Half-Blood Prince Release Date: 16th July 2005

It's finally here guys, the release date for Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince is 16th July 2005

Woo, all rejoice and discuss here!!!

were did u get this date

Yes it has fainly come this is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For those of you who don't know, CBBC Newsround (http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4110000/newsid_4114700/4114705.stm)

This (http://www.bloomsburymagazine.com/harrypotter/muggles_index.html) will take you to the Bloomsbury announcement

I also just got a text message from Leaky Cauldron. But when I went to JK's sight she hadn't updated, so I wouldn't try there first. Yippee!!

Though I wonder why the June release dates weren't debunked as rumors now since neither of those dates is the actually release date.

Oooh! Thank you Mundungus!

Hell ****ing yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FANTASTIC!! :DDD It's so long to wait, though! I would have preferred it to be in January ;P

Only 206 days to go :grumble: :grumble:

Its a longer wait than i thought tho.

Brilliant, absolutley fantastic, I can't wait. Time already seems to be slowing down becaus eof my anticipation. Oh July's going to be a great month.

Just one question though, do the people like me who live in australia and who reach the 16th of July earlier than the rest of the world have to wait for the clock to strike midnight in england before they can get it, like they did last time.

Im guessing they do and if what i am pressuming is correct does anyone know the time differences so i can figure out what time i can get it here.

I have to know when the exact minute i can get my hands on a book is so i can start counting down properly

206 days?!???!!!!!
Oh man....this is going to be long.....
Scholastic hasn't updated yet....

YESSS!!!!
This makes me feel happy!!!!
My birthday is 2 day before the book comes out.
So it feels like i m gettting a late b-day gift.

Juchuuuuu! I´m sooo excited. Thank you very much Jo!!! And a merry christmas.

NEither had amazon.com or google news as of two or three minutes ago. Boy, are they sleeping or what? I was too excited!

!!!

Seven very loooonng months. I'm glad we're getting the book--in fact joyous beyond belief, but it will be a long time to wait.

At Last!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

I know so excited!!! I found out a gew hours ago here in OZ. i have made a calaner on the comp-uter to count down the days!!!! Yippee!!!

By the way Im from Australai (Home of the Wagga Wagga warewolf). And yes we will have to wait. Jk will release it all over the world at the same time. So here in Aus it will be 9am in the morning. Hope this helps. That way everyone gets to read it at the same time!

July is the best month to release it. It's also at the end of the school term in England and end of exams for many 16-18 year olds. It's also school holidays for a lot of other kids in other countries.

It's good news all round. We should be thankful that the wait was less than the wait for OotP :)

OK, second time in two days I've got over emotional, must calm down...

Oh OK, hypo moment coming I think!

That’s the last day of school holidays here. Oh well, many kids will be sick that week. I think I will put in my leave form tomorrow.
6 months 3 weeks 5 days to go.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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i stayed up all night and witnessed history in the making! now ive got to contain myself from going to NY and breaking in to get a copy of the manuscript!!

*screams in delight and bursts into tears*

Jo, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou!! This is an awesome early Chrimbo present!

I've just checked out Bloomsbury's website! 16th July. I told my Mam and she said that it's a long time to wait but it isn't really. Seven months. Less than seven months! *works it out* It's 207 days! (isnt it? I did only work it out in my head so it could be wrong) I'm counting the days!

Yippee-aye-yay! :D (don't ask)

Ok, I'm leaving to calm down but I'll be back later on!!

Jubilation! I am so happy! :)

Just one question though, do the people like me who live in australia and who reach the 16th of July earlier than the rest of the world have to wait for the clock to strike midnight in england before they can get it, like they did last time.


"Sale of the book in all time zones preceding the United Kingdom is embargoed until 00:01 am BST (British Summer Time) on Saturday 16th July, 2005."
:upset:

http://www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter/muggles_index.html

I expected it to come out a little sooner since it was announced a month earlier than OotP was, but who cares, I can't wait to get the books in my hands. The bad thing is I have an internship in July and that could keep me from reading it right away.

Brilliant, absolutley fantastic, I can't wait. Time already seems to be slowing down becaus eof my anticipation. Oh July's going to be a great month.

Just one question though, do the people like me who live in australia and who reach the 16th of July earlier than the rest of the world have to wait for the clock to strike midnight in england before they can get it, like they did last time.

Im guessing they do and if what i am pressuming is correct does anyone know the time differences so i can figure out what time i can get it here.

I have to know when the exact minute i can get my hands on a book is so i can start counting down properly


Like last year we get the book at 9am at book stores.

Anybody know when we can pre order the books?
And whats the best prices at the moment on sites in the UK?

While it's great to have a date, that's longer than I expected....7 months! At least we have something to look forward to.

My guess is that JK wants a bit of time between the birth of her new baby and the release of the book, kinda like maternity leave. If she has the baby this spring, then a July 16 release date would give her 3 or 4 months to recoup and get ready to do her press engagements and interviews and/or a reading of selected chapters, assuming she decides to do them for this book.

I'm not sure how much input JK has into the publication date, but you've got to think that maternity leave would count for something.

*brings the ceiling down from screaming*

WAHOOOO!

*clears throat* Sorry. Rather overexcited.

The next seven months are going to go soooo slowly! It's sooner than we all expected though, I think. And at least the date is after my exams are over, else I'd be reading instead of revising...:angel:

Anybody know when we can pre order the books?
And whats the best prices at the moment on sites in the UK?

The Bloomsbury site will let you pre-order already. There's nothing up on Amazon yet. Give them an hour or two to get organized.

Roz.

While it's great to have a date, that's longer than I expected....7 months! At least we have something to look forward to.

6 months, 3 weeks and 5 days sounds better!

*clears 16-19 July in diary* :D :D Yay we have a date!

Thanks Roz will the book go up everywhere at £17 or will there be competitive websites?

THAT IS SO GREAT!!!!!
i cant believe it , this is the best day of the year!!!!!
i'm almost crying with happiness!

*now i'm officially crying* ! :) :cool:

OMG..OMG! I still can't believe that we'll have it in July! I'm soooooooo excited :clap:
I'm booking tickets for England NOW !!! SEVEN MONTHS!
When I read the announcement in Mugglenet I was like WOOHA!

