UPDATED: More Information on Ordering Copies of ‘Cursed Child’ Internationally

UPDATED: We have recently heard back from Little, Brown who will be publishing Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts. On international publishing Little, Brown clarified, saying:

“We are not the ebook publishers so it’s best to check with Pottermore (who are) but if useful, [Little, Brown]  [would suggest] links for Apple, Amazon & Google for Australia and New Zealand while for physical books we would link to Booktopia, Fishponds and Whitcoulls.

We wouldn’t suggest retailers for the rest of world because there are too many that could supply. So it would probably be easiest to use Amazon as the easiest choice. You could post links for Amazon India,  Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Japan and China.”

For more updates about publishing in France and Italy, scroll down and see below.

Many readers of The Leaky Cauldron have been asking whether or not print copies of  the Cursed Child scriptbook will be available in languages other than English, and available in bookstores outside of the U.K, U.S and Canada.

Unfortunately, neither of these will be the case, meaning that fans from countries outside the U.S and U.K will have to buy copies from Little, Brown in the U.K and Scholastic in the U.S / Canada and pay shipping. However, Pottermore confirmed that international readers will be able to buy a copy digitally from midnight, July 30th following preview performances of the play:

“The Special Rehearsal Edition script will be available to buy around the world, digitally by Pottermore and in print in collaboration with Little, Brown in the UK and Scholastic in the US and Canada.”

Pottermore also gave more information on the process behind turning the Special Rehearsal Edition of the script into a Definitive Edition (which is set for release in 2017):

“The Special Rehearsal Edition of the script will be available for a limited time, and gives readers the earliest opportunity to read the eighth story – just after the play has opened at London’s Palace Theatre. In this edition, readers will have access to the script used by the cast and creative team during rehearsals and previews.

During the preview period, in front of a live audience, the script will be fine-tuned by the creative team. It’s a chance to make tweaks outside the rehearsal room and based on the reactions of a real audience.

A later, Definitive Edition of the script is set for release in early 2017. This final and complete edition will replace the Special Rehearsal Edition in bookshops, both in print and digitally.

The Definitive Edition will contain the perfected, definitive script with final stage directions and annotations, as seen on opening night and beyond. This edition will also include extra content, such as writing from the play’s creative team.”

Hopefully this news isn’t too disappointing for readers outside of the U.K, U.S and Canada – we’re hoping print editions of the scriptbook will open up to international markets in 2017 along with the Definitive Edition script. Finger’s crossed!

UPDATED: We have been informed that the publication of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be translated and available in French in October 2016. The eighth story may also be in the process of being translated into Italian, but that date of publication is still unclear.

UPDATED: International fans living in cities and countries that are home to English book companies, such as WH Smith, or other book stores that may carry the English versions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child starting July 31.

Read more at Pottermore here.