[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: HBP down under (moved from main list)

[storm]

On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 8:43 am, storm wrote:
>
> I thought that it was released at the same moment all over the world.
>
It isn't, much to the chagrin of those of us in the US, and especially
those of us who're on the west coast that day, as I will be. It's
released at midnight UK time in the UK and in al points east. Then when
it gets to be midnight in North America, it starts to get released at
midnight in bookstores in that time zone only. So if you're in LA, you
get it I think 9 hours after the Londoners.

I've asked Scholastic and Raincoast if it could change to midnight
eastern time and they said the PR value of having the midnight releases,
combined with the fun kids have in staying up late, is why they do it.

Heidi

well crikey ... I had no idea. Makes sense though because I don't think they
have 5am releases in WA.

cheers

storm


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