[bksvol-discuss] Re: Harry Potter, When?

  • From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 15:00:59 -0400

I will be one of the ones grabbing HP 6 on its release date.  And Dad is 
picking up a print copy for the family from Walmart.

Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
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The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.

      -- Vance Havner
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 12:58 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Harry Potter, When?


Hey Lissi,
    Actually RFB&D will not have Half Blood Prince until the Monday
following the Saturday release, at least that's what the original press
release said. You must have missed the BookShare announcement a while back.
It's still on the home page, down below the conference and search news
items.
BookShare has promised to have Half Blood Prince up by Saturday afternoon,
just like they did with Order of the Phoenix (less than 12 hours after
publication).

Definitely couldn't ask for much more, although Gustavo, how about some site
stats after that day? How many BookShare subscribers login and download
HPHBP on its release date? Anybody up for a pool on the numbers? *grin*

I'm actually off to read some HP Fan fiction now...

Cheers!
Jake
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:52 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Harry Potter, When?


>
> Dear Volunteers,
>
> I loved the first 3 HP books. Though the deaths in the fourth and fifth
> books really upset me, I can't help myself about wanting to know how the
> story continues in the upcoming sixth volume.
>
>  Thanks to National Braille Press, I could afford to buy the first 5 books
> in the series in paper braille and have prepaid to receive, HP and the
Half
> Blood Prince. It takes a few weeks for NBP to produce and mail out the
paper
> braille editions. I read that Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic is
> having a marathon  volunteer session to make it available within 24 hours
of
> it's official midnight release. I didn't invest in becoming a subscriber
to
> recorded books because Book Share has such a wealth of choices to augment
> NLS offerings, I can't read fast enough now and I'm so happily occupied
that
> investing in another book source seems absurd right now unless I can get a
> time turner like Hermione in HP and fit more hours in the day.
>
> I am writing to ask if any of you know if book share has plans to make a
> special project of preparing Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
quickly
> so we can listen to it, or in my case, transfer it to read in braille on
my
> braille note, soon after its release. I know I could pre order the
> unabridged audio version and collect it at midnight with the other HP
> enthusiasts, but I enjoy books so much more when I read them in braille.
If
> it means waiting to read it in braille first, I'll gladly do it. However,
I
> had to ask. It would be fun to participate in the frenzied discussions
that
> abound when the excited Rowlings fans get the book and often stay up all
> night reading it.
>
> This question wasn't meant to be pushy or demanding. I'm so grateful for
> book share's huge selection of books I can now read in braille. I was just
> curious and wanted to know so I can imagine the release date
realistically.
>
> Always With Love,
>
> Lissi
>
>
>
>
>
>
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