Fwd: Re: JKR finished first post Harry Potter book - "The Tales of Beedle the Bard."

[Annemehr]

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "va32h" <va32h at ...> wrote:

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Janet Tabares" <janetaba@>
wrote:
>
> Here's the link to the story.  I just hope that she will put it 
online
> somewhere for those of us that don't have $62,000+ to buy it.
> 
> While I understand and agree with her idea of publishing it for 
charity,
> those true fans that have been with her for many years will be 
greatly
> disappointed at not getting a chance to see this snippet of Harry's
world.
> 
> 
> http://www.ydr.com/livingfull/ci_7338879
> 

va32h:

For $16 you can buy the auction catalog which shows each page.  No
word on whether the $16 goes to charity or to Sotheby's. 

Not sure why this auction is necessary...surely JKR has $62K to donate
of her own?  Or could raise more money by selling the book at $16 a 
pop?


Annemehr:
Do you have a source saying the catalogue will show *each* page?  The 
most specific information I can find is on the Sotheby's page, which 
says:

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A special commemorative catalogue for this unique item is being 
produced and will be available to purchase from Sotheby's. The 48 
page commemorative catalogue contains a message from the author about 
the creative inception of 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' plus images 
from the manuscript itself. 

Also included is information about The Children's Voice charity, 
images showing the making of the manuscript and auction information 
for prospective buyers. Profits from the sale of the catalogue will 
be donated to The Children's Voice."
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http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/pub/PubCatDetail.jsp?event_id=28411

Since the book itself is about 160 pages, it seems like they'd have 
to cram about 5 - 6 pages of manuscript onto each Sotheby's catalogue 
page to fit them all in.  It looks to me like they'll only be 
publishing a sampling of pages -- maybe not even a complete story.

Annemehr