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July 16, 2005

Harry Potter Aftermath

The Harry Potter midnight sale went far better than I planned. My store had more cash registers and people working than in 2003, an organized system using numbered wristbands kept people from sitting in lines for hours, and customers were in good spirits. In 1003 for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, we handled the initial sales in 1 1/2 hours. This year, it took only one hour and I think we had more people in the store.

Our box count went from this:


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To this:

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This is misleading because hundreds of unsold books were still up on the bookfloor. There will be plenty of books for those who didn't pre-order.

For some more pics Acciobrain has some from some Barnes & Noble somewhere. Buzznet has a few too.

" Fans Happy, for Now"

UPDATE: Betsy Newmark is waiting for the post office to get her copy. This could be a while.

Posted by Sean Hackbarth in Books at 02:01 PM | Comments (6)