I wanted to pursue! Anyway, I loved being swept away by the fantastic writing that Harry Potter brings!
They have been a constant source of refuge on audible for me, so sweet news!
The first audio-book I recommend to people when I ask what I enjoy listening to is the Harry Potter audio-books by Jim Dale. I've listened to them so much in my life that in a couple of minutes I can pinpoint exactly where the narrator is reading from. Eek, major geekiness!
Kit wrote: "Still a TERF though"That's not the own you think it is. XD
[Name Redacted] wrote: "Kit wrote: "Still a TERF though"That's not the own you think it is. XD"
Not really sure what you mean. Are you saying that her success hasn't been hindered by her transphobia? Because she and her fellow transphobes keep crying about her being canceled.
Kit wrote: "[Name Redacted] wrote: "Kit wrote: "Still a TERF though"That's not the own you think it is. XD"
Not really sure what you mean. Are you saying that her success hasn't been hindered by her transph..."
Well she's not transphobic so calling her that is inappropriate.
Robert wrote: "Kit wrote: "[Name Redacted] wrote: "Kit wrote: "Still a TERF though"That's not the own you think it is. XD"
Not really sure what you mean. Are you saying that her success hasn't been hindered by..."
Do you think she's not transphobic because that's what she says? Because a lot of trans people disagree, including me. She is actively advocating for policies that make the lives of British trans people harder. Yes, she claims that these policies are intended to keep cis women safe, but they are not supported by evidence.
She makes trans women out to be abusers and predators. She infantalizes trans men by making them out to be confused girls with interalized misogyny.
I loved HP growing up, so please to confuse me for a hater. I used to have a lot of respect for JKR, but I respect myself as trans man. It grieves me to see the path she has taken, allying herself with people who would have been the villains of her stories.
Think about it. Can't you imagine Umbridge forcing a young trans girl to cut "I am a boy" into her skin?
Yes, I believe her about not being transphobic more that some random person just posting "Still a TERF" like an infant.
Robert wrote: "Yes, I believe her about not being transphobic more that some random person just posting "Still a TERF" like an infant."I have a feeling that is because you're more invested in protecting the reputation of your favorite childhood author than the wellbeing of trans people. Maybe if you were more curious about why people are calling her a TERF, you would have a different perspective.
I say it simply and bluntly because I (and a lot of trans people) are really tired of defending our humanity.
Kit wrote: "Robert wrote: "Yes, I believe her about not being transphobic more that some random person just posting "Still a TERF" like an infant."I have a feeling that is because you're more invested in pro..."
You still don't have to say anything... you could have just ignored this feed and let the rest of us have our fond memories.
She actually isn't my favorite author not by a long shot. Tolkien takes that spot. I didn't read the HP books until years after the movies came out. I just find your original post out of place on this site.
Robert wrote: "She actually isn't my favorite author not by a long shot. Tolkien takes that spot. I didn't read the HP books until years after the movies came out. I just find your original post out of place on t..."Again, that's because you enjoy your comfort more than you care about trans people. Have a good day. :)
Taryn wrote: "Kit wrote: "Robert wrote: "Yes, I believe her about not being transphobic more that some random person just posting "Still a TERF" like an infant."I have a feeling that is because you're more inv..."
Unfortunately, as a trans person, I don't have the same luxury as cis people to ignore one of the most successful authors of all time using her significant platform to make the lives of people like me worse. I can't look at the favorite series from my childhood anymore. I'm not saying you can't enjoy the books anymore, but you are showing your true colors when you tell trans people to stop ruining your comfort. Our rights are being taken away. But I guess "fond memories" are more important.
Kit wrote: "Taryn wrote: "Kit wrote: "Robert wrote: "Yes, I believe her about not being transphobic more that some random person just posting "Still a TERF" like an infant."I have a feeling that is because y..."
Again, I reiterate, you didn't have to say anything.... you don't have to follow her anymore. So you don't have to troll the feed. That's all I'm saying. Protest her all you want, but you could CHOOSE to not comment something.
Taryn wrote: "Kit wrote: "Taryn wrote: "Kit wrote: "Robert wrote: "Yes, I believe her about not being transphobic more that some random person just posting "Still a TERF" like an infant."I have a feeling that ..."