I wish I bought shares last week…

“Shares in Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, the U.K. publisher of the Harry Potter books, rose the most in two years after author J.K. Rowling said she finished the manuscript of the sixth book in the series.!”

An exact month before my birthday! *cough*takethehintmom*cough*

Yay! I'm very happy! At last we have a date! But to be sincere, I though it was going to be a bit earlier. I'll just have to wait some more months! But yay! *dances*

It comes out six days after my b-day. LATE B-DAY PRESENT... YAY!

I'm so happy to hear the date! Just in time for my birthday ~ July 21st. I was born the same year as Snape, but he won't have as happy a birthday as I will! :lol:

I just told my son, and he said he's glad it isn't sooner because one more book means we are closer to the end of the series. Silly boy - today's the day to celebrate!

*dances around*

I am so happy!

Some book shops may open at midnight, which means that UK fans will get the book a few hoursearlier than American ones, because of the time difference.
(from the link to CBBC somewhere in one of the first posts in this thread)

I am getting confused now... I live in Holland, so do our bookshops open at the 'english' midnight, or do I have to wait till it's midnight in Holland?

*jumps around excitedly*

At last. Yay!

Did you see that Bloomsbury said that this one is a bit shorter than OotP? About ten pages is my bet!

I can't wait!

*glares at calendar, trying to make it move on*

Hell ****ing yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You took the ****ing words right out of my mouth! I am so ****ing ecstatic, i just can't sit still. So many questions, so much to wonder about....
AHHHH!!! ****ing-A man, ****ing-A...

I am getting confused now... I live in Holland, so do our bookshops open at the 'english' midnight, or do I have to wait till it's midnight in Holland?
The book will be embargoed until midnight British Summer Time which is one a.m. in Holland - so you'll have to stay up

The book will be embargoed until midnight British Summer Time which is one a.m. in Holland - so you'll have to stay up


Allright! :)

omg i am sooooooooooooooooo excited!! I actually thought it would be released in June/July so it doesn't seem late to me!! ahh im soooo excited! I am all ready clearing that saturday and sunday so i can read it all :)

I don't know if any of you have seen my previous posts using the Magic 8 ball to predict the release date, but I just asked it if HBP will be released on midnight 16July05 and it said, "It is decidedly so"... hey, it got one right! :rotfl:

I can't wait! This is really great. Now I have three things to look forward to this summer, Graduation, HighSchool, and HP&THBP!

Thank you JK!

Wooohooo! This is the greatest waking up to present ever. I was expecting not to find out the date until this afternoon. Yay!

I believe this calls for a happy 'song of the day'. Hmm...-wanders off to find one-

Anybody know when we can pre order the books?
And whats the best prices at the moment on sites in the UK?

bloomasbury are letting you pre order now it was £16.99 when i looked.

can't believed how excited i am rang up everyone i know thats a fan and told them at work so couldn't scream but really really wanted too.

DO YOU HAVE A JULY 16th BIRTHDAY LIKE ME?! THEN REJOICE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE BEST BIRTHDAY EVER! That's right! It's official from the Publisher, 2005 is the date! :tu: :cool: :birthday: :blush: :elaugh:

Ohhhh this is brilliant...late birthday present for me :clap:
I am getting it at midnight at not putting it down until I have finished it. :p
Thanks Jo
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!

P.S. I'll not be able to concentrate at work today

my birthday is febuary 12th but thats ok a really big charmed fan as well and thats when the first dvd's are coming out.

YAY! My b-day is the 15th of July, so i'm pretty psyched about this too.....although according to the Cox news page, according to Jo someone is going to die in this....it was expected, but its still dishartening to hear!

I like this. My xmas comes early and my birthday gets extended one month. Yahoo.

Interesting. I'm not a big fan of July, but whatever works :). That's the last piece into place, and now it's just the last part of the waiting game.

what! Why July..now I'm glad we have the release date but that means we have to wait 7 months instead if 6..

"...at the solstice will come a new..."
Well, a new book at summer soltice it wasn't, but a new announcement at winter solstice. Which was at 12.41 GMT today. Does anyone know the exact time if the announcement?
HOORAY!!!
Now I can by it as a birthday present for myself only two days overdue.

Edit. BBC had it at 12.30 already. On the day anyway. :cool:

yey, i'm not back at uni till october so i can read it over, and over, and over and....

My guess is that JK wants a bit of time between the birth of her new baby and the release of the book, kinda like maternity leave. If she has the baby this spring, then a July 16 release date would give her 3 or 4 months to recoup and get ready to do her press engagements and interviews and/or a reading of selected chapters, assuming she decides to do them for this book.

I'm not sure how much input JK has into the publication date, but you've got to think that maternity leave would count for something.


Very good thinking Bowlwoman and I bet you are dead on in your takes. :cool:

I am so, so happy - now we can countdown!

I was thinking there was something that said the book will not be as long as OOTP, but I do not remember anything saying it would be shorter than Goblet of Fire.

So I was wondering if anyone else has heard what the length will be...or maybe we will get news before it goes on the shelves as far as the length goes.

Now I know there was another speculation thread about the length, but since this thread is a sticky, and it also deals with the release of the book I thought it would fit here as well. :cool:

If you have to wait until 9AM in Australia to get the book, does that mean that we can get it at 6PM July 15 in America?

oooo at least its a summer release date so camping outside the bookshop wont be as cold!!!! How comes the release date is so far away? Im sure someone said that it only took three months from completion to publication...

Yes! That's 6 days after my birthday! I will so totally get it that day! :D

I am so, so happy - now we can countdown!


Yes a long countdown.

This is like the last game being played in NFL football and then the long offseason before they start signing players and the draft.

Such a long draught of pure speculation.

Whoa!
June seemed so near when the first rumours came out, but now it seems to be years away now that we know the real information!

Anyway... back to counting the minutes left I guess...

I'm sorry, I know everyone is sick of this but I can't help myself...

WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE!:clap: WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE! :clap: WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE!!!

*stops running around the house and breathes slower*

Ok, now that I got that out of my chest I think the date is wonderful (as any other would have been) and it is better than a June release because by July I'll be on vacation and will have all the time I need to read the book at least a couple of times before coming here to discuss it. Now I just have to smack my sister for not letting me on the computer all morning and almost making me miss all the fun...

