'Potter' prequel

Over 70,000 fans view 'Potter' prequel on Waterstone's website

  June 19, 2008 at 8:37 PM ET
  Geri     Yahoo! News (via e-Consultancy)
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A few weeks ago we let you know about the short prequel to Harry Potter that author JK Rowling had written to benefit British charities, English PEN, the writers’ association, and Dyslexia Action had sold for 25,000 pounds ($48,858). Waterstone’s has placed the book online and in the first 20 hours that the prequel was available for fans more than 70,000 visitors viewed the story.

You can read the prequel here.