Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (merged threads)

trace-j

Buffyslay wrote:

i am thinking about pre-ordering the new Harry Potter book, but want to get the best deal...

Tescos are doing it for 9.99 - but 2.74 delivery....? (delivered on day of release)

I know most of the book shops are doing it - but who is the best?

Aren't Tesco offering it at this price on the high street anyway (minus delivery)?

rchddap1

I need 2 copies for 2 girls. So I have pre-ordered at Amazon, and get free delivery as the order is over £19. They won't get it on relase day anyway unless they give up £10 of their pocket money...otherwise they have to wait until their birthdays.

damski_2

any time you are looking for books

try

https://www.bookbrain.co.uk

well worth a try

Adamski

frizz_head

This has been posted quite a few times before, but with the release of the last book, all the supermarkets (Sainsburys/Tescos/Asda) had stacks of them on release day, and were all selling it for £6.87. I personally will be waiting until release day (16th July) and popping into Asda to get it first thing.

kupz

good luck, id be suprised if they havent sold out, people will be queueing outside any big shop with them. I'll get mine when the second lot of stock comes in after a couple of days like i did for the last two.

Poppy9

3 for 2 only seems to apply to paperbacks. New HP is hardback

dakirk

Hope this is the right board! (relative newbie)I am looking for the best deal on the new Harry Potter book, most places seem to be doing it for £9.99, anyone seen any better? or are there any groovy free gifts going from any retailers. It HAS to be here on the day of publication or I will be hung, drawn and quartered

divadee

I will move this over to the i wanna board you will hopefully get more answers over there

Pink.

Hi dakirk,

Welcome to MSE.

As there was already a thread on this topic on the board, I have merged your thread into it.

Pink

Edinburghlass_2

As JK lives in Edinburgh, well some of the time, the last book publication day I took my daughter and a neighbours child into town for the midnight opening to queue at the main Waterston's thinking she might well be there.

We queued for the alloted time with all the other mad people but no sign of JK. My neighbour's child, not being good MSE'rs had sent her with the money to buy one at the full price so we duly did that and on the way home I stopped at the 24 hour Tesco and plenty on sale there from midnight for around a tenner.

Next morning read in the paper that in fact JK had been at that particular shop but they must have taken her in and out of the back door as she did a book signing in a back room for local kids from the primary school her daughter had attended. I did wonder why there seemed to be a lot of people standing about to the back of the shop and this was obviously the parents waiting for their kids.

Heard on the news recently that this time she is doing a reading at Edinburgh Castle at midnight once again for local kids but not sure how these kids are being allocated a place.