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What the f...?
Another find:
YOU WILL NOT READ OR SPEAK OF WHAT YOU'VE READ, BY FORCE OF LAW!
14 Canadian Harry Potter fans got a pleasant surprise when they discovered that actual legitimate books of the latest HP title, HARRY POTTER and the HALF-BLOOD PRINCE went on sale at one Vancouver store a week prior to their official release date. When the store stocking error was discovered, a Canadian court moved swiftly, setting aside (I suppose) the murder and rape cases to rule on behalf of the publisher and J. K. Rowling. The Harry Potter fans got an unpleasant shock to discover that they were forbid, under threat of imprisonment, to read the HP books - or if they had already started reading them - from telling anyone about it! Furthermore they had to return the books.
Jaime Broadhurst, marketing director at Raincoast Books Ltd, and one of Rowling's hired muggles, says the "innocent" fans would not be punished (providing the little bastards adhere to the damn court order! -Feo). The company will accept the returned copies until July 16 (I don't know what, if any, extraordinary measures will be taken against those who fail to comply). Those fans who do cooperate will get an autographed bookplate and a T-Shirt for their trouble. Whew!
So all of you writers and wannabe writers out there: Remember this little incident when and IF you are lucky enough to hit upon an idea that captures the imagination of a large and loyal fanbase. Adding another $100 million to your billion is fraught with teeny peril and even innocent fans must be handled delicately but with the corporate force of iron-fisted law!
It's all in keeping with the ever darkening tone of the HP books!
Double "what the f...?"
Libertine Reverie [ Archives In The City ] says:
I think I'll print it off in Kinko's double-sided if anything.
Shea says:
*nod nod*
Shea says:
i think you can do that
Libertine Reverie [ Archives In The City ] says:
I hope so, because when I print out the final draft of "Antediluvian" to send off, that's going to be over two thousand pages worth as a manuscript, and I'm not sure how the hell I would bind that.
Shea says:
apparently you send manuscripts off in a box
Shea says:
*shrug*
Libertine Reverie [ Archives In The City ] says:
Well, I mean as in binding the pages together.
Shea says:
ah
Shea says:
i have no idea how that would work
Libertine Reverie [ Archives In The City ] says:
I have no clue. Although Tara did tell me about what to do for printing: "I suggest picking up a printer with at least a 17-pgs/min output, or you'll be sitting at the output tray for days."
Shea says:
sounds like a very good plan
Libertine Reverie [ Archives In The City ] says:
Better than camping by an output tray.
Shea says:
that could be fun, though
Shea says:
make a day of it
Libertine Reverie [ Archives In The City ] says:
Or many days.
Shea says:
find a trash can you can set fire to and roast marshmellows
Libertine Reverie [ Archives In The City ] says:
Yaaayyy. Camping! Although I don't think the workers at the printer store would approve of that.
Shea says:
that's why you bring weaponry and red contacts
Shea says:
they won't want to be anywhere near you, and therefore can't protest
Libertine Reverie [ Archives In The City ] says:
Until they send in the local law enforcement with firearms. Then you take in hostages. "I'm just printing out my manuscript! Leave me in peace!"
ALLAH SAVE US.
2005-07-18 04:36 pm (UTC)