Copyright laws restrict people from reading any book online for free, and unfortunately, this generic rule applies to the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling as much as any other text out there today. The whole collection of seven books is the exclusive intellectual property of Rowling and the publisher of each title in the series, Bloomsbury, which means they cannot legally be accessed for free without permission from the respective owners.
In truth, the only way to read Harry Potter free of charge would be to lend one or more of the books in the sequence from your local library, who will only ask you to make a payment if you fail to bring back one or more rented copies before the set expiry date given at the time of borrowing. However, if you don't have access to a library or would simply prefer to read using interactive software, there will soon be a fairly straightforward way to download Harry Potter from the Internet within the law. Still, you should be mindful that a small charge and the right hardware are required to do this.
Downloading the series will be quite simple by the end of 2011. Unlike many other popular titles today, Harry Potter has never been made available as an eBook because of Rowling's reluctance to release the text in any other format than a traditional book. However, a new online project called 'Pottermore' has recently been proposed by Rowling and company, which will allow readers to download books from the Harry Potter series for use with their Amazon Kindle, Sony eReader or similar electronic device.
Until October 2011 when 'Pottermore' is scheduled to be up and running, though, those keen to read Harry Potter will have to put up with a physical copy of the book from their nearest bookstore or library, where all of the seven titles in the best-selling series can be found.
In truth, the only way to read Harry Potter free of charge would be to lend one or more of the books in the sequence from your local library, who will only ask you to make a payment if you fail to bring back one or more rented copies before the set expiry date given at the time of borrowing. However, if you don't have access to a library or would simply prefer to read using interactive software, there will soon be a fairly straightforward way to download Harry Potter from the Internet within the law. Still, you should be mindful that a small charge and the right hardware are required to do this.
Downloading the series will be quite simple by the end of 2011. Unlike many other popular titles today, Harry Potter has never been made available as an eBook because of Rowling's reluctance to release the text in any other format than a traditional book. However, a new online project called 'Pottermore' has recently been proposed by Rowling and company, which will allow readers to download books from the Harry Potter series for use with their Amazon Kindle, Sony eReader or similar electronic device.
Until October 2011 when 'Pottermore' is scheduled to be up and running, though, those keen to read Harry Potter will have to put up with a physical copy of the book from their nearest bookstore or library, where all of the seven titles in the best-selling series can be found.