How much shorter than Ootp do you think HBP will be.

The Americans technically get the book first (I think) because gmt midnight on the 16th July is actually 15th July in USA. Its so unfair, hopefully they'll push back the release date for us brits :D :D

Great news. I can hold out for 7 months. Just means i'll have to read all the harry potter books over and over untill HBP comes out :D

Maybe about 50 pages short or so. If it is too much shorter then it wouldn' be longer than Gof. It will take me about um 2-3 days to read HBP. :P

Matt

i dont think it'll be shorter than Goblet of fire.

If you have to wait until 9AM in Australia to get the book, does that mean that we can get it at 6PM July 15 in America?


We got OoTP at midnight eastern time on the release date when it was released. We did not get it early. And in fact the HP books come out at a weird time for Americans. Typically here all new media (videos, music, books ect) is released on Tuesday (I don't know why). So we don't get it early we will actually get it behind the Brits.

I think the deal is that the book can't go out before the British release or midnight of July 16 which ever is later maybe?

split emotions! part of me is wanting to run about screaming! cheering and whooping at the fact we know when we get to read more harry.... then there is the sensible part of me that know's I am running a summer camp this summer and will have absolutely no time off to read :upset: :sad: :upset: :td: :td: :td: :td: :td:
And from previous years experience I'll be up all night working, with no days off so won't be able to read it!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO why not 3 weeks earlier Jo????? WHYYYYYYYYYY??????
Sorry. rant over, i'm just scared someone (ie one of the kid's coming into camp after it is released) will ruin it all for me by telling me what happens! I'm gonna have to walk around all summer with ear-plugs in, communicating by note, making people use spoiler symbols if they want to talk potter!!! :p

"...at the solstice will come a new..."
Well, a new book at summer soltice it wasn't, but a new announcement at winter solstice. Which was at 12.41 GMT today. Does anyone know the exact time if the announcement?
HOORAY!!!
Now I can by it as a birthday present for myself only two days overdue.

Edit. BBC had it at 12.30 already. On the day anyway. :cool:

Nicely caught! And I'm willing to bet that December 21st is also our as yet unnamed title co-character's own birthday, so the final word on that unfinished sentence is indeed "prince."

oh this is so exciting, I wasnt expecting this at all. Well now I have something to look foward to after my exams this year. YAY.

Definetly longer than anyone wanted, but it's probably an average amont of time.

Do you think they'll close this thread now?

We got OoTP at midnight eastern time on the release date when it was released. We did not get it early. And in fact the HP books come out at a weird time for Americans. Typically here all new media (videos, music, books ect) is released on Tuesday (I don't know why). So we don't get it early we will actually get it behind the Brits.

I think the deal is that the book can't go out before the British release or midnight of July 16 which ever is later maybe?


The release of tHBP can not go out in any other country until it has been released in the UK first. That means if the shops start selling the books in the UK at 8am then it will be avabile over the rest of the world at that time. This means that the rest of the worls will get the book at whatever the time difference is, like the US will get the book 8 hours sooner at 12 midnight.

Even if we (Americans) get the book at 6PM July 15 (CST in America) we don't actually get the book any sooner. It's the same time! Don't hate me, please!

Okay, but you said "I think" we technically get it on July 15, but I need to know for sure!!! Aaahhh!!! There's a big difference between 6PM and 12AM!

For OotP I was calm enough to actually wait a couple of days, so I didn't go through this before. I just hope the television cameras don't catch me waiting in line for this book! I'm too old for this, but not old enough to be buying the book for my children!

Forget the best price -- I need to know how I can get this book the FASTEST!

Great news! Only seven months of rumors left!

Oh this is a happy day. July doesn't feel that far away. Well, okay, it does, but at least NOW WE KNOW! :clap: I'm just wondering when the book will be relieased in the rest of the world. Guess we still have to wait for those dates, as they will be different for each country. :sigh:
Ah well, I'll just jump onboard my private jet and fly to UK! :p

For those who don't yet understand the publication hour drill: When it's midnight in Britain, it's other times in other countries. For what I have read, it will be 9 AM in Australia and possibly 6 PM in the US. But, the fact that 6PM is before midnight doesn't mean the US people will get it before anyone. Everyone will get it at the same GLOBAL TIME, although their REGIONAL TIMES are different.

Did I help?

Forget the best price -- I need to know how I can get this book the FASTEST!


The fastest way I think is if you are either first in line at the stores or if you reserve the book at the shop that way you won't need to rush down.

I myself will be buying it from Amazon.

This wait is good. I should give them enough time to get the audio version of the book done as well. I wonder how many new voices there will be.

My son and I are already making plans for a midnight party. :) (He is 16)

Hmmm...I don't know. I think that the sellers have to wait until midnight local time to sell the book. I could be wrong. But I remember waiting till 12am to buy OotP and if it were on Global time then we could have gotten it whenever Britian time said it was midnight.
Does that make sense?

Anyway. July 16th is MY BIRTHDAY! What a birthday present.

must go shower so I'm not late to work.

I get the book earlier in Seattle (USA) than in Holland. 9 hours earlier! I'm so laughing at my cousin... :evil:

Midnight GMT is 7 PM Eastern Standard Time, 6 PM Central Time, 4 PM Pacific; etc.

I think HBP will be around the same length as OotP - if it is anything close to the length of GoF I'll be very disappointed. I want this book to be huge! :D I hope it will be around 700 pages long or maybe a little more. When was the length of OotP released? Did they inform us before the release of the actual book or did everyone just have to wait until the book was out to find out?

My birthday is July 18th, HBP is going to be the best pre birthday present ever!!! Moreover I can take a couple of days off work with out ever having to admit I'm a Potterholic. :elaugh: I never thought I'd want my birthday to come so quickly!!!!

YESSSSS!!!! :rotfl: I can't wait! I don't care that it's seven months away! It will be worth it!!!!! :p YESS!!! GO JK!!!

Romania Black

how long until mugglenet has a countdown timer like it did for OotP? :)

U.S. Barnes and Noble have the presale already set up.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?userid=692zTYXARf&cds2Pid=946&isbn=0439784549

Amazon US doesn't have anything changed. YET.



