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First “Harry Potter” Audio Book Is Now Available For FREE

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (published as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States) is now available as an audio book for free on spoken audio website/app Audible as part of an…

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (published as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) is now available as an audio book for free on spoken audio website/app Audible as part of an initiative launched by J.K. Rowling to help keep people busy while the world is partially shut down.

This is even bigger news than it seems because it is the first time the UK version of the audio book has become available in the States, it was previously only available on UK Audible. The UK's version is narrated by Stephen Fry while the US version is narrated by Jim Dale and there's been a hot debate on which version is better, with the UK version usually getting the win.

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