The New York Times covers some of the madness surrounding Book Six. The security plans are in place, the delivery efforts are under way and lawyers are standing by in case any copies of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” go astray before 12:01 a.m. on July 16, the official time of release for the latest installment in the J. K. Rowling series.
Steve Riggio, the chief executive of Barnes & Noble, said the company expected to sell 50,000 of the new Harry Potter book per hour in the first 24 hours after its release. “Less than 1 percent of all books published sell that many copies in a lifetime,” he said.
Is the “top secret” tactic working?
And should other authors who write sequels try for the same approach?
Personally, I’m a bit bored by the whole mystery/”who killed J.R.” element, but then again, I’m not a Harry fanatic.