Is that a library record?
I checked the San Joaquin Valley Library System Web site just a few minutes ago. 
As of this morning, 531 people are on the reserved waiting list for the new Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," which comes out Saturday. Another 112 people are on the waiting list for the audio CD version of the book, which consists of 17 discs.
According to Canadian Press, a record 2 million people worldwide have already preordered Deathly Hallows from Amazon, and millions more books are expected to sell within the first 24 hours of its release to shatter previous Potter records.
I'm still looking for suggestions on which local bookstore has the best pre-release festivities on Friday night, leading up to the midnight sale. Let me know where you'll be.
Comments
great quote on Cspan last weekend, garrison keilor, addressing librarian gathering," if you don't read, you may think you're walking in sunlight, but, in fact, you're living in the bottom of a mineshaft." it's always a little sad that every harry potter book launch precipitates the "why dont people read?" discussions...
Posted by: john swift | July 18, 2007 12:29 PM