EDIT: I just got my e-mail notification from Barnes and Noble.

how long until mugglenet has a countdown timer like it did for OotP? :)

I don't know, but The Leaky Cauldron already has theirs up. :)

I'm almost fainting over here... :) This is great! I didn't expect a release date now, I was holding for Christmas. Maybe she was going to wait until then, only Bloomsbury came first. :) (I didn't kow she had handed the book to the publishers, did it really say so on her site?)

This calls for celebration!

Thanks Allan. I sounds like I can get the book at 6PM my time. This is actually a little bit of a problem. It will take a LOT of self-control to not stay up all night reading it!

Y'all have been a big help! Thanks! (Yes, I am a Texan!)

yay! I can't wait to hear...Ill be all ears when we find out ^^

(I didn't kow she had handed the book to the publishers, did it really say so on her site?)

Yes it did; the door opened again yesterday with that info. :)

2005 is a great year for HP fans... HBP in July; GoF film 4 months later :)

I've already worked out there's about 207 days to go...I can't wait!

I am so excited about the release. I live in Panama and we get the book on the 16th but at 10:30 A.M., that's the time the local bookstores open. I hope we do get it that day because Panama is not a readers country so there could be a chance that our bookstore decides to sell it later on.

I just hope someone comes and explains that no country will get the book before or after the others more clearly so everyone understands.

EDIT: Great! Seems my explanation was useful after all. scg5711 understood!

Thanks Allan. I sounds like I can get the book at 6PM my time. This is actually a little bit of a problem. It will take a LOT of self-control to not stay up all night reading it!

Y'all have been a big help! Thanks! (Yes, I am a Texan!)
Here in Texas we get it at midnight. Family and me did the midnight party last time and had so much fun. Funniest part was giving hubby a Burtle Bott without him realizing then watching him spit it out on the floor.

I've already worked out there's about 207 days to go...I can't wait!

wow, thats great ^^
Im sure we all cant wait :)

I think HBP will be around the same length as OotP - if it is anything close to the length of GoF I'll be very disappointed. I want this book to be huge! :D I hope it will be around 700 pages long or maybe a little more. When was the length of OotP released? Did they inform us before the release of the actual book or did everyone just have to wait until the book was out to find out?

I agree! I think we knew the size of it, from pictures and all, because I remember there was a huge problem with Amazon trying to figure out how they were going to deliver to British buyers because the book was too big to fit through the mail slot! :O

Anyway, I'm just happy for news this big! I am scared, however, that Ron or Dumbledore is going to get the sack this time? They seem most vulnerable, or Hagrid even.

I hope we get coverart soon and the length even sooner! It's shorter than OOTP, we know that, I wish it would've been 10000000000+++++++ plus pages, that would have made me very happy indeed.

Ooooooooh and I cannot wait for the Midnight party! I went to Border's last time and hit it up with a bunch of other nerds. It was so much fun, they even served Butterbeer and Polyjuice Potion and had contests.............. Everyone was dressed up and my Mom and I got our two copies like right away because we preordered it way before hand.

*sigh* that sem like a liftime away i thought it would come out about March. But still we are one step closer than we were before!!So whos going to que up at midnight waiting for the shops to open? ;)

The excitment, the joy! The best Christmas present you could give me (besides the book itself).
Now the test, waiting... I must mentally prepare myself....

I've read the books nine times each, except GOF working on it (8 times) and OOTP, a shameful four times, but I plan to have them all even at an even ten by the time the sixth book rolllllllllllllllls around.

Fan fiction should keep me somewhat happy, the good ones atleast.

Does anyone know when I can pre-order it from Borders?

Borders must have a million people trying to call in and do the same thing as me, it's been busy for ten minutes!

Yay!

I can't wait to get my hands on that book. But for those of you hoping that it will be as long as, or longer than OoTP, I'm sure I've read somewhere that it definitely won't be as big as that. That's what it says on the main Mugglenet page anyway - "a bit shorter than Order of the Phoenix." according to Bloomsbury.

Yay!

I can't wait to get my hands on that book. But for those of you hoping that it will be as long as, or longer than OoTP, I'm sure I've read somewhere that it definitely won't be as big as that. That's what it says on the main Mugglenet page anyway - "a bit shorter than Order of the Phoenix." according to Bloomsbury.


The HBP book is the same price as OotP (16.99), so both books are similar in size. HBP may not be as big as OotP, but it is bigger than GoF.

OMG.. This is so exciting!!!!! 9 days after my birthday, the perfect present, YAAAAY! *cheers*

But July still seems so far away. Why isn't it July NOW?! :(

hhahahahaha I finally got through to Borders and the guy seemed so annoyed! I asked, Hey! Do you know when I can pre-order the sixth Harry Potter book? (I didn't want to say Half Blood Prince, he might have been confused)" and he responded with, "*SIGH* No, we don't have any information yet, as far as our company knows, you can't pre-order it yet." and I said, "SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO do you know if it will be in the near future (I was tempted to ask him to look into his crystal ball like Trelawney would! >:D )" and he was like, "No, not that I know of, sorry."

He sounded like he had given this speech to hundreds of other hopefuls already that morning! I love it!

yeah! I'm so excited! Now I have to start a chain! Oh yeah! Okay, I must come down, but I can't! I bursting with excitment! It's coming, It's coming! I paid $25.00 for the OotP. Hopefully I won't have to pay that much for the HBP.

I had predicted that the sixth book would be released in June 2006. Never in my life have I attempted to kiss the ceiling after making a mistake.

I had predicted that the sixth book would be released in June 2006. Never in my life have I attempted to kiss the ceiling after making a mistake.
What do you mean kiss the ceiling? :huh:

Rachel Im sure you can change ya sig now

The Books Sold Out On Amazon Already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I HAVNT GOT IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NOOOOOOOOOOOO

I'm so happy to hear the date! Just in time for my birthday ~ July 21st.

