What line/party to attend?

[Annemehr]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "auntrebbis" <dbkelley at ...> 
wrote:
>
> The small bookstore in my hometown is taking preorders and having a 
> party on the 20th to wait for the release at midnight.  They said 
there 
> will be people in costume, etc. and it sounds like fun, but I'd 
have to 
> attend by myself.  On the other hand, if I order from Borders 
(about 
> half hour's drive) my husband will go with me and just hang out in 
> Borders.  I'm assuming they will be open because they're open until 
> midnight on Friday anyway.  
> 
> Is it worth going to a party or will I just end up grabbing my book 
and 
> running home.  This is my first year - I just started reading the 
> series about a year ago.  I'm sort of leaning towards the local 
> bookstore/party just to have the experience.
> 
> For those of you who pick up your books at midnight, what are your 
> thoughts on parties, waiting, etc?
> 
> Deb
>

I can't tell you which planned activities will be more fun, your 
independent bookstore's, or Borders's.  It all depends on the people 
putting on the party.  But either way, the party ends at midnight, 
when everyone there lines up for their copy(ies) of the book and goes 
home to read.  And read.  And read.

The Borders by me hands out numbered "tickets" beginning early in the 
evening, and the earlier you get there, the lower your number, so the 
sooner after midnight you get your book and get out of there.  And, 
there were *hundreds* of people there, so I imagine it took quite a 
while to get to the last one.

I've never been to an indie bookstore's party, but to two different 
chain store's parties, and they are not really much fun unless you 
are there with friends.  It seems I will be going to the Borders 
party again this year, because all three of my kids want to go, but I 
certainly hope to hang out with some of the other moms.

Annemehr