Scholastic’s Appeal to Harry Potter fans

NEW YORK, July 18  — 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.

SOURCE Scholastic