More iPod news! And this time it’s to do with our own PotterCast. Today, during the same keynote in which Apple announced all this Harry-Potter-meets-iPod news, keynote speaker and head honcho Steve Jobs gave us a sneak peek into his personal library – where, downloaded, was not only PotterCast, but MuggleNet’s MuggleCast. He said, with …read more!

The newly downloadable Harry Potter books are now available through the Cauldron Shop for the US and the UK, which means you can support the Floo Network of sites, including TLC, by buying through it. The links will take you directly to the book’s page in iTunes. And this comes up right in time for …read more!

Random House sent over the press release on the Harry Potter iTunes release, which reveals that the complete Digital Box Set (all six books, $249.00) includes a full color digital booklet as well as “previously unreleased readings from author J.K. Rowling.”

In this item on her site, Jo Rowling urges fans again not to trust that anything claiming to be signed by her on eBay is an item with which she has “ever been on the same continent.” “As far as I can tell from watching the ‘signed’ Harry Potter merchandise on e-Bay, for every (as …read more!

J.K.Rowling has updated her website with a statement about the release of the Harry Potter books on iTunes. She writes: “Today sees a new Harry Potter launch: audio digital files are now available through Apple iTunes in the US, Europe and Japan (English language)! Many Harry Potter fans have been keen for digital access for …read more!

Yvonne and Caroline let us know that Steve Jobs just announced that all Harry Potter audio books are now available on iTunes, and an engraved iPod with the Hogwarts crest is now available! (Hey, great to listen to PotterCast on! :). See the new iPod here.

We’ve got two pics of J.K. Rowling’s appearance at the National Portrait Gallery in London for you, as well as a larger shot of the art itself: Jo alone Jo with her painting The portrait The painting is by artist Stuart Pearson. Jo said of the portrait: “…I love it. I have to say it …read more!

Some quick PotterCast news: we’re now listed on Podcast Alley, so if you’d like, you can vote for us! As usual, for all subscription links, visit PotterCast.com. Also, here are the requested details about the Potter Impersonators Contest: We want to hear your best impersonation of a Harry Potter character. Pick a quote from the …read more!

An AFX News release reports that iTV has secured the rights to the UK network premiere of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The movie is mentioned as part of the Autumn lineup.

Today is the 21st birthday of the most wondrous, stupendiferous, fantabulous, illustratorest, podcast-producingest, head-designer-who-may-not-know-much-HP-trivia-but-who-we-love-anyway, John Noe! We wish we could say he was out partying it up, but no, as per usual he’s working on Leaky and PotterCast. Please join us in wishing him a most splendiforous day!