[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: the Big Moment

[Shaun Hately]

On 9 Jun 2003 at 9:12, Ladi lyndi wrote:

> Yep, The Hague is a whole hour ahead of BST,
> maybe they're going to wait until 1 am to sell
> the books but I doubt that as they are closing at
> 1 am.  Then again, if it was all based on BST,
> the stores in the US wouldn't be waiting for
> midnight on the 21st to sell the book but would
> be able to sell it on the 20th, at 7 pm EST. 
> Just think, those in Europe will be able to read
> the book for at least 5 hours before those in the
> US even glimpse it.  It does make me wonder about
> Australia though - do they have to wait until
> midnight BST or just midnight on the 21st? 
> Inquiring minds and all of that.

Australia has to wait until midnight in London - which is 9am, Saturday morning here, a 
perfectly respectable time to go bookshopping (-8

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