I'll protest her all I want here, thank you very much. :)
it must be so thrilling for you to know that your work is receiving such acknowledgements , a proud mother you must be , I hope I can be at least 10 % of what you are , do wish me luck please
Kit wrote: "Taryn wrote: "Kit wrote: "Robert wrote: "Yes, I believe her about not being transphobic more that some random person just posting "Still a TERF" like an infant."I have a feeling that is because y..."
i seriously dislike people such as you , and I don't see why you hate the work over a misjudged post of hers , for which you condemn her so , I know what she said must be really hurtful to some , I'm not saying "those who menstruate " is not a very offensive phrase because there are women who do not have menstruation in thin world as well , but what she wanted to say was meant to say she didn't like the phrase cause she thought it an unpleasant way of referring to a woman , she meant no harm as general public does not know like people of medical line , as i am , that there are women who do not menstruate and there are different hormonal values than a menstruating one , she meant no offence , and I believe it as a fact cause many before her have made such remarks , i know she's a public figure and must have known better , but she has already apologised so why not let bygones be bygones , and just accept her apology? a normal human with even a tinge of humanity would understand and let her be . and this reply or comment is meant for no hate for lgbtq community as I am myself a lesbian
Sunidhi wrote: "Kit wrote: "Taryn wrote: "Kit wrote: "Robert wrote: "Yes, I believe her about not being transphobic more that some random person just posting "Still a TERF" like an infant."I have a feeling that ..."
I think you're missing a lot of context. Her transphobia goes far far far beyond one tweet rudely expressing her discomfort with the phrase "people who menstruate." As I said previously, she is actively advocating for legislation that is making the lives of trans people worse.
Also, to my knowledge she has never apologized for her transphobia, only doubled, and tripled down, to the point of siding with "feminists" who are a little too chummy with the far right.
There are no "bygones," because she hasn't stopped her harmful actions against the trans community.
For a very informative video about JKR's new friends of the last several years, search "JK Rowling's New Friends" by Shaun on YouTube.
What does one billion hours of HP on audible have to do with a youtube video about J.K. Rowling and her friends? Somehow Kit found a way to dumb down this comment section just to make J.K. Rowling's achievement all about himself.
Daniel wrote: "What does one billion hours of HP on audible have to do with a youtube video about J.K. Rowling and her friends? Somehow Kit found a way to dumb down this comment section just to make J.K. Rowling'..."It's like y'all lose the ability to read when you encounter something that makes you uncomfortable. It's really frustrating and disheartening.
You don't get to demand what other people think and say on any subject. Go back to twitter where information is tailored and filtered to fit only what you want to read if you can't handle other opinions. Here no one cares about you and your feelings. Truth.
Daniel wrote: "You don't get to demand what other people think and say on any subject. Go back to twitter where information is tailored and filtered to fit only what you want to read if you can't handle other opi..."I see that you didn't learn how to be kind and compassionate from these oh-so-popular books. :)
>insults someone>gets called out for it
>pulls the "be kind" card
These millenial robots need an upgrade asap, this isn't even fun.
Daniel wrote: ">insults someone>gets called out for it
>pulls the "be kind" card
These millenial robots need an upgrade asap, this isn't even fun."
Where did I insult anybody? Was it when I pointed out that you refused to read any of the context for why I'm criticizing the author you're defending?
Yes, your feelings mean nothing in the context of this article and I also want you to know how little they matter to me. Didn't take long for you to confirm my first comment, obviously not without playing the victim card first.
Daniel wrote: "Yes, your feelings mean nothing in the context of this article and I also want you to know how little they matter to me. Didn't take long for you to confirm my first comment, obviously not without ..."I confirmed your first comment how? By not backing down on criticizing this incredibly rich and powerful transphobe? 1 billion listening hours is disheartening because it goes to show how many people don't care at all about how JKR's actions impact trans people, whose rights she continues to attack.
Do you not care about trans people? You can just say that if that's the case.
