Publication Delay

[alhewison]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., dfrankiswork at n... wrote:
> Dear HPFGU members,
> 
> I was not a little startled this morning to read a lengthy 
speculative piece in the Daily Prophet, about possible reasons for 
delay in the publication of Joanne Rowling's latest instalment in the 
ever-popular Harry Potter series.
SNIP:
 Impasse: Scholastic's lawyers are insisting that Stouffer is not a 
good name for a Death Eater.
> 
I've been wondering whether the delay has anything to do with the 
fact that a new contract has not yet been agreed with Scholastic. 
Isn't it possible that the book is completed, and presumably ready 
for the UK market - but, no publishing deal has yet been finalised 
for the larger and more lucrative US market. I know that the books 
could be released in the UK before the States, but I imagine there 
might be big objections! Amazon might be pleased though!

If that is the problem (well infact, whatever the problem) hurry up 
JKR, we can't wait much longer!

Ali

who is very annoyed as she phoned up Christ Church College yesterday 
ready to try and see some of the filming, and was told that they had 
finished filming in Oxford, which now seems to have been a lie! Aagh!