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Is anyone else out there excited about the imminent arrival of the final Harry Potter book? Just ten more hours of waiting!
Actually, I will probably have to wait longer than that. I requested it from the S.F. Public Library, which is where I get 96% of my reading material these days. I am 346th in line for the book out of 800+ hold requests (I placed my request several months ago, man I love the internet). I should get it pretty quickly, though, as they have ordered something like 500 copies. Perhaps my friend(s) with public library experience can chime in on how quickly an embargoed book gets processed and into circulation. We'll see how long I last before I just go out and buy the damn thing.
July 20, 2007 1:48 PM
Happy to know that I am not the only one. I want to buy from an independent bookseller, but Borders at midnight might just happen.
BTW, I am reading the Omnivores Dilemma right now on your recommendation. It is great and will be hard to put on hold to read Harry Potter.
I'll pass along my Harry if I finish it before you hear from the library.
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What I can tell you about number five is that the Brooklyn Public Library sent out many emails about how the books had arrived and WERE NOT TO BE TOUCHED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. I can't say I know how they went from untouched to catalogued and circulated, but I'm guessing that if they weren't available at the first opportunity I would have heard about mayhem and revolt.
I'm going to pick mine up at Stacey's this morning. SO EXCITED!