That's my birthday as well! :D Great, great news though :D

how long is the wait for for the audio book usually

Great, great!! I will not wait for the Brazilian translation this time. I can't wait. It's a looong time, but I feel so good now. :)

In a bookstore in São Paulo, they were selling OotP at the same time in England. I don't know how, but they did. So, there must be a way to import the book a few days before the official release date.

how long is the wait for for the audio book usually

I'm pretty sure it's around the same time........ Doesn't anyone remember last time when we got an audio book excerpt?

I've personally never used the audio books, I prefer to read them, are they any good? I'd probably get bored and turn it off and start reading.

the audio books are alright actually, i always read the books, but my younger sister prefers to listen to them, we have the first three, but the 4th and 5th ones are really expensive and my parents won't pay for them. Steven Fry reads them very well and i would recommend them if you were on a car journey etc!

WAHOOOO!!! HBP release date is here. I just broke a light in my exitement, i ran into the kitchen with my arms in the air and knocked a light and the glass cover thingy flew into the air and onto the floor... ooopps!

edit: bearing in mind that steven fry has to read the whole book, it might take a while for the audio book to be released if he is busy/ if the book is long!

I'm delighted we now have a date for the next book to be published :clap: , especially as it will be just a few days before my birthday :tu:

The misconceptions I have read in the last four pages....Aiy.

Here's the deal: The book will not be released anywhere before midnight British time. It will not be released anywhere prior to midnight, July 16 local time/date. So the Brits and anyone behind them (Holland and Australia were named by others) will get the book before the Americans (North or South)--five hours before the east coast people and eight hours before the west coast of the US. No one is going to get the book on July 15 just because it is being released in the UK at midnight July 16 (technically one second after midnight).

Almost total disappointment in the publishers from me. Release date is later, even though the announcement came sooner than for OotP. Why should a shorter book take longer to publish? Only thing I can think of is a larger number of initial copies to run....And good heavens, when exactly is school out in the UK? Our students get out May 20 (granted they had to start Aug. 4, which was insane and won't happen again next year).

It's funny how many people posting here have birthdays around July 16th- mine is Juli 11th :). I've already planned to take the week off but now I better take two weeks off so that I won't have to hurry reading.

So we have 206 days or 4944 hours or 296640 minutes or 17798400 seconds to wait- counted starting from midnight in GB which is 4h and 49 minutes away (it's MET -1h, isn't it?).

Now I'm just plain confused. What I know and is important to me is that I'm gonna get it at 10:30 my time. But anyways, why don't we focus this thread on two discussions:

1. Length of the book
2. First reaction when you found out about the date.

As for me, I saw Ms. Rowling's letter on the site last night, so I knew that if I went to sleep, in the morning when I woke up the date would be on Mugglenet. And it was :) I woke up and immediately turned on the computer, went to Mugglenet, and there it was, that glorious headline... I would've screamed if I weren't sick and with throat-ache :P Then I talked to my cousin through MSN and we celebrated together and talked about our future HP plans :-) It's mid-day now, and so far it has been the best day of the year... I can't wait till they release the cover art.

7 Months is indeed a long time!

(I'll suffer through, I'm so excited)

I'm so happy! I wasn't expecting Jo to finish the book this soon but I was expecting to find out about the release date during the summer. Once I found out that Jo completed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince I thought it would be releasing in May or so but guess we'll have to wait until July so I hope it's worth the wait. Either way I'm still very, VERY ecstatic! :D The only thing standing in my way now is that I'll be on vacation in July so I won't be able to get the book until August :(.

I'm so happy! I wasn't expecting Jo to finish the book this soon but I was expecting to find out about the release date during the summer. Once I found out that Jo completed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince I thought it would be releasing in May or so but guess we'll have to wait until July so I hope it's worth the wait. Either way I'm still very, VERY ecstatic! :D The only thing standing in my way now is that I'll be on vacation in July so I won't be able to get the book until August :(.
Are you going to a place that has no bookstores? :huh:

Hooray!! Finally, a date. 7 months is a long time, but it's better than nothing!! And, like many of you, my birthday is near the release date - July 11, just like Phinea! So it will be a very nice belated 18th birthday gift to myself.
I can't decide whether I want to pre-order or go get it at midnight from my bookstore. I'll probably do both. I know - I'll pre-order it for my brother, and get it at midnight for myself. I've always pre-ordered in the past, but I went and saw HP/PoA at midnight and I loved the whole atmosphere. I'm so obsessed and excited and crazy!

YES!!!! This has to be the greatest news I've ever heard! What else is great is this is the last day of school before holiday!!! YES!!! Thank you JK for getting done so quick!!!!

Length of the Book
They say "a bit shorter than OotP", which was er, 740 pages roughly (UK), so I would say HBP will be 683 pages long.

But what I'm interested in is when we'll get to see the front covers for the book, if I recall, my shop had the preorder poster for a couple of months before we replaced it with one with the rubbish phoenix picture.

All in all, a good day.

I'm soooo pleased it is a Saturday release date again. Looking forward to it already.

I'm very excited. But 7 months is a long time. They could be putting if off for marketing purposes, but really, we're all riled up as it is. Still this is much better then waiting for OotP, we were left at a cliff hanger, so I'm grateful. :D

Amazon does have their site setup for pre-order. I just ordered three books. From the American site: one for me, one for my daughter (since we'd kill each other over who gets to read it first)m and the third was from Canada so I can read the British version as well. It wil probably show up about a week later. I'll use it for my reread.

Yeah, I found it odd how they said that it would bew released in all those places at the same time, but really I knew that here in America, we would still have to wait until midnight, and not get it at the time of midnight in England. But oh well, it's almost here and those few hours don't bother me a bit!! *cheers*

Just to clear it up school in the Uk usually finishes around mid-July, this year I think it was July the 23rd, so the release date is pretty much in line with the summer holidays.

Well july 16th is a few days after my b-day (july 4th). But july 16th is my dads b-day, and my grandma will send it to me! I am soooooooo happy about it being done already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Question.. on the preorder.. some sites make you prepay some wait till the book is delivered to charge your card. Can anyone give info on which sites prepay and which sites charge at delivery?

Are you going to a place that has no bookstores? :huh:
:elaugh:No they have bookstores, but I'm going to Pakistan and it's in Asia so the book will be realeased later on over there. I will be visiting London on the way there but that will only be in the beginning of July so the book won't be released by then.

