Time from paperback release....

[staceymateo]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "garybec" <garybec at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "spinelli372003" 
> <spin01 at a...> wrote:
> > Does anyone remember the amount of time between Goblet of Fire 
> being 
> > released in paperback and Order of Phoenix being released?  Our 
> local 
> > Target has a huge display of Order of the Phoenix set up.  Was it 
> > just released in paperback or did I miss it first time around?  
> > Thanks.
> 
> 
> Becki here;
> 
> The book was released in August, around the time of the Edinburgh 
> book fair.  That is why Jo did her book talk then, timing it with 
> the paperback release.  I don't know how much time between the GoF 
> hardback and paperback releases but I am sure they timed the OoP so 
> that the publishers can have some action while they wait for Half-
> Blood Prince.
> 
>

Stacey here: *quick wave*

Decided to de-lurk for a minute and see if my memory is not as fuzzy 
as I think it is.  GoF came out in paperback about 10 months prior to 
OotP being released.  That, in actual calendar time, means it hit the 
stores in August 2003.  So, if the pattern stays the same *crossing 
my fingers* then we should see HBP around this time next June.  That 
makes sense, seeing as how GoF, the movie, is currently scheduled for 
a November 2005 release.  Something new always hits every 6 months to 
1 year.  It keeps the franchise alive, and 6 months-1 year is 
industry standard for "new" things.