Book 6 Title -- Hyphen?

[Kathi Russell]

No: HPFGUIDX 111169

  > Colin:
  > According to "The Leaky Cauldron" the title for Book 6 is 
  > "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" not "Harry Potter
  > and the Half Blood Prince" as per the use of half-blood in
  > the books.

  > bamf:
  > My problem with that thinking, is that Jo posted it to the 
  > website without the hyphens.  So, until JKR posts that it 
  > should be 'Half-Blood' instead of 'Half Blood', I'll use it 
  > without the hyphen.

  > Geoff:
  > Interestingly, if you look on her site at the list of FAQs 
  > about the books, one of the questions has a hyphen in 
  > Half-Blood Prince.


  Okay -
  I can't figure out what the big deal is about the hyphen, no-hyphen 
  debate. Can someone please explain this to me?

  Thanks!

  K