So when has the cover art typically been released in the past? How many months before the publication/after the release date announcement?

Yeah, I found it odd how they said that it would bew released in all those places at the same time, but really I knew that here in America, we would still have to wait until midnight, and not get it at the time of midnight in England. But oh well, it's almost here and those few hours don't bother me a bit!! *cheers*
What it means is US readers are among the last to get the book, which means last to finish it and rejoin the boards....Of course, I really sympathize with those who a) don't read English and b) do read English but have no access to the English copies.... :evil:

You have a great attitude, Gryf! :tu:

this July release is horrible for me because I may have to go to ...dare I say it...Oh my ...summer school for math because for some reason I'm not smart anymore...in math anyway..I just started highschool this year and I was not prepared for the math course it seems..stupid middle school teachers..And summer school is the whole month of July...If I can bring my mark up in 3 weeks I can pass but thats definently a challenge..eurrrghhh you have no idea how hard it is for me to admit I'm stupid at something academically..anyway get off topic..I'm praying I dont have to go. PLus thats nearly 3 weeks into summer I'll have to wait for the book..hopefully It'll come out right before I get to travel because It would keep me entertained.

WOW! that's great!! I've been waiting for ages! the only problem is.. There's more ages to come before I get the chance to even read the book, considering I live waaaaay back in Sweden, and back in Sweden the books often comes out several weeks after the rest of the world gets it.
But I guess, after this long it doesn't matter "that" much :P:P

It will be a little late birthday present for me! I'm so excited!

I can wait seven months... NOT!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! :p :sad: :upset:


To put it one way, I woke my bro up, (not a easy thing, believe me.)

Yeah it is a long time to wait, but at least we are seeing an end to the madness!

What do you mean kiss the ceiling?
It's an unfortunate side-effect of having too much caffeine, too little gravity, a novelty-size face, or hearing extremely good news. Maybe I should just bake something instead, I dunno...

think i probably just scared my neighbours by dancing about my flat singing my adapted version of god rest ye merry hippogriffs, i adapted it so it celebrates the release! oh dear, i fear for my sanity. got to calm down and settle into reading the last 5 over the next 7 months!

i cant believe its been said !!
if you want to put your name in for a copy, you can call your local Walden Book store and they will take some info...name, address, phone #, ect... and hold a copy for you. I DID !!

thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you JKR !!!

wasnt it rumored that it was going to be released on harry's birthday? not that im complaining that its getting here sooner well not by far, shame its still ages away. i wouldnt why they arent releseing it sooner??

:elaugh:No they have bookstores, but I'm going to Pakistan and it's in Asia so the book will be realeased later on over there. I will be visiting London on the way there but that will only be in the beginning of July so the book won't be released by then.
If you really want the book before you return home in August, you may want to try contacting LibertyBooks (http://www.libertybooks.com/). I noticed that they have some Harry Potter books listed on-line....Not sure which city they are in, but the site says they distribute all over the country (Pakistan). :eyebrows:

Wow! 100 million copies in print.

i couldn't sleep last night, i was so excited. i hate that it's so far away but i guess i'll deal. :grumble:

i am just relieved to have any date for thr release at all

Huzzah!! What great news to hear when I'm currently feeling ill right now. :( Anyways...at least its coming in less than a year. ;)

Angel_chick, I don't think Pakistan is that much of a backwater. There has to be bookshops having books in English. Go ask the bookshop first thing upon your arrival. If they don't intend to have it in stock, ask them to order one copy for you.

And Kärlek... I'm also sure they will have it in Sweden on time. All European countries I've heard anything about had OotP on release date. But not the translations of course.

YAY! It's not too far away. I'm excited!

July 16...my birthday and Harry Potter on the same day!!!

Can anyone tell me how this online ordering works? If I am in Brazil and order it online from Amazon can they ship it sooner than the 16th so I can get it here other than in, uh say, November?!

OMG! I'm so happy right now! We have a release date, I think I may cry of happiness!

The misconceptions I have read in the last four pages....Aiy.

Here's the deal: The book will not be released anywhere before midnight British time. It will not be released anywhere prior to midnight, July 16 local time/date. So the Brits and anyone behind them (Holland and Australia were named by others) will get the book before the Americans (North or South)--five hours before the east coast people and eight hours before the west coast of the US. No one is going to get the book on July 15 just because it is being released in the UK at midnight July 16 (technically one second after midnight).

Almost total disappointment in the publishers from me. Release date is later, even though the announcement came sooner than for OotP. Why should a shorter book take longer to publish? Only thing I can think of is a larger number of initial copies to run....And good heavens, when exactly is school out in the UK? Our students get out May 20 (granted they had to start Aug. 4, which was insane and won't happen again next year).


Perhaps they are being more careful to edit this book? Or perhaps they want to give themselves a cushion in case something takes longer than planned? We don't want a repeat of the mistakes in GOF.

Yeah finally a date - has anyone got any ideas on any possible significance in the date?????
Hope you are feeling better soon snape sinclaire

i cant wait 7 months thats like another school year

I wish it were coming earlier, but at least there's a date now.

Ah, maybe July 16 is the day that Harry leaves the Dursley house!

Its a little later than I expected it to be, because I thought it would come out in June, but I am so happy nonetheless! Now all we have to do is wait seven more months!!!

Okay, so here's a few questions I thought of, if you would only be so kind to answer :).

What was the first thing that you thought when you saw the release date?
For me, see above.

How are you going to spend your time waiting for HBP in the next seven months?
Reread the books, go on this forum more often, read more HP fanfic, and bite my nails waiting for that precious Saturday. Oh and plan for my HP party the Friday night before.

What is your opinion toward J.K. Rowling at the moment?
Thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!! We love you Ms Rowling!

Are you glad or disappointed that Bloomsbury stated that the length of HBP is going to be shorter than OotP?
I was a bit disappointed. But I suppose it means I will be getting a bit of sleep that Saturday! ;)

Thanks for answering! ~tonks442~

OMG. This is great news. What an awesome summer this will be. First SW, the HP!

Tonks442 - answers to your questions:
1 - Oh my god - how long???????
2. finish reading the plot thickens and re read all the books again!(possibly live some life too who knows!)
3. same as always - she's amazing
4. disappointed - although at least it might mean we can actually hold the hard back edition without the need for lifting equipment!!

