Classic sci-fi novel to be available as digital book

An electronic edition of Ray Bradbury’s classic science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 is being released, after the 91-year-old author lifted his objections to a digital version. “The publication in digital form comes as part of a new publishing...

An electronic edition of Ray Bradbury’s classic science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 is being released, after the 91-year-old author lifted his objections to a digital version.

“The publication in digital form comes as part of a new publishing agreement which includes all English language print and digital formats of Fahrenheit 451 in North America,” publishers Simon & Schuster said in a statement.

First published in 1953, Fahrenheit 451 has sold over 10 million copies and been translated into 33 language. The novel envisages a world where books are banned and burned.

Other notable e-book holdouts include Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who plans to make her best-selling books available in digital form through her dedicated Pottermore website.

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