That's Not Funny!
Cheers, Amazon.co.uk! You had me worried for a while.
When it was available for pre-ordering, I placed my order for the sixth Harry Potter book. That way, just like when number five came out, I can have my copy bright and early without having to get out and queue up.
But today I had an email from Amazon saying that this book would not be available in the "foreseeable future"! Horrified, I checked news websites to see if there were word that JK Rowling or her publisher had postponed publication. Not a word. (Though there was a story about how my ferry to mainland Europe might be delayed on Monday morning, but that's another matter.) I checked Rowling's official site. Nothing on there.
Finally, once my brain kicked into gear, I checked my account on Amazon. Sure enough, safe and well, there was my order right where it should be.
I know. I'm worse than the kids.
When it was available for pre-ordering, I placed my order for the sixth Harry Potter book. That way, just like when number five came out, I can have my copy bright and early without having to get out and queue up.
But today I had an email from Amazon saying that this book would not be available in the "foreseeable future"! Horrified, I checked news websites to see if there were word that JK Rowling or her publisher had postponed publication. Not a word. (Though there was a story about how my ferry to mainland Europe might be delayed on Monday morning, but that's another matter.) I checked Rowling's official site. Nothing on there.
Finally, once my brain kicked into gear, I checked my account on Amazon. Sure enough, safe and well, there was my order right where it should be.
I know. I'm worse than the kids.
posted by Melinda at 2/17/2005 01:02:00 am
2 Comments:
do you know the date of when it will be released?? 'cause here in sweden it will be later if you want the swedish copy....but I don't want the swedish one, I want the english one, I have realized that the books are better in english, the translators aren't always very good at their job...
and yes, 5 posts with nothing in thme is much!!!! =)
The official release date of the English version is the 16th of July.
That's such a shame that you can't get a good copy in Swedish. You would think that with such a popular series of books they would have their best translators on it!
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