Pottermore, an interactive reading and retail site from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling in partnership with Sony, is staying in closed beta a little longer.
In a post on pottermore.com, an anonymous editor wrote the site's team needs a little more time to incorporate feedback from its beta users before making Pottermore available to the public. Beginning Wednesday, the site will be going offline for three days while construction continues on the back end.
The site is said to provide an interactive, game-like reading experience of the Harry Potter books. Fans will also be able to buy audio books and, for the first time, Harry Potter novels as ebooks through a distribution agreement with Google and other partners.
Pottermore was scheduled to go live to the public in October. A new launch date has not been named. It seems we'll have to content ourselves with the preview photos in the meantime.