The Publication Date

[or.phan_ann]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
> --- "aslitumerkan" <aslitumerkan@> wrote:
> >
> > Don't you think it's cruel that the book is being
> > published after it has been written for 5 months 
> > (February)? Is it just a marketing technique to make
> > the movie sell more? I don't want to wait anymore.
> > 
> > aslitumerkan
> >
> 
> bboyminn:
> 
> No, this is typical. It takes time to edit, revise, print,
> and distribute 12 million books (USA only). Plus additional 
> language versions as well as the Braille version are all
> coming out at the same time. Actually, I think 5 months
> is a bit rushed from a practical perspective, though as
> a fan, I want it yesterday.
> 
> Steve/bboyminn
>

Ann:

The "usual" gap between a book being finished and being available is 
closer to a year, so six months is pretty quick. Especially when you 
consider its length and massive print run. Actually, I suspect that 
the books *have* to be released during the summer, because if it was 
any closer to Christmas it would put too much strain on the industry 
as a whole. Scholastic didn't print enough copies of HBP, I think, 
and bought up almost every spare bit of publishing capacity in North 
America to make up the shortfall.

If anything, the film is piggybacking on the book.

Ann