OMG, OMG stuff the night out with college mates was the first thing I thought of when reading this and then I came to my senses and decided that I must go and tell a friend this news who is going out with me.

I can not believe this and will spend what little time I have re-reading the books just the savour the experience.

If it is shorter than OotP then I guess it will be completely packed with detail, so no I am not disappointed.

I am in shock right now, speechless infact. :lol: :clap:

I can't stay long because I am at work, but I must say, Yay!!! Great christmas present

I am so excited that we finally have a release date.
I was pretty new to the forums during the build up to the OotP release, but I remember all the speculation surrounding it. It has been a great experiance to see the forums evolve from the days before OotP and now, leading up to the release of THBP. I'm all ready for the build up and excitement all over again, really.
I'm not even bothered really that it is seven months away. Like I said, looking back and remembering how great it was here prior to the OotP release, I know that the next seven months will fly by, because I will keep busy here on the forums, talking about all the latest discussion about the new book.
Let's just hope that we get a few teasers like we did with Phoenix to keep our mouths watering before the actual release date.

What was the first thing that you thought when you saw the release date?
I was suprised and a little bit dissapointed because I did not expect it to come out that late..I thought for sure it was June. But I'm still happy that we have a release date. Anyway by the time July 16th comes it wont matter that it didnt come out before anyway!

How are you going to spend your time waiting for HBP in the next seven months? Well being incredibly impatient..thinking about what could happen...worrying about who dies and I'll look forward to see whats going to happen with the shippings. Pray that 7 moths go by fast and go about my day as usual as hard as that may be.

What is your opinion toward J.K. Rowling at the moment?[/b]
Well even if the book came out in 2007 my opinion wouldn't change on her. I'm sooo glad she released the date and I'm soo happy! We Love you Jo!

Are you glad or disappointed that Bloomsbury stated that the length of HBP is going to be shorter than OotP?

Well I pretty much knew it was going to be shorter..I'm ok with that though. Of course longer the better..but the question is..exactly how much shorter are we talking about here :huh: ..I'll be very dissapointed if its under 600 pages..

I am sooooo excited and so happy its July and not June. I have my Leaving Cert in June and would have been very distracted. (although i still would have read it if it was coming out in June!!!)

Hmmm... My birthday is 3rd August... Perhaps I can get an early present..

I'm happy! I'm going to be one of those peole waiting in line at midnight to get the book.

I heard the announcement on the Fox News. They also said that another major character will bite the dust in this one too...I can't wait to read!

Between waiting for this and Final Fantasy XII, it seems like the year 2005 is going to be one huge wait...

What was the first thing that you thought when you saw the release date?
"Oh My God." My eyes watered a bit, actually. I was so happy.

How are you going to spend your time waiting for HBP in the next seven months?
I think I'll re-read the books, buy and read "The Plot Thickens", look forward to hearing from Mary GrandPré (cover art) and Bloomsbury-Scholastic (book length), and try to find a good desktop coundtdown in the internet.

What is your opinion toward J.K. Rowling at the moment?
Thank you so much Ms. Rowling. Have a Merry Christmas and thanks for the wonderful gift.

Are you glad or disappointed that Bloomsbury stated that the length of HBP is going to be shorter than OotP?
I'm ok with it, I mean, Jo said it countless times, and I'm kind of relieved because she also warned about the possibility of the seventh book being even larger than OotP because she would be afraid and sad to let go. But still, larger than GoF and smaller than OotP is still a very good size.

I'm happy! I'm going to be one of those peole waiting in line at midnight to get the book.

I heard the announcement on the Fox News. They also said that another major character will bite the dust in this one too...I can't wait to read!

Between waiting for this and Final Fantasy XII, it seems like the year 2005 is going to be one huge wait...

Don't forget Advent Children...

What was the first thing that you thought when you saw the release date?
I was a little bit disappointed that it's so far away, but very happy.

How are you going to spend your time waiting for HBP in the next seven months?
Ironically, I just started rereading SS. I think I'll finish rereading the series, and become more active in important/crucial discussions.

What is your opinion toward J.K. Rowling at the moment?
If I saw her right now, I'd probably hug her and then mob her with quesions and praise. :D

Are you glad or disappointed that Bloomsbury stated that the length of HBP is going to be shorter than OotP?
A little disappointed. Some of the things in OotP didn't have to be there (although I enjoyed those parts) but I'd rather have a shorter, more action packed book then a longer and more tedious book. But still it's a great size.

What was the first thing that you thought when you saw the release date?
I saw it here at CoS first, and needless to say I was very very excited.

How are you going to spend your time waiting for HBP in the next seven months?
Re-read all of the other books, from Stone, all the way up to Phoenix, and of course read the Plot Thickens again, and then re-read Quidditch Through the Ages and FBA***T. And I'm sure I'll watch the movies again and again....and spend lots of time here of course. I wouldn't have it any other way.

What is your opinion toward J.K. Rowling at the moment?
She is the very best giver of Christmas presents in the world. She is the true Santa Claus.

Are you glad or disappointed that Bloomsbury stated that the length of HBP is going to be shorter than OotP?
No. A book doesn't have to be 800+ pages to be a good book. If she didn't need it to be that long to tell the story, that's fine with me. I just want the story told. I don't care if it is done in 1,000,000 pages or in 4....just as long as the story is told the way it is supposed to be.

Sooo, the riddles on the website; do they have any significance?

yeeeeeeeeeeees yeeeeeeeeeees yeeeeeeeeees
finally the news we all were waiting for :clap: :clap: :clap:
let the countdown begin............. :lol:

now we have to wait and see what the cover of the book will look like.

i don't think the riddles on the web site can be significant - what on earth could corned beef, otters and Bristol have to do with each other!!! (answers on a postcard please!!)

I can't wait!!! I'm definitely going to start reading all 5 books so I can get the finished in time. It's kind of good that it's being released in the summer, so I'll be able to focus more time on reading it and not on school work or anything. But I don't really understand why it's being released such a long time from now if the book is finished? Hmm could someone explain this to me? I mean I don't really know much about book publishing and what not.

