J.K. Rowling wants some extra millions to add to her already multimillion bank account!
The creator of the Harry Potter books will now be introducing a new collection for tweens to become obsessed over.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a book of five Potter-related fairy tales that are written NS illustrated by Rowling.
In the last Potter book, the Beedle the Bard book is given to Hermoine by Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore. Just another reason for Potter fans to buy it!
The book’s first printing is set at 3.5 million copies. The last HP book, Deathly Hallows, had a first printing of 12 million. But with the success of HP and Stephenie Meyer‘s Twilight series, there are good estimates that Beedle will be a big seller. DUH!
Unfortunately, as with the Potter books, no review copies have been made available to the critics so there’s no indication if the book will suck.
Advance sales of the book are going for a discounted $12.99. Though Amazon already has 100,000 copies being published as part of a $100 collector’s edition.
The book consists of stories that wizard parents tell their children. The stories even hold clues that help Harry destroy Voldemort.
A rep from Rowling’s publishers says, “They feel like folk tales or fairy tales that have been around forever. They’re as good as any Grimm tale that you might have read in your own childhood. But that’s just Rowling’s incredible skill.”
Eager Potter fans will get their hands on this book when it goes on sale this Thursday. The book will even be published in 38 languages.
Talk about going global.
Will U buy Rowling’s new book?
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