--- description: According to a Kindle spokesperson, readers who pre-order Cursed Child will receive it on their devices at midnight local time on July 31 title: Here's When You Can Read 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt607c74347fdcfdd0/69889e9b5f570f2359b21d3e/harry-potter-cursed-child.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here’s When You Can Read _Harry Potter and the Cursed Child_ by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 22, 2016 9:36 PM CUT  A general view of The Palace Theatre, following the first preview of the Harry Potter and The Cursed Child play last night, on June 8, 2016 in London, England. A general view of The Palace Theatre, following the first preview of the Harry Potter and The Cursed Child play last night, on June 8, 2016 in London, England.Jack Taylor-Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 22, 2016 9:36 PM CUT When the final installment of the _Harry Potter_ series came out in July 2007, Amazon’s Kindle was still [four months away](https://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/kindle-sells-out-in-two-days/ "undefined") from launch. But when [_Harry Potter and the Cursed Child_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1338099132/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined") debuts on July 31, a contingent of fans will likely opt to hit the “download” button on their e-readers rather than line up at bookstores for midnight release parties. According to a Kindle spokesperson, readers who pre-order [_Cursed Child_](http://time.com/4417414/harry-potter-flash-mob-new-york/ "undefined") will receive it on their devices at midnight local time on July 31—that is to say, late Saturday night. That means readers on the East Coast are likely to get the story three hours earlier than those on the West Coast—but mischievous Muggles may try to tamper with the [timezone settings](http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201616070 "undefined") on their Kindles to try to game the system. Amazon says the script is already its top pre-order for the year, both for print and Kindle orders. It’s like wise the number one pre-order year-to-date for Apple’s iBooks. The new script by Jack Thorne, based on a story by himself, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany, will reflect the text of the play as it began previews in London in June; it is formally titled _Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two (Special Rehearsal Edition Script)_. At a later date, the “[definitive collector’s edition](http://time.com/4215336/jk-rowling-harry-potter-cursed-child-book/ "undefined")” will come out reflecting the final changes made during the rehearsal and previews period. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4417481/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-book-download-pre-order/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4417481/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-book-download-pre-order/"},"headline":"Here’s When You Can Read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child","datePublished":"2016-07-22T21:36:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:26:54.773Z","description":"It depends on your timezone","url":"https://time.com/4417481/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-book-download-pre-order/","keywords":["Books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt607c74347fdcfdd0/69889e9b5f570f2359b21d3e/harry-potter-cursed-child.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt607c74347fdcfdd0/69889e9b5f570f2359b21d3e/harry-potter-cursed-child.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"New Harry Potter Play Previews To A Thrilled Audience","caption":"New Harry Potter Play Previews To A Thrilled Audience","creditText":"Jack Taylor-Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4417481/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-book-download-pre-order/","name":"Here’s When You Can Read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"}}]}] ```