Smell of Cabbage

[abigailnus]

What synchronicity!  I was just going to post something Terry Pratchett related!

I'm sure we all know that, ever since the OotP release date was announced, almost to the very hour, it became permanently lodged at the top of Amazon's top 100 list.  Which means that, in any given hour, more people order OotP then any other book in Amazon's catalog.  What some people might not know is that on Amazon's sister site, Amazon.uk, OotP has been occupying the top *two* slots - the second one having been claimed by the so-called 'adult version' - the one with a cover that won't embarass adults reading it on the train.  

Well, the adult edition has been dethroned.  As of ten minutes ago, Terry Pratchett's upcoming The Wee Free Men was in 2nd place, and the adult OotP in third.  Since I love Terry Pratchett (and anyone who hasn't read him should run, not walk, to the nearest bookstore/library and obtain at least one of his many books), I have no significant problem with this, and I'm very pleased to see that he's the one who grabbed the silver, as opposed to John Grisham or some other author that I don't really care about.  Not, mind you, that Pratchett is at all an underdog in the UK - he may be Britain's top selling author, and if he isn't then he's definitely close to the top.  Now, if only I could see him somewhere in the top ten of Amazon's American site...

Abigail
Who is aware that the sales ranking on Amazon doesn't tell us anything about the number of books sold, but is still quite tickled by the fact that it looks as if OotP will spend the entire period between the announcement of its publication and the 21st of June on Amazon's top spot.  That's got to be a record.