June 18, 2007
Libraries Gear up for Potter mania
Hi, we’re Chicagoist, and we’re Harry Potter addicts. We’re not ashamed of our guilty love, and when we take off the dust jacket to read on the train, it’s because we don’t want to ruin it, not because we’re embarrassed. We could argue with you over why we love them, but we’ll save our breath for reading the easy-to-read-well-written-and-just-plain-fun books instead.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock since February, you already know that the seventh and final chapter in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, will be released on July 21 at 12:01 a.m. We’re elated because we’re dying to know how the story will pull together, but devastated because this next hit will be our last.
To squeeze the most out of it, Scholastic’s tour of the Knight Bus is making a few stops in Chicago on the 26th and 27th, where you can sit in the purple triple-decker and record a video message professing your fandom for all the internet to see.
And in case you aren’t planning on dressing up and waiting in line until midnight to devour the book (listen, we didn’t take the time knitting that Ravenclaw scarf never to wear it), or shelling out the list price of $34.99 but still want to get your Potter fix, Chicago libraries have ordered 1,000 copies, 110 of which will be at Harold Washington. But you’ll still have to wait in line; the library isn’t allowing holds on Hallows. It’s a first-come, first-served basis. The suburban branches also have copies, but there are already more holds than books to go around.
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Who's this Potter fellow?
Isn't it coming out at midnight on July 20? That's when Borders told me they were having their release.
Sarah, I suppose that is correct, it comes out on July 21st 00:00:01 or whatever. I'll change the wording to be more clear.
Ahhhh well that makes sense then... I was just worried for a second that the person at the Borders info desk was telling falsehoods and I would wind up far from home at midnight, to find a closed store.
35 bucks?!!!!
Borders always keeps the store open and starts selling the book at midnight (I don't know if they all do, but for sure the Michigan Ave. store does). And, tons of parents bring their kids to buy it at midnight, which I think is ridiculous. I think you get a discount if you pre-order it.
And Barnes and Noble and Borders will still offer a discount in stores. At least they did for the last two releases of HP books.
I just don't get the whole HP trend
I remember for Book 5, on the weekend that the book was released, the Costco on Clybourn and Damen had piles and piles of copies at a very good price.
I pre-ordered MY copy way back in February. Much easier than standing in line and I saved 40% to boot. I don't remember if it was from B&N, Amazon.com or amazon.co.uk--whomever sent me the first notice. (Half of my HP books are from the US and half from the UK.)
BTW. Our cats are named Harry Potter and Hermione Grainger. But in this case, Harry is the smarter one and,I hate to say, Hermione is dumber than a post.
Barnes & Noble gives 40% off. And the title is Harry Potter and the Deathly HALLOWS, not Hollows...
(not to sound like a douche) :)