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The Motley Fool
December 22, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
The Harry Potter Effect Does the Harry Potter news make Scholastic a page-turner? Over the long term, investors should likely be worried about a stock that hangs so much store by a franchise that will, eventually, come to an end.   |
Salon.com
July 24, 2000
Garth Johnston |
Harry Potter fans detect devilish discrepancy Did J.K. Rowling goof or has she another trick up her sleeve? |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Scholastic's Impending Potter Mania A record-breaking print run heralds the approach of this summer's new Harry Potter book. From an investment point of view, the publisher hasn't had too much else going on between Potter books. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Get Ready for Harry Potter VI J.K. Rowling releases the official title for the sixth volume in the series. The financial juggernaut that is the Harry Potter franchise just keeps on rolling. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Potter Gets Hotter Preliminary buzz seems to indicate that Harry keeps getting stronger. If Scholastic shares seem a little sluggish at the moment, despite all the excitement, maybe investors are starting to wonder how the future will look for Scholastic without Harry and his magic. |
Salon.com
July 6, 2000
Laura Miller |
Harry Potter rumor watch The Internet buzzes with intimations of love and death. |
AskMen.com
December 2, 2001
Bernie Alexander |
Harry Potter: Behind The Magic Harry Potter has finally arrived to a record number of theaters nationwide, and adults can finally see what children worldwide have been obsessed with since the publication of the first Harry Potter book... |
Salon.com
July 10, 2000
Charles Taylor |
The plot deepens With her fourth Harry Potter book, J.K. Rowling takes her young hero to his darkest adventure yet. |
Salon.com
November 16, 2001
Andrew O'Hehir |
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"" The long-awaited movie is faithful to J.K. Rowling's book, but the fantasy isn't very fantastic and the evil just isn't dark enough... |
BusinessWeek
July 2, 2007
Diane Brady |
The Twisted Economics Of Harry Potter Harry Potter brings both profit and pain to his business partners. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Potter Pooper Four weeks after its release bookstores have massive piles of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on hand. Will these end up as returns, or will Harry get a second wind with movie releases and a new Universal Potter-themed attraction in Orlando? |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2011
Tim Beyers |
Who Will Replace Harry Potter? "Green Lantern" fails to impress at the box office. |
Salon.com
November 15, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek |
The trouble with Harry Despite terrific special effects and funnier gags, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" finds a way to make J.K. Rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore. |
InternetNews
July 15, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
'Harry Potter' Brings Magic to E-commerce Muggles The intense demand created by thousands of online pre-orders, all at the same time, means that retailers must have the necessary infrastructure in order to scale up fast. IBM WebSphere helped publishers meet the demand. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Harry Potter's Around Every Corner Time Warner shareholders will have to hope that Harry Potter's magic will remain potent a couple of years after fans have turned the last page of the series' grand finale. |
Inc.
June 2007
Athena Schindelheim |
The Trouble With Harry Harry Potter has become a children's lit classic - and a huge industry. With the final book due out, how would you develop the Potter brand? |
Fast Company
July 2009
Zachary Wilson |
Watch: Harry Potter 6 Accio ticket sales! The Hogwarts crew returns with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on July 15. So far, the films' grosses have been stunningly consistent. Here's how other major franchises compare. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Hogwarts and All for Scholastic The children's book publisher posts a wider loss in the historically weak first quarter without Harry Potter. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2007
Lawrence A. Rothman |
Magical Earnings at Scholastic Harry Potter helps Scholastic turn in another good quarter, but what does the publisher have planned for the future, now that the series is finished? |
Salon.com
January 17, 2001
Kera Bolonik |
Harry Potter hanky-panky While I admit that the way they've fixed the goof in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is a bit odd, it's not the first time a publisher has had to make such changes after the fact to keep sci-fi and fantasy fans happy... |
The Family Room
Teresa Higginbotham |
Make A Frugal Harry Potter Costume for Halloween So your child wants to enroll over at Hogwarts School of Magic? If you are familiar with the story, the main characters walk around in robes and capes all the time. Here are the basic elements you'll need to create that magical Potter look... |
PC Magazine
September 7, 2004
Dan Ackerman |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban The new Harry Potter game echoes the darker tone of the film (and book) it's based on. |
Salon.com
January 12, 2001
Kera Bolonik |
Harry Potter hanky-panky Book publishers' furtive change of a key detail in "The Goblet of Fire" has fans buzzing. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Scholastic Stumbles A rather unexpected angle to Scholastic's numbers was the impact of the Federal Do Not Call list, which put a halt to most telemarketing efforts. This affected its Direct-to-Home segment, as the company said it limited the number of new families that Scholastic could claim for customers and hiked costs for the families it could approach. |
Reason
July 2003
Michael Valdez Moses |