Twitter doesn't represent the real world, most people have better things to do in their lives than keeping up with the newest social media trends. I'll keep watching, reading and listening anything related to HP and I don't care if that offends you. This is why over one billion hours have been listened to on audible and that number will only increase with the release of Hogwarts Legacy and so on with future generations of HP fans. Go back to twitter where the algorithm makes sure you don't see facts that hurt your feelings and live in that little bubble where everyone agrees with you if you can't deal with J.K. Rowling's achievements which, once again, is the only context of this article.
Daniel wrote: "Twitter doesn't represent the real world, most people have better things to do in their lives than keeping up with the newest social media trends. I'll keep watching, reading and listening anything..."The reason I'm here and not on twitter is because of the exact thing you described. I'm not content to allow this to be a bubble of comfort for people who are willing to support a transphobe who is doing immeasurable harm to trans people. The people who agree with her on Twitter reinforce each other's beliefs, and as has been made abundantly clear here, the people who don't care about the suffering and abuse of trans people get to carry on their merry way. They get to pretend this isn't happening.
Every single royalty check she receives reinforces her belief that her fans are on her side. Every dollar spent on her intellectual property tells her "yes, people think I'm doing the right thing by framing trans women as predators and rapists." You say that I am playing the victim, but she has framed every critique of her as a vicious attack on her, one of the most powerful people in the public eye.
I find it really strange that you keep telling me to go back to Twitter. I don't really spend much time on Twitter, but when I do, I'm faced with onslaughts on transphobia, more and more bad news about how people like me are being viewed and treated. You're making a lot of assumptions about the kind of "bubble" I live in, because it certainly isn't protecting me from "facts that hurt my feelings," Ben Shapeebo.
She and the fans that want to ignore her abuse get to have little bubbles like this, where they don't have be confronted with the real world harm she is causing.
You say that Twitter doesn't represent the real world, and you're right, but it also doesn't exist in a vacuum. Her action and words have inspired and emboldened people like Matt Walsh (a literal self-professed theocratic fascist, and please don't start talking to be about satire. I know that he wants you to think it's a joke, but if you listen to how he talks for five minutes, it's very clear it's not a joke.). If you want to ignore the cries of trans people, go ahead. Just hope that you're higher on the list of people that fascists (temporarily) approve of.
Ah! I see you decided to pull the "ben shapiro and matt walsh bad" cards, bingo! I keep telling you to go back to twitter because you sound like an npc programmed to say what you saw on a recommended youtube video, there's nothing interesting about your personality. In a library/goodreads you are supposed to get knowledge, if facts trigger you this much why even bother following anything related to J.K. Rowling? It's almost as if you seek anything that you know will trigger you so that you can cry about it.As for the people you mentioned, there are rules on twitter and youtube on what people are not allowed to say such as sending death and rape threats to anyone with opposite views which i've seen a lot from users with "be kind" on their bio, detrans included, or even worse, celebrating someone's death because they stood with J.K. Rowling. However, there aren't rules on what people must think and say, you don't seem to understand what fascism is, this isn't nazy germany anymore. That's why those people are not banned from their online platforms. Besides I don't even watch their videos, I can't stand ben shapiro's bugs bunny voice and I'm not even subscribed to them as I don't want anything related to politics on my youtube feed, i prefer to ignore anything related to this woke insanity, only to come to goodreads and find someone who brought it here when no one asked for it.
Very happy for you! Congratulations! You are absolutely amazing and I love everything you do ! Looking forward to your new endeavors!
Daniel wrote: "Ah! I see you decided to pull the "ben shapiro and matt walsh bad" cards, bingo! I keep telling you to go back to twitter because you sound like an npc programmed to say what you saw on a recommend..."I thought you just said that I live in a bubble that protects me from these supposed "facts" (none of which you've been specific about) that will trigger me. Now I'm actively seeking them?
I also think I'm pretty interesting, but you know nothing about me except that I'm trans and I am critical of JKR. You're doing so much projection. You think I'm making this about me, but I'm intentionally not. It's not at all about me.
You say you come to the library and goodreads for knowledge, but in the next paragraph you say you want to avoid "politics." This seems like a contradiction. Thoughts?
