Harry Potter - how to get a copy on release day

And Toytown gets a legal bollocking. Sounds like it'd be a cuntish-numpty of a thing to do.

Garibaldi, cease and desist man. Will someone think of the children!

If you do be fair and make sure we know that it's a spoiler, and don' reveal anything in the title or subtitle. Years of reading and waitng for the climax to be ruined by yourself wouldn't go down to well with myself and a fair few others.

I guess you could simply not read this thread, right? I would think most people wouldn't post spoilers, but if someone does, the easiest way to avoid them would be to avoid threads talking about Harry Potter.

I already made the mistake of watching JK Rowling interviewed by Jonathon Ross and feel I already know too much.

I'm split between mild envy at the ability of some people to be so enthusiastic about something as insignificant as a book, and amazement that people are getting so worked up about possibly not being able to get it on the day it is released.

Well obviously I can't stop him but if he read the link about the leak that has already happened, then I guess he'd see that the website that hosted the stuff were subpoenaed by the lawyers to give up the name of the poster and remove all the text.

I pre-ordered my book on Amazon months ago, and now it's looking like we may be out of town on Saturday and not returning till Monday, so I'm on a total media blackout till then, as I'm assuming that once the book is out, the ending will be everywhere...

Yeah, I kept my weekend free. I work Saturday morning, but that is okay, because I work at a bookstore so I can just pick up my copy


Yes, it is illegal. The consequences are very harsh and I am pretty sure they have people to go after people who are stupid enough to post publicly that they received a copy before it was released, especially when they post content spoilers. Bookstores have to sign a contract even that they will lock the books away, even from employees, and that under no circumstances the book can be opened. AFAIK they are also only delivered to the bookstores a day before it is released. If bookstores do not comply with these rules, they have to pay fines. If they do not sign them, they will not receive any of the books. One of my co-workers told me the last time the importer created a little leaflet of what could happen if bookstores do not follow the rules (such as beheading etc.) I guess the importers also thought the rules are way over the top.
All I know is I will not be very happy at work on Friday knowing so many HP books are in the same building as I am but I cannot read it.
Here you can read the retailer embargo: http://www.bloomsbury.com/media/FINALHP7RETAILEREMBARGO.pdf

Begod, the new book isn't half bad.
I'm nearly finished! Off to bed for the final bit!
See youse in the morning!

Do a search for harry potter and the secret horcrux. apparently somebody wrote an alternative 7th book and a telegraph reviewer said that JKR would have a hard time topping it.

Only if he/she posted direct excerpts from the book, word for word...
If he/she were to read the book, them summerize it in their own words, they can't do s*^T
as its another persons own words/writing..

I was responding to a post which used the word "excerpts", not "summaries".

Yes Keydeck, I meant summaries not excerpts.
I'm from Tang, you see.
The new book is good. Most people will like it.
I'll be summarising when I get back back from
where I'm going.
Laters!

Garibaldi - you've been asked not to. and if I accidentally stumble over one of your summaries before the book is officially and "legally" delivered on Saturday I will be seriously pissed off and will personally have my 6 year old kick you at the next available moment. So la-di-da if you managed to sneak yourself a copy before everyone else, ruin it for me and I will find that whiny, crying drunk girl from last night and plant her in front of your door at 3 am every night for a fortnight until you are as happy about life as I will be if that happens.
*storms off to get coffee

HP-lovers who are spoiler-haters may want to avoid copies of Bild today (for some of you, that's a given anyway).
The title page does not, however, contain potential spoilers, but the pages inside and the website may well do.

Put him on ignore until you have read the book. You will have him groveling at your feet (see above) not to. But he'll post his spoilers anyway.

People, we're talking about Garibaldi here, a man with a strong genetic predisposition to elaborate any shards of truth DNA lying around into a full-blown 16-volume leather-bound reference work. (The phrase "hand-tooled" springs to mind here, I don't know why.) Anyway, if I see any tendencies to post spoilers on his part, it's on with the handcuffs, blindfold and gag and he gets locked up in the cellar until the danger is past. Relax, you're safe.

Shouldn't that bit be in Adult Chat?

Did I mention scrotum clamps?

That's your pet-name for 'im innit?

Scrote for short, yup.

