PRESSEMEDDELELSER 7. september 2005

Harry Potter Digital Audiobooks Debut Exclusively on iTunes Music Store

SAN FRANCISCO—September 7, 2005—Apple® today announced that the entire Harry Potter audiobook series is now available exclusively on the iTunes® Music Store, the world’s number one online music service. For the first time ever, every audiobook in the series, including the latest release, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” is available as a digital download from iTunes. Customers can either download individual audiobooks or the complete Harry Potter Digital Box Set which includes a full color digital booklet as well as previously unreleased readings from author J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter fans can also purchase the complete Harry Potter Digital Box Set together with a Collector’s Edition 20GB iPod® engraved with the Hogwarts crest.
“We are honored that J.K. Rowling has picked iTunes for the debut of the Harry Potter audiobook series,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’re delighted to be able to bring these wonderful and wildly popular stories to iTunes Music Store customers.”
The complete Harry Potter Digital Box Set is equivalent to almost 100 CDs, but customers can purchase this entire audiobook collection with just one click and then transfer all six books onto their iPod to take with them wherever they go.
With Apple’s legendary ease of use, pioneering features such as integrated Podcasting support, iMix playlist sharing, seamless integration with iPod and groundbreaking personal use rights, the iTunes Music Store is the best way for Mac® and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music online. The iTunes Music Store features two million songs from the major music companies and over 1,000 independent record labels, 10,000 audiobooks, gift certificates and exclusive music not found anywhere else online.
Pricing & AvailabilityIndividual audiobooks from the Harry Potter series are priced from DKK 215 to DKK 519 inc. VAT, and the Harry Potter Digital Box Set is DKK 2277 inc. VAT. Purchase and download of songs and audiobooks from the iTunes Music Store for Mac or Windows requires a valid credit card with a billing address in the country of purchase.
Apple startede den personlige computerrevolution i 1970´erne med Apple II og genopfandt den personlige computer i 1980´erne med Macintosh. I dag fortsætter Apple med at gå forrest i industrien indenfor innovation med dets pris-vindende desktop and notebook computere, OS X operativ system, og iLife og professionelle programmer. Apple er også førende inden for den digitale musik revolution med dets iPod bærbare musikafspiller og iTunes online music store.
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Petter Ahrnstedt
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