I say that you live in a bubble because you seem to think it is normal to insult anyone with opposite views, especially when those are based on biological facts. Just look at your first comment on this thread, that's the most common way on how people like you who are so down deep in that rabbit hole approach anyone who even dares to challenge your world views. I didn't specify facts because that is out of the context of this article and I wouldn't take that bait anyway based on how you first approached J.K. Rowling's success in such a childish manner. If you're coming out of your bubble just for this shit, you might as well stay in it where you won't find articles like this and you won't bother other people who just want to live their normal lives because it's so "disheartening".No, you aren't. You are trans and your whole personality is based on that, no one even asked what you were but you made sure this was all about you. You are just missing a rape/ murder threat to J.K. Rowling, other than that you checked all boxes.
By politics I meant keeping up with the daily snowflake trends from the western world pushed by the mainstream media that won't make me any smarter, in which I include your "still a terf" comment. It's a comment that fits in the average youtube and twitter comment sections, it gets you a lot of internet points, but not on here.
Daniel wrote: "I say that you live in a bubble because you seem to think it is normal to insult anyone with opposite views, especially when those are based on biological facts. Just look at your first comment on ..."So, basically you're confirming what I've been saying this whole time. You think that trans people are delusional and abnormal, that we should just leave all the "normal" people alone, even if it makes our lives worse.
I'm not looking for "points." I don't need your approval. It doesn't hurt me that you think my entire existence is about being trans, because I know you that you're never going to respect my existence. You're not hurting my sense of self. I love myself regardless of what you think. You're also not going to push me out of any particular space, just because you don't think I belong here. I'm just sad that you can't seem to extend any kind of compassion or curiosity to me. I'm sad because I know that you're not alone in that.
I also don't think I ever insulted JKR. If you think calling her a TERF is an insult, I don't know what to tell you. I feel like you've actually been far more insulting to me in this conversation. But I have a feeling that you'll deny that anything you've said is insulting. You'll just claim that I'm playing the victim and I'm too easily triggered. Isn't it fun that we're both falling into our designated camps?
It's not just that JKR has an "opposite worldview" from me. I don't even think that's true, actually. I've consistently pointed out that her actions are causing harm to my community. She is actively working to make it harder for trans people to exist, to access medical care, to be in public spaces, to engage in public discourse.
She insists of framing it as "oh I'm just saying that biological sex is real." By framing the narrative that way, she makes it seem like trans people are delusional, that we don't understand reality, and that we're trying to force some double think on everybody else. Besides, trans people don't deny that sex is real. If we denied that sex was a factor, we wouldn't pursue medical transition.
But it's not even an accurate framing of the situation. She constantly talks about trans women as if they are predators, when they are actually far more likely to be the victims of physical and sexual abuse than cis women. She's constantly bashing and abusing us, but then has the gall to act like she is the victim. Yes, I know that she has received death and rape threats, and I don't endorse that at all. However, I wouldn't be surprised if she received those before this whole controversy. Do you remember when the Christians all hated her for writing demonic books? You don't see her bashing Christians do you? Of course not. It's not acceptable, but it's also a part of being a public figure. She's one of the most visible people in the world. Even people with less fame than her get abuse online. It isn't acceptable for her to paint the entire trans community with a broad brush because of the behavior of a few. She refuses to listen to people who do their best to reason with her, and routinely blocks people who point out that some of her new friends are actively homophobic and white supremacist.
So now I think that trans people are " delusional and abnormal"? What a way to spin the narrative. I meant the woke mob who can't have a normal conversation like adults without throwing insults and death threats at people with opposing views, in which I include non-trans. Yet you accuse me of not knowing how to read, oh the irony. You came to this comment section with no other intention but to cause trouble like this is twitter and decided to ask for compassion when others didn't go along with your stupidity and moral superiority complex. and you still won't get it from me no matter how long your messages become, deal with it.I won't debunk each one of your claims with actual evidence as they have nothing to do with J.K Rowling's success, and I won't agree with them either because it's not my purpose to affirm your feelings, I'll tell you one thing though: trans rights =/= fuck everyone's rights. J.K. Rowling is defending girls and women's rights. this conversation hasn't been any fruitful from the beginning and you preached so much in your last comment you even included christians in your "gotcha" attempt to make a very dumb point, and the race card was hilarious, but in the end you never said anything about detrans who get death threats from trans (people who they once followed) and who regret taking drugs in their youth which caused irreversible changes when they were told once they were reversible and didn't solve the issues they had. If J.K. Rowling's concerns didn't have a little bit of truth in them, i wouldn't find stories like the travistock scandal.
