June 27, 2005
Harry Potter Arrives in the US
Bookseller Barnes and Noble is reporting that the first US shipment of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be arriving today at their distribution center in Jamesburg, New Jersey. By July 16, tractor-trailers will have delivered an estimated four millions pounds of Harry Potter.
The Bookseller has already received more than 750,000 pre-orders and expects that number to reach more than one million by the time the book goes on sale.
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be the bestselling pre-order book in publishing history," said Steve Riggio, chief executive officer of Barnes & Noble, Inc. "We expect more than three million customers will visit over 700 Barnes & Noble stores in the first 24 hours, and that the book will shatter all records."
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Posted by Madmaxime at June 27, 2005 04:21 PM