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Harry Potter

Exploring Environmentally Friendly Paper

By Maki Takase @mtakase

April 13, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Exploring Environmentally Friendly Paper

In 2008, J. K. Rowling refused to allow a Finnish publisher, Tammi, to print Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows because the paper they used was not Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified. Although Tammi printed the Harry Potter series on recycled paper, Rowling wanted even more environmentally friendly paper at that time.

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: Ancient-forest friendly paper, Ecosystem, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Markets Initiative, Paper, Raincoast Books

Editing Across Continents

By Sarah Eggleston

July 28, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Editing Across Continents

Publishing internationally can be tricky. A manuscript can take years of dedication from one team in one publishing house to edit, promote, and publish. Now imagine what happens when that same manuscript is being worked on by two separate teams across the ocean from each other. Each side has to try to keep track of changes being made by the other, and in some cases changes in vernacular or slang terms are made deliberately to maintain meaning across regions.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Cloud Atlas, differences, Editing, Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, international publishing, manuscript edits

When YA Book Fandom Creates Active & Influential Communities

By Joanna Szabo @Joanna_Shwaba

May 12, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

When YA Book Fandom Creates Active & Influential Communities

Fandoms surrounding the favorite books of teenagers have been a prominent part of culture since the Harry Potter books. Now, most well-loved series have some kind of derivative fandom surrounding them, but the Harry Potter fandom is by far the most expansive example of this. Years ago, Harry Potter fans pushed past the creation of art, parody musicals, and actual sports, and they went a step further by channeling their love for the books into the creation of an activist group.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: charity, fandom, Harry Potter, Harry Potter Alliance, HPA, JK Rowling, John Green, Millennials, Nerdfighteria, teenagers, teens, The Fault in Our Stars, YA

Twitter Interactions with Famous Authors and How to Deal

By Joanna Szabo

January 16, 2017 by Digital Content 1 Comment

Twitter Interactions with Famous Authors and How to Deal

Even though social media theoretically closes the distance between an author and their readers, it sometimes seems to me that the opposite is true. Just looking at a particularly famous author’s feed, I’m highly aware of the statistical improbability of actually getting their attention on Twitter. As of early October, J. K. Rowling had 8.44 […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: blogging, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, John Green, Joyce Carol Oates, Ooligan, Social Media, twitter, YA, YA authors

How to Cope When Your Spouse Only Reads Game of Thrones

By Amylia Ryan amylia_ryan

December 14, 2016 by Digital Content Leave a Comment

How to Cope When Your Spouse Only Reads Game of Thrones

“That’s a lie,” he says. “I also read Harry Potter.” And that’s generally all my husband reads. Don’t get me wrong, he’s tried reading other books (other genres, even!), but none of them held his interest past the first chapter. And he has his own reasoning for it. “I can only read books when I […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Reading, Recommendations

Pottermore and Publishing: A Look at the Multimedia Empire of Harry Potter

By Hope Levy

October 21, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Pottermore and Publishing: A Look at the Multimedia Empire of Harry Potter

Harry Potter is a name almost immediately recognizable today in 2016—whether your first thought is of a lightning scar, the Marauder’s Map, or the volume of fans across the world who have for years celebrated the cultural phenomenon that J. K. Rowling’s wizarding world became. On the first day alone, 8.3 million books were sold […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Bloomsbury, Digital Content, eBooks, Harry Potter, Hogwarts, HP, iBooks, Internet, JK Rowling, Marketing, Pottermore, publishing, technology, writing

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