Publisher sets record price for new ‘Harry Potter’ novel

James Nimmo passed along An AP Story that says The new \”Harry Potter\” book, still five months from publication, has apparently already set a record: The highest priced new children\’s novel in history.


Scholastic Children\’s Books, the U.S. publisher of J.K. Rowling\’s \”Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,\” announced Thursday a suggested retail price of $29.99.