Yeah, could be in trouble.

I find it funny that this is big news all over. It's just a book.

I'm actually proud to say I have not read a Harry Potter book, nor have I seen any of the films. I don't care about them.

And I even know how that last book ends.

With a.......




period.

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And I even know how that last book ends.

With a.......




period.

Hermione's?

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Yeah, could be in trouble.

I find it funny that this is big news all over. It's just a book.

I'm actually proud to say I have not read a Harry Potter book, nor have I seen any of the films. I don't care about them.

And I even know how that last book ends.

With a.......




period.

Then you're missing some great fun, and a great set of characters.  I'd bet that there are as many adult fans of Harry Potter as there are kids, maybe more.

I also don't think Deepdiscount was trying to do anything sneaky.  Only those who pre-ordered the book were shipped to, and since they don't charge shipping unless you want it right now, and since books are generally shipped fourth class, I think they were just trying to ship them to arrive on the big day.  I have not yet received my copy but I was notified by e-mail that it had been shipped on Tuesday, and the estimated arrival date was not until the end of next week.

Yeah, I'm also pretty sure it wasn't intentional, just a business trying to keep customers happy.

Amazon, where I ordered our copy, is playing it pretty close to the vest but they're still playing the hype game. I've gotten an email a week since first of the month stating that I'll receive it release day, that I saved a little (and I mean little) money on a the price, and today's, that the shipment is being prepared. Funny, my other pre-orders don't get this much attention.

I also hope DD's not in too much trouble. I've complained about them in the past but I was a d**k and I got over it.

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Wether it was intentional or not and no matter how good their intentions were, they happy funtimeed up.  They entered a legal agreement with the publisher and they broke it.

FWIW I agree; bricks-and-mortar bookshops are having a hard enough time of it as it is and taking away one of their very few advantages for the highest profile book of... well, just about ever, specifically after entering into a very well publicised legal agreement, is unfair practice and foolish in the extreme.
They must have known, geven how often they send out tihngs early and lots of people gloat about receiving said item in advance of launch (be it DVd, book or whatever), that they should have erred on the side of caution in this case rather than treating it as a normal case of "well if it arrives early I'm sure nobody will mind".

That said, I also hope that it doean't do tham any permanent damage as I don't think driving them out of busininess will do anyone any good... certainly not me and a lot of users here!

Oh NOES!  Someone might read a piece of fiction two days before someone else wants them to read it!  The world as we know it has ended.

You don't see game makers upset and they ship early all the time. Deepdiscounts.com is the best retailer out there for DVD's they should just go back to selling DVD's.

No idea why every online store wants to be an Amazon clone.

Do you realize how many companies release DVD's before their street dates?? , Hundreds ., 
totaling  thousands of titles every year., Yet you don't hear about these..