US special edition

[Nick Mitchell]

No: HPFGUIDX 4010

Paul wrote:
>I just returned from My-Favorite-Bookstore-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named.
They finally received the $75 green, leather-bound, embossed, gold-
leafed editions of SS.  This edition has an original picture of Harry
drawn by JKR.  I'm guessing that the illustrations of Harry in the
regular US editions were based on (or influenced by) this picture.
JKR's Harry looks very similar to Mary Grandpre's.

I would have thought so... but it may not be the case.  When Scholastic
brought the US rights, who knows what they
were given... especially considering that the UK editons do not have chapter
pictures.  However, I do expect they must have been given something, to aid
the person (in this case Mary Grandpre) to do the cover artwork.

>The price is a bit of an issue for me.  I'd be willing to plunk down $40 on
this book.  But not $75 ($60 over Internet).

$75 is a bit high.  I do hope you didn't pay that for it.  Even $60 is a bit
high... I presume you got that price from a certain online bookstore that
has yet to announce a profit.

I have brought this book, for $47.25

See... this is from my receipt:
043920352X     HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER   47.25
The ISBN is correct!

This is a members price... but even the non-members price is only $52 - so
still a saving.
I am in the UK, and therefore I had the extra cost of international shipping
$12.95... but even so, it was still cheaper than getting it from that
previously mentioned online bookshop - or from a regular bookstore when I
visit the US in November.

It pays to shop around a bit for these things.   I'm even beginning to see
other stores selling the WB licensed stuff, like that sold at WBSTORE.COM.
Might start doing a price compare on those, as I for one would like to find
the best deal on getting those things.

Nick
PS...  www.broomsticks.org - the link is on the page that comes up, please
click it to help me pay for my international shipping!