Books

Fanfiction’s Meant to Be Free. So Why Are People Selling It?

NOT A FAN

Writers of popular stories based on “Harry Potter” are pulling their work offline after discovering readers selling them on Etsy. It could kill the community entirely.

Michele Theil
Michele Theil 

Freelance Journalist

Illustration of a book cover with Harry Potter glasses made out of handcuffs and a lightning bolt scar
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Michele Theil

Michele Theil

Freelance Journalist

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