Anyway, this is great news!!!! Woo hoooo :-D

July 16 is my 5 moths old sister's birthday!

Bowlwoman gave a pretty good explanation for my question. It makes more sense now.

yay i can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!! when did she release the date of the book?

i can't wait to get to barnes and noble at midnight june 16th and get the book :D

yay i can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!! when did she release the date of the book?
today i think

How great is this? My birthday is on the 15th of July and the book comes out on the 16th! WOOOO!

This is very special to me.. See, I got into the Harry Potter series late :upset: which really sucks because I love it so much. But what is so special is that this is going to be my FIRST book I can build excitement for. This will ACTUALLY be the first book I will be getting on the release date as EVERYONE else does!

When I first watched the movies, I wanted to prove that "No book can be better than the movie," because during that time I HATED to read. Well, after I read the Sorcerer's Stone, I never had been more happy to be proven wrong. I remember going with my mom that night to work, getting off at 4 in the morning, JUST to get the Chamber of Secrets and Prisoner of Azkaban. Reading them back to back. Nothing got better.

This has made such an impact on my life. Now I LOVE to read, I read everything, and I'm going to attend College to become a certified Writer.

On July 15th, 2005, i'll be celebrating my 22nd birthday. Having fun with family and friends, opening presents, eating cake, it will be a wonderous event. But as SOON as that is over, I will be heading to the nearest book store to stand in line with all my other Potter brothers and sisters, waiting to get a hold of another world that we love. I guess you can hold a world in the palm of your hand (Depending on how big your hand and how big the book is! haha)

It's going to be the greatest two days ever! See ya in line!

This is the best news I have heard all semester. Like many of u, i got the book pre-ordered and cannot wait til july.

why midnight thiugh? Can't it be like 6 am?
I'm going to go to summer school anyway, so no stay up late for me...

well..
I'm a new fan exactly like Larry Potter...
so the old fans...at what time do people usually arrive at the bookstore? For example if I want to leave in no more than 20 minutes after it's released...aka 12:20
??

Angel_chick, I don't think Pakistan is that much of a backwater. There has to be bookshops having books in English. Go ask the bookshop first thing upon your arrival. If they don't intend to have it in stock, ask them to order one copy for you.
Yes that's what I intend to do, go ask them first thing if they'll have it by then but don't the books come out later in some countries.

What was the first thing that you thought when you saw the release date?
Seven months?! I would rather have not known the release date; I am a very impatient person (aren't we all when it comes to Harry Potter?), and I can't see myself waiting that long.

How are you going to spend your time waiting for HBP in the next seven months?
I'll do other things (school) to get my mind off of the release, and hopefully it will be here sooner than I know it. Lately I've gotten so tired of waiting for HBP that I'm not as interested in Harry Potter itself.

What is your opinion toward J.K. Rowling at the moment?
I am very pleased that she finished the book, and I wish her luck when she has her baby. However, I would rather she, and the book publishers, had kept the date of the release quiet for another month or two; of course, that isn't possible.

Are you glad or disappointed that Bloomsbury stated that the length of HBP is going to be shorter than OotP?
I was disappointed. I enjoy long reads such as OotP, and I'm still trying to calculate how J.K. Rowling plans to fit all the information that is left into two books. :p

why midnight thiugh? Can't it be like 6 am?
I'm going to go to summer school anyway, so no stay up late for me...

well..
I'm a new fan exactly like Larry Potter...
so the old fans...at what time do people usually arrive at the bookstore? For example if I want to leave in no more than 20 minutes after it's released...aka 12:20
??Just take a nap. Its not like you will have class on Sat. Right?
We arrived at 10pm for the midnight party and the place was already packed.

I would recommend just to try and pre-order it. Surely you can come up with the 17 dollars, 16 pounds required for the pre-order? Don't you have a friend with a Credit Card who could do it? If you don't, that really sucks. If I do not pre-order it. I intend to get there at like 6:00. I wanna be the FIRST in line. Even if I am there by myself. My friends probably will not want to accompany me for the whole night, however many hours. what time will it be released in the US in the morning? I agree with Larry Potter. Reading wasn't really my thing before Harry Potter, now I read, people call me weird and stuff because I read a lot of books. But oh well! When I found out it was July 16, I screamed on the insides. Part of me is happy that we know the date, the other part is like ERRRRRRRRRRr, I thought since it was being released so early, that it'd be released in like May, or maybe even April (My B-Day is April 8, 1990). But, I should not have put my hopes up. But, at least we know. THanks JK, Marry Christmas All!

What was the first thing that you thought when you saw the release date?
Oh...My...God... :wow: This is the best Christmas present ever! I'm absolutely bubbling with excitement! I've got to tell EVERYONE!

How are you going to spend your time waiting for HBP in the next seven months?
I'm sure school and homework will keep my mind off of it for a while. Then during the summer I will read books 1-5 and come here constantly to talk about the release with other fans.

What is your opinion toward J.K. Rowling at the moment?
I am building a shrine for her as we speak!(or write...)
Seriously, though, I am totally in awe of her perseverence in completing the Half Blood Prince while simultaneously raising a family. She has offered a generous gift to the world of literature, and I could not possibly thank her enough for bringing joy to so many lives through her work. She is a goddess.

Are you glad or disappointed that Bloomsbury stated that the length of HBP is going to be shorter than OotP?
Although I'm somewhat disappointed, I'm sure that J.K. Rowling will not disappoint us with the quality of Book 6.

oh no I;m not preordering anything...it can take two weeks past the release date to come...if not more!

oh it's on Saturday? Great! I'll see if I can do it then -)

the only problem is... none of my friends like Harry Potter, and going alone is kind of weird

I am going to preorder from Barnes and Noble at the store!! Then at the midnight party I will just have to exchange my voucher for a book. :)

Amazon.de (Germany) already offers THBP for 15.95 €, while Bloomsbury wants 16.99 British Pounds, which means the price in the UK is higher. It´s of course the identical edition from Bloomsbury. Weird sometimes.

if ur going to the midnight release, and u dont want to be there SUPER early, get there at like 900, b.c my local barnes and noble had like little snacks and scavenger hunts, and i was there with like 10 people, and it was a bunch of fun. anyway, if you get there later than 10, your not getting a book