GERMANY: BOOKSTORES PREPARE FOR THE MUCH AWAITED RELEASE OF THE LATEST HARRY POTTER BOOK, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX.

Record ID: 648015

  • Title: GERMANY: BOOKSTORES PREPARE FOR THE MUCH AWAITED RELEASE OF THE LATEST HARRY POTTER BOOK, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX.
  • Date: 18th June 2003
  • Summary: (W6) BERLIN, GERMANY (JUNE 19, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. WS/PAN: CUSTOMERS ENTERING BERLIN BOOKSTORE. 0.10 2. MV: SIGN IN WINDOW READING IN ENGLISH "HARRY POTTER - TWO DAYS TO GO" 0.15 3. CU: COVERS OF HARRY POTTER BOOK. 0.20 4. WS: INTERIOR OF BOOKSTORE. 0.30 5. CU: HARRY POTTER SIGN. 0.36 6. CU/TITLT DOWN: MOBILE OF HARRY POTTER RIDING PHOENIX. 0.48 7. VARIOUS: BARBARA HUEPPE HEAD OF PR AT DUSSMANN BOOKSTORE STACKING BOOKS AND WALKING TOWARDS CAMERA. 0.52 8. CU: BOOKS BEING STACKED ON TABLE. 0.59 9. SCU: SOUNDBITE (German) BARBARA HUEPPE, HEAD OF PR AT DUSSMANN BOOKSTORE SAYING "The demand for the English language version is already much higher. I think last time things started picking up momentum with the fourth book and this time, I think there are a lot of students who know enough English and are saying "I am not going to wait till November (the start of the German version) because I want to know now how it will continue." 1.16 10. MV: BOXES IN SHOP'S WAREHOUSE CONTAINING COPIES OF NEW HARRY POTTER BOOK. 1.22 (W6) BAD HERSFELD, GERMANY (JUNE 18, 2003) (REUTERS) 11. WS: EXTERIOR OF AMAZON.DE WAREHOUSE WHERE NEW HARRY POTTER BOOKS ARE BEING PACKED ONTO PALLETS, READY FOR DELIVERY. 1.28 12. TV/PAN: INTERIOR OF WAREHOUSE. 1.39 13. VARIOUS: OF WORKERS STACKING AND PACKING HARRY POTTER BOOKS FOR DELIVERY. (8 SHOTS) 2.35 14. MV: POSTAL WORKER CLOSING BACK OF VAN. 2.48 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 3rd July 2003 13:00
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  • Location: BERLIN AND BAD HERSFELD, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVADWJ6G4NZFKJ9TY9XW2A88J86T
  • Story Text: Bookstores across Germany are preparing for the much
    awaited release of the latest Harry Potter book on sale from
    Saturday (June 21).



    Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix" will only
    be released in English on Saturday (June 21, 2003), so non-English
    speaking fans in Germany will have to wait until the German
    translation goes on sale in November.

    Barbara Hueppe, head of public relations at Berlin's
    Dussmann bookstore, believes demand will be strong for the
    English language version.

    "The demand for the English language version is already
    much higher. I think last time things started picking up
    momentum with the fourth book in Germany and this time, I
    think there are a lot of schoolchildren who started reading
    the books then and now have a good enough knowledge of English
    and they say they do not wait till November (the launch of the
    German version), instead they want to know now what happens
    next."
    Barbara Hueppe's store, one of the largest in Berlin, has
    ordered 800 copies of the new Harry Potter book.

    And amazon.de has already received some 70,000 pre-release
    orders for the English version of Harry Potter's latest
    adventures.


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