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Originally posted by sherbertlemons
KappaStargirl- I thought I had heard somewhere that reveiwers weren't getting advance copies of this one? Maybe I'm wrong- if I am you'll definitely receive my envy! *turns green*
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Normally, when a book is published, advance copies, called galleys, go out to reviewers 4-6 weeks in advance of the book's publication. This gives lead time to read the book, write the review, and have the reviewer's editor get the writing edited and printed so it's available by the time the book is published. For example, I got a copy of
The Devil Wears Prada for review before it was published (and it really sucked if I do say so myself), so the review would be ready to go by the book's pub date. With HP, Scholastic refuses to give out galleys. Owning a galley of HP is just the reviewer taking her life in her hands. Scholastic is, however, sending out copies of OotP so that reviewers can be guaranteed to have a copy by June 21. If my editor selects me to review it, she said there'd be a copy in her office by June 18. Since my editor's office is in New York, which I can get to easily by bus, I would go there on the 18th and pick it up. That's the most in advance anyone is going to get a copy.
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