Back to the Future The nostalgic yet progressive appeal of wizards, hobbits, and Jedi knights |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Mr. Market and the Deathly Hallows The new Harry Potter book inspires business books we aren't anticipating in 2007. Geekonomics... The Wisdom of Surowieckis... Jim Cramer's Mad TV Money... etc. |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Harry Potter's Magic Returns Although the short term looks bright for the booksellers, given the imminent arrival of Harry's final chapter, there's a lot for investors to contemplate when it comes to booksellers' long-term outlook. Harry Potter may be magic, but this spell doesn't last forever. |
BusinessWeek
July 18, 2005
Mira Serrill-Robins |
Still Hog-Wild Over Hogwarts After six books and three films, Harry Potter shows no signs of slowing down. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2004
Steven Mallas |
Time Warner Loves Harry The latest Harry Potter film opened with a spectacular $93.7 million... but how spectacular is it really? |
CIO
November 2, 2010
Kim S. Nash |
Using Business Intelligence to Predict Harry Potter DVD Sales It's not magic. Business intelligence is helping Warner Bros. make more accurate sales forecasts for the upcoming Harry Potter DVD. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2011
Becca Lipman |
Harry Potter Stocks: The Harry Potter Index Prepares for its Final Battle The final installment of the films is only a week away and the Harry Potter Index will likely reap in the benefits, if only for a little while. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Scholastic Corporation Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of Harry Potter publisher Scholastic Corporation jumped 10% today after the company released earnings. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2005
Steven Mallas |
Harry Potter Reigns Supreme Time Warner's young wizard captures the top spot at the weekend box office. Time Warner shareholders can marvel at the power of Potter, but they shouldn't get too enthralled just yet. |
| Fast Company |
How Harry Potter Fans Are Saving the World Over 300 worldwide chapters have built libraries, raised money to protect civilians in Darfur, and sent five planes to Haiti after the earthquake in 2010. |
Salon.com
July 5, 2000
William Underhill |
Harry Potter and the flight from reality The young wizard's alma mater is a figment of J.K. Rowling's imagination -- but that hasn't stopped folks from signing up for boarding school. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Wham, Bam, Thank You, BAMM Books-A-Million can thank Harry Potter for a great showing. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
When Harry Met Bezos Amazon is cranking up the Harry Potter hype machine and traditional chains just don't stand a chance this summer. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter
June 2001
Michael F. Jacobson |
Harry Potter and the Soft-Drink Sellout If anyone deserves to be called a hero, it is Harry Potter and author J.K. Rowling. That's why it is so distressing that the Coca-Cola Company has bought, for $150 million, sole worldwide marketing rights to the first Harry Potter film... |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hurried Harry Instant gratification has always been one of the biggest knocks on e-commerce. But now Amazon has a neat trick to send Harry Potter to your door on July 16. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Does Harry Potter Have More Magic For IMAX? The Harry Potter series has been good to IMAX shareholders in the past. Will the trend continue? |
Salon.com
August 24, 2000
James Hibberd |
Hogwarts McNuggets? A leaked e-mail from director Chris Columbus reveals his controversial plans for the Harry Potter movie. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
No Potter Magic The Half-Blood Prince helps Barnes & Noble grow earnings 55%, but doesn't help the stock. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon's Harry Situation Amazon.com's gearing up for Harry Potter at the perfect time. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2003
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A B+ for Scholastic Sometimes a lower grade is a better grade. I'm aware that earnings for the November quarter fell by 10% and that margins contracted. But I'm grading on a curve here. From my vantage point, Scholastic made out nicely on its fiscal mid-term. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2005
Rich Smith |
Books-A-$1.7 Million Sales growth in a slow-growth industry, banner profits, and a 2.8% dividend to boot? Is Books-A-Million a winner for investors? |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2007
Anders Bylund |
"Golden Compass" Tarnished an Entire Genre The fantasy genre has been an easy cash cow for Hollywood in the past few years. But it isn't that easy anymore. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Harry Potter Enchants Barnes & Noble Alas, every spell ultimately wears off. Investors, there is little reason to get excited about Barnes & Noble, since its increased guidance doesn't relate to improvements in its core operations. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Book Leaks While Scholastic chases down retailers who shipped the new Harry Potter book too soon and cyber-spoilers who have printed pages online, the rest of the world eagerly anticipates the midnight release of the final installment in the seven book series. |
Macworld
May 2002
Peter Cohen |
Sheep, Myth III: The Wolf Age, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Whether you're in the mood for some lighthearted fun, a hard-core strategy-game challenge, or a 3-D action adventure, this column is sure to please... |
Searcher
September 2003
Barbara Quint |
Muggle Magic Today's information professionals probably book more online for their end-user client communities than I ever reached with intermediated searching, but, if they're doing their job well, the clients may never see the work. |