The new, new book has been announced, "Harry Potter and the Scrotum Clamps". I can see it now...and it hurts my eyes. How n' ever, Cho Chang in full dominatrix gear works for me. And the lesbian love-in with Hermione (stupid name, think that's the right spelling) is set to be quite the page-turner.

i am not sure whether the thread question has been answered, but here is my suggestion:
you can reserve your copy at your nearest hugendubel.
opening times are as follows:
here
you need to get a kunden login and they will reserve a copy at the shop of your choice.
i know it's all in german but as you don't have to give any bank details but pay when you pick it up, you are not in danger of losing money.
you can also call their phone line and make a reservation:
01801-484 484
or
089 30 75 75 75

Or just take a trip to the English Hugendubel near Odeonsplatz on the day and pick one up. I bought the last book from there with no trouble at all.

Would you like it if next time when you play in public that people loudly shout and play a gehto blaster full of crappy rap? You've been asked not to so be polite and fair, take other peoples thoughts into consideration. Obviously if appealing to your polite judgment of fairness isn't enough you must accept the consequences for the forum, yourself and your friends job, which he will lose as I will write to the publishers and describe what has happened. Your choice. Dont fuck with our enjoyment please, we've waited years for this book.

Gids, I think Crusoe's point is that not only is Garibaldi highly unlikely to write anything from the book, but if he did, the chances that it bears any resemblence to the actual content is very unlikely. In fact, I'd take it that there's a very good chance that said gentleman is not even in possession of said tome.

I just thought I'd make sure. ;-)

I just got back from where I've been!
I'm in the cellar posting from my MDA.
When I get back up to my office, I'll be a tad more informative.
Posting from the MDA is expensive.
More later!
Your friend
Garibaldi (The avid reader of the new book.)

Looks like I'd better tighten those scrotum clamps go and check what Baldi's up to.

Yeah, I am starting to believe that as well. The more he insists on posting summaries, the more unbelievable he gets.

It's pretty easy to download and read the book if you know how to use bitTorrent.

Here are some excerpts, though I can't guarantee for accuracy: "the", "Harry", "Ron", "Hermione".

Easy does not make it legal now, though. I want to read the actual book, I don't know how long this one is, but if it is even close to the sixth, it would be a pain to read on the computer screen.

An English bookstore here in Paris will open at 1:00am on Saturday morning to start selling the book. I think I will go get it then to beat the crowds or long lines on Saturday morning. Then I can just wake up, make my tea and start reading on Saturday morning!

You could always print it out :-) Reading it on the screen does has advantages, you have both hands free to get comfortable/drink/eat, never lose your place, can read in the dark. Guess it depends on how good your screen is though, how heavy/big your laptop is etc.

No I just do not like reading on a screen.
I could print it out, but for that I would have to buy a new ink cartridge (since I am moving out and abandoning my printer, I don't want to), and that would cost me almost as much as the book (since I get a nice discount). I'd rather have the original book.
I have no problem waiting till Saturday, it's just two days away, I just hope no one spoils the ending for me until then.

Be with you soon guys! Just have to check the legality issue with the Spaniard.
Dare! Dare!

Lemme get this straight: You are going stay up until 1am on Saturday to buy a book millions have been looking forward to for almost two years and then go to sleep? Why not read it? Elles sont folles, ces américaines!

Of course I'm going to give in to temptation and read!! But the plan was to go to sleep like a responsible person and then get up rested on Saturday and read all day. What if I miss something important reading during the night because I am too sleepy?!

Then your interpretation of the book could change and your life would no longer have any valid meaning. You're damn right, this Harry Potter book is far too important to take any chances with.

Keydeck and I finally see eye-to-eye. I love you for your ability to get down to basics quick!

The New York Times and Le Parisien have printed spoilers of the book, revealing the end of book 7. Assholes!

I haven't read it and don't want to.

JK Rowling replied:


Scholastic tracked down the leak and published the following comment:

Wow!
There's still time!
It's not bad.

Does Harry die at the end?

So I'm getting my copy of Deathly Hollows delivered from Amazon.de tomorrow. Anyone else?

Not through Amazon, but I have ordered mine.

Me too, although I don't know if I'll be there to get it

i ordered my copy for pickup at the local bookshop. i don't want to be stuck in flat waiting for the postman. therefore i will have to get up early but the plan is to have breakfast somewhere quiet after pickup and start reading.

I am planning on going to Hugendubel at 7am to get one. My plan was to read it this weekend as I leave for holiday on Monday and dont want to lug around such a heavy book with me for 10 days, but I also dont want to accidently overhear what happens. But now I will have to work all most all day Sat and Sun so will end up taking the book along with me.

Anyone else going at 7am???

i am going to the neuhausen hugendubel which only opens at 8am (thank god)