Daniel wrote: "So now I think that trans people are " delusional and abnormal"? What a way to spin the narrative. I meant the woke mob who can't have a normal conversation like adults without throwing insults and..."I hope you had a good Christmas Daniel!
I can see that you're far too intrenched in your transphobic echo chamber to listen to anything I'm going to say, so for the sake of my own sanity, I'm going to wish you the best and let this go. I hoped we could see some common ground, but it seems like we're both talking past each other.
You want to end this conversation because you reached a dead end and that only happened the moment I told about detrans and the travistock scandal, very simple examples that prove J.K. Rowlings point. The moment I came at you with evidence, you got no options left but to use the "transphobia" card, which is all you did all month. Tbh that word has been so overused it doesn't mean anything anymore. You wanted to be listened, but you didn't want to be challenged. No one even wanted this conversation in the first place, you tried and failed, now play your victim card 1 more time and go back to your safe spaces where everyone agrees with you and let normal people get their J.K. Rowling related news without having to deal with your harassment. Goodbye and go spread your venom somewhere else, not on goodreads, not on my watch.
Daniel wrote: "You want to end this conversation because you reached a dead end and that only happened the moment I told about detrans and the travistock scandal, very simple examples that prove J.K. Rowlings poi..."This'll actually be my last reply. I knew before I even looked at this comment what you would say. I could tell you all about how small the actual detrans rate is, and how a good portion of those who detransition do so because of external pressures, rather than their own internal regrets. I could point out that some people regretting their transition shouldn't mean that it should be banned or made more difficult. We don't do that with nose jobs or similar procedures.
I'm ending this conversation not because you won. You didn't prove to me or anybody that JKR is actually defending anybody, nor that she isn't transphobic or pushing transphobic policies or ideology. I'm ending this conversation because it's not my job to educate you.
However, I would like for you to do some research on what constitutes "harassment," because what I've been do is absolutely not harassment lmao. You can strawman me all you want. It would be way easier for you if I was just the boogeyman trans person who only hurls death threats and then cries and runs away to my safe space when I can't handle "the facts."
The reality is that I am just tired of arguing when a brick wall who is only ever going to run back to their own comfortable assumptions, despite any evidence to the contrary. I spent the holidays with people who love and care about me, who want me to be happy and healthy. It became clear to me that this is a waste of my time, and that you don't deserve my energy and time anymore. I'm disappointed because I thought you might eventually listen, but it's clear that you won't.
I hope you have a good life and eventually open you're mind, but it's out of my hands. Best of luck to you! :)
It's such a small minority of detrans who regret it that the biggest clinic had to close its doors due to the complains of its malpractices on minors. Ofc you had to leave the travistock scandal out of your closing argument because it would ruin your message. J.K. Rowling is protecting these minors who are most vulnerable to fall into that gender ideology rabbit hole, even if it's such a small minority you don't care about. Something weird is going on when a minor can't drink alcohol or make a tattoo but removing their genitalia and becoming a patient for life is not only acceptable but even promoted by the doctors and parents are criminals if they go against their children's mutilation. At least you proved that such people exist which gives some truth to J.K. Rowling's concerns, thank you. But once again you didn't talk about the irreversible effects of puberty blockers or whatever drugs teens take without being told their real consequences. Instead, you pulled that data out of the same twitter accounts that promote transition in teens and you told me how much your family and friends affirm your feelings, like I said from the beginning you just wanted to make this comment section all about yourself, what about detrans that J.K. Rowling supports? that's their family's fault so they don't count as evidence. brilliant point! but yes you're correct, you're a waste of everyone's time on here, that's the only the point you made, now go back to your comfort zone where everyone agrees with you :)
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