I was just sent 10 pages of Deathly Hallows — Page 2

It is possible to read it in 8 or 9 hours---some people are just quick readers (It only took me a couple of hours to read the first book). They are an easy read, unlike some of the history books I've read.
I'm staying up all night, and if I have to take it to the dentist on Saturday am to finish it, I will. There is a complete media blackout at my house---no computer, radio, tv until I've finished!

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i forget. in which book does harry strip naked and start riding horses?

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"Is it wrong that I almost decided not to go to a wedding (the reason for the 4 hour car trip) because of the book release?"

No---I'd bring the book!

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Oh and thank you for posting that bit about HPANA, Kelzama. I was pretty sure what I got was not fake.

From Mugglenet about the leak:

The LA Times is reporting that the US Harry Potter publisher obtained a subpoena to learn the identity of a user who allegedly posted copies of Deathly Hallows on a California website.

Scholastic said in a court filing Monday that "materials hosted on Photobucket.com's system" contain materials that infringe copyrights owned by Scholastic and J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books. Photobucket.com, a News Corp. unit, is a website for sharing photos and videos on social networks such as MySpace.

The subpoena was sent to Gaia Interactive Inc. in San Jose seeking the identity of a user on gaiaonline.com, a social network, according to the filing in San Francisco federal court.

Gaia complied with the subpoena, removed the material and temporarily banned the user from the site, said Gaia spokesman Bill Danon.

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I'm definitely a one-day reader for new Harry Potter books. I read OotP in about twelve hours and HBP in about eight. I figure the last should take me about nine to ten?

I am so sick of people spoiling the books for everyone. I was reading Perez Hilton's page, well the article he had about DH being leaked and someone spoiled a major death. Hopefully it isn't true, but...gahh.

Just do what I do--avoid Perez Hilton and the like. Don't go to the sites that will have the spoilers and you won't be spoiled!

I plan on doing the same thing. I won't be taking my headphones off until I'm safely in the car going home to read it.

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Gee assuming much, Sean Martin? I have read every Harry Potter book very quickly and remember almost every detail. Do you have some hidden hatred for speed readers?

The full book is online... I just finished reading it about an hour ago. It's amazing. It has the perfect ending :)I felt a little guilty at first reading it, but I'm going to be there midnight to buy my copy so it's all good. I just couldn't wait an longer. It is sad though that people have insisted posting all over the internet who dies etc. I'm devastated now that it's ll over

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I downloaded images of what appears to be the real book in its entirety and have spent the last few hours skimming quite a bit of it. I won't post anything other than to say that I've been very disappointed overall in the treatment of certain characters and... well, I don't want to ruin anything for anyone who hasn't read it.

Oh, and personally, I saw a version of the epilogue circulating that seemed obviously fake, but the version I've been reading (digital photos of a book placed on an ugly carpet) seems extremely true to J.K. Rowling's writing style. The digital camera's Exif data seems accurate as well.

>> Gee assuming much, Sean Martin?

Pookie, I direct you to your own earlier post. Then get back to me, huh?

And I repeat: "reading" an 800-page book in 8 hours is *not* reading. It's skimming, and frankly it's an insult to the author to race through something that she spent three years writing for your enjoyment. Deal with it.

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PRESS RELEASE:
Scholastic has recently learned that some individuals have received copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows through the mail , beginning on Tuesday, July 17th, as a result of a breach of the on-sale agreement by the distributor, Levy Home Entertainment, and shipments made by DeepDiscount.com, a customer of that distributor. We are taking immediate legal action against DeepDiscount.com and Levy Home Entertainment. The number of copies shipped is around one one-hundredth of one percent of the total U.S. copies to go on sale at 12:01 am on July 21st.

We are also making a direct appeal to the Harry Potter fans who bought their books from DeepDiscount.com and may receive copies early requesting that they keep the packages hidden until midnight on July 21st.

Scholastic is especially grateful to the other retailers and distributors for their careful attention to keeping the books secure until the release time and for planning thousands of spectacular midnight parties where fans will celebrate together. And we ask everyone, especially the media, to preserve the fun and excitement for fans everywhere.

The fans themselves have made it abundantly clear that they are looking forward to going to the midnight parties, receiving their very own copy of the book and finally getting to read the book they have so anxiously awaited.

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