The lost Rowling masterpiece....Harry Potter and the Money Grab

The new Harry Potter movie opens tomorrow, and already has sold $25 million in ticket presales for the first showing. This means this film is close to breaking the $30 million midnight box office take from the current record holder, The Twilight Saga:Eclipse. 

A few of my family members have read the books and seen the movies, but my children haven't shown an interest in the books. (To be fair, I haven't read the books OR watched any of the movies) I narrow this lack of interest down to one thing. 

Harry Potter books aren't available on the Kindle. 

My kids LOVE thier Kindles. It was the one of the best gifts they've gotten. However, Mr. J.K. Rowling hasn't allowed Amazon to digitally publish his books.

Wait........what?

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However, she and her publishing company DID just announce a new website, Pottermore, which will have access to ALL the Harry Potter e-books for "every e-book reader available". Great! Except, the Kindle only supports proprietary formats of e-books. 

So, what is Rowling and the publishing company trying to do? My guess is to force Amazon to open Kindle to common e-book formatting, so that Amazon could lose some control over an important asset. 

*sigh* 

What is the attraction to this franchise?

O.....I.....C.

Come to think of it, what is the attraction to the Twilight franchise?

Wait.........I think I'm beginning to see a trend.

And yes, ladies. I HAVE seen the Twilight movies. And read the books. All of them. And I'm completely ashamed of myself.

An Open Letter to My Stalker...

Dear Mr. T,

That's right. I know who you are. I know that you are a idea stealing scrub-a-dub from way back. Get some original ideas. I've held my tongue for too long, but this final thought robbery was too much to bear. Just remember that What Goes Around......Comes Around.

Let's examine the evidence, shall we? Or are you scared to see the bright light of truth shone upon your decietful ways? (Oh No) What You Got?

Here is an e-mail I sent to a friend. I have those. You don't? Cry Me A River.

See the date? Now....let's see this article, dated JUNE 11, 2011 in which you stated,

“There’s a need for a place where fans can go to interact with their favorite entertainers, listen to music, watch videos, share and discover cool stuff and just connect. MySpace has the potential to be that place. Art is inspired by people and vice versa, so there’s a natural social component to entertainment.”

So, Senorita, what do you have to say for yourself now? Look, I said those women you dated were hot waaaaay before you dated them. You didn't give me anything. Not even a fist bump. But my fists are going to bump all over your face. I'm going to Rock Your Body so much, you'll wish you were Dead and Gone.
If I had $35 million dollars, a slew of intellectual property lawyers, and Until The End Of Time, I would own you, Mr. T. I'm not looking for fame, I just want you to give me my SexyBack.

Sincerely,

Brent Sieckman, Arl of Awesomeness