BAD BAD BAD WALMART!!!!!!!! - by holsfisher on 16:27 19 Jun 2003
I read today in the Times that the new Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix, has been on release in Canada and New York by accident for a whole week, even though here in Scotland (WHERE THE BOOKS WERE WRITTEN) it hasn't been released yet!!!
Apparently its a mistake made by Walmart about the release date, and 7000 copies have already been sold!
Has anyone picked up one of these copies? I think its really bad, cos now people are trying to give away the events to me already (trashy British tabloids are running summaries of the story)....
ITS NOT FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hols
I read today in the Times that the new Harry Potter book, Order of the Phoenix, has been on release in Canada and New York by accident for a whole week, even though here in Scotland (WHERE THE BOOKS WERE WRITTEN) it hasn't been released yet!!!
Apparently its a mistake made by Walmart about the release date, and 7000 copies have already been sold!
Has anyone picked up one of these copies? I think its really bad, cos now people are trying to give away the events to me already (trashy British tabloids are running summaries of the story)....
ITS NOT FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hols
BAD BAD BAD WALMART!!!!!!!! - by Brad on 16:48 19 Jun 2003
Hey that is pretty bad. When is the release date supposed to be?
Hey that is pretty bad. When is the release date supposed to be?
BAD BAD BAD WALMART!!!!!!!! - by holsfisher on 16:53 19 Jun 2003
Its supposed to be released this Saturday coming.......
Its supposed to be released this Saturday coming.......
BAD BAD BAD WALMART!!!!!!!! - by Brad on 18:04 19 Jun 2003
It's bad form for the newspapers to print spoilers. Ruins it for everyone.
The good news is only one more day to go. Do you think your local store will have enough copies or are you buying online?
It's bad form for the newspapers to print spoilers. Ruins it for everyone.
The good news is only one more day to go. Do you think your local store will have enough copies or are you buying online?
BAD BAD BAD WALMART!!!!!!!! - by Arislyn on 18:11 19 Jun 2003
I definitely agree that it was bad for the newspaper to print spoilers. That just sucks no matter what book it is. However, I feel like Rowling may be going a bit overboard with suing the people over this.
I mean, yes, it was bad....but suing?
I definitely agree that it was bad for the newspaper to print spoilers. That just sucks no matter what book it is. However, I feel like Rowling may be going a bit overboard with suing the people over this.
I mean, yes, it was bad....but suing?
BAD BAD BAD WALMART!!!!!!!! - by holsfisher on 18:12 19 Jun 2003
Lol, the biggest shop in my town is a book shop!!! They probably order in a couple of thousand copies, so theres no need to but online......
A whole aisle in WHSmith is dedicated to Harry Potter!!!
And its typical of the British tabloids to print spoilers, they just can help competing for the right to say "Exclusive:The New.......Revealed".
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Lol, the biggest shop in my town is a book shop!!! They probably order in a couple of thousand copies, so theres no need to but online......
A whole aisle in WHSmith is dedicated to Harry Potter!!!
And its typical of the British tabloids to print spoilers, they just can help competing for the right to say "Exclusive:The New.......Revealed".
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
BAD BAD BAD WALMART!!!!!!!! - by Arislyn on 18:27 19 Jun 2003
Heh! I didn't realize it was coming out this Saturday, either. I may have to decide whether or not I want to fight people at B&N to go get a copy.....not that I don't still have 3 books sitting on my shelf that I need to read, first.
*laughs*
I tend to accumulate reading material faster than I can get through it.....but I really, really want to get the new Potter. The other books were great and I'm eager to see if Rowling can keep up the quality of the story. (I certainly hope so!)
Heh! I didn't realize it was coming out this Saturday, either. I may have to decide whether or not I want to fight people at B&N to go get a copy.....not that I don't still have 3 books sitting on my shelf that I need to read, first.
*laughs*
I tend to accumulate reading material faster than I can get through it.....but I really, really want to get the new Potter. The other books were great and I'm eager to see if Rowling can keep up the quality of the story. (I certainly hope so!)
BAD BAD BAD WALMART!!!!!!!! - by Kainja on 12:44 20 Jun 2003
In this case I'm not sure "suing" isn't a good thing. People, such as the #### newspapers, shouldn't try to ruin stuff for other people. Especially for younger readers. It's just common courtesy not to ruin someone else's enjoyment, and common courtesy is in such short supply today that maybe people like Rowling NEED to throw their weight around a little.
In this case I'm not sure "suing" isn't a good thing. People, such as the #### newspapers, shouldn't try to ruin stuff for other people. Especially for younger readers. It's just common courtesy not to ruin someone else's enjoyment, and common courtesy is in such short supply today that maybe people like Rowling NEED to throw their weight around a little.
BAD BAD BAD WALMART!!!!!!!! - by Arislyn on 13:25 20 Jun 2003
I fully agree that printing spoilers was a bad, bad thing to do. But, it just seems like anytime anybody has a quarrel, they automatically fall back on the old "sue 'em!" ploy. I guess I just tend to have a negative reaction to that particular mode of handling a dispute.
I fully agree that printing spoilers was a bad, bad thing to do. But, it just seems like anytime anybody has a quarrel, they automatically fall back on the old "sue 'em!" ploy. I guess I just tend to have a negative reaction to that particular mode of handling a dispute.
BAD BAD BAD WALMART!!!!!!!! - by holsfisher on 18:57 20 Jun 2003
I'm not big on the whole suing thing myself, and the truth is that in this country suing someone is so prohibitively expensive that it rarely happens, though I think that elsewhere its rather more common?
Also, surely there should be some kind of legal guidelines when it comes to giving away the contents of a book? It seems like madness that the likes of The Sun can be allowed to publish a summary of a novel without any kind of permission.....
I'm not big on the whole suing thing myself, and the truth is that in this country suing someone is so prohibitively expensive that it rarely happens, though I think that elsewhere its rather more common?
Also, surely there should be some kind of legal guidelines when it comes to giving away the contents of a book? It seems like madness that the likes of The Sun can be allowed to publish a summary of a novel without any kind of permission.....
BAD BAD BAD WALMART!!!!!!!! - by Arislyn on 19:18 20 Jun 2003
See, I'm with you. I would think that that would be violating some sort of copyright type law.
I'm not sure how expensive suing someone is out here, to be honest. I'm sure it's not cheap by any stretch of the imagination.
See, I'm with you. I would think that that would be violating some sort of copyright type law.
I'm not sure how expensive suing someone is out here, to be honest. I'm sure it's not cheap by any stretch of the imagination.