[HPforGrownups] Re: Release Date for OOP: Speculation

[Katze]

No: HPFGUIDX 35439

serenadust wrote:

> In addition to all of Penney's points above, I'd like to add that
> sometime in the last month or so there was a press item indicating
> that JKR had not agreed to formally sign with Scholastic to publish
> book 5. I don't have the exact article at hand but I'm sure I read
> it in the Leaky Cauldron.  The gist of it was that Scholastic was
> quite concerned about continuing their relationship with Rowling and
> finally had to ask if they could "assume" that they would be
> publishing book 5.  They were told (not very reassuringly) that for
> the time being they could continue to assume this, but I've not
> heard anything to indicate that an agreement was reached.  It seems
> to me that the contract between JKR and Scholastic would have to be
> ironed out before any speculation on when book 5 will appear can be
> considered valid.
> 

I think it's likely that Scholastic will publish it. Christopher Little
did tell them they could assume they are will be the American
Publishers. Even if they don't publish it, they get the first bid for
the book, before Rowling can look at other publishers.

-Katze