Rowling wrote The Tales of Beedle the Bard, but only published 7 copies: 6 for friends, 1 to be sold for charity.
Does anyone else feel as though this is a backhanded move toward her fans? I do not grudge her selling a handwritten (as I understand the 7 to be) copy for charity; however, as her fans have made her who she is today, shouldn't she have published a typed, less "fancy" copy for the public to read?
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=282015>1=10547
2007-11-04 10:50:10 · 13 answers · asked by Esma 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
A private diary is different than a story that was released to certain facets of the public.
2007-11-04 11:08:39 · update #1
Its her written work and its hers to do with as she sees fit. Its too bad that it isn't being made available to the public, but she has her reasons.
2007-11-04 11:01:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am not into the Harry Potter books, but I did read the article you referenced. While Rowling does say that only 7 copies are being printed (present tense), I don't see her saying that no more will be printed in the future, at least not in this article. Perhaps they already anticipate that more will be printed eventually? I don't know, just guessing.
2007-11-04 11:03:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
At least originally, they are only for her friends, then she decided to do a specially bound edition to auction off for charity.
My best guess would be that it might come out next year. It might come out as a stand alone, if it is long enough. I could also see it come out as a an appendix to DH, but that would alienate those who already have DH. She also might put it into the Harry Potter encyclopedia.
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2007-11-05 06:51:44 · answer #3 · answered by WolverLini 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That doesn't seem quite fair to me. I mean, she put all this importance on The Tales of Beedle the Bard in HP7, and now that she's actually publishing, it's not readily available to the general public? rrrrr . . .
2007-11-04 10:55:15 · answer #4 · answered by Molly T 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yeah, I can feel the sting. Seriously though, if she is going to write a book, but has no intentions of selling it to ALL of her fans, she shouldn't go public about it.
2007-11-04 13:04:24 · answer #5 · answered by Mir 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have to admit, I feel a tad deprived that she isn't publishing it for the public, but I'm sure she has other reasons for deciding not to.
2007-11-04 10:53:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
don't worry, somehow we will be able to get our hands on the book. Someone is probably going to rewrite the whole thing on the internet. Its going to keep selling...one person is going to buy it then sell it, buy it etc. Some one will hopefully do something. I really think its disgracing us though...
2007-11-04 10:56:57 · answer #7 · answered by erwafredsfdsfsdf 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My goodness.
If she writes a private diary, do want to make her sell that in paperback as well?
Her characters. Her creation. Her choice.
(Give it until next Christmas, I bet there will be some version in stores...)
2007-11-04 11:04:38 · answer #8 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I dunno, I would definetly love to read it, but the fact that she's using it for charity makes me understand why there can only be a few out there. Plus, it gives them even more meaning to the 6 people she gifted them to.
2007-11-04 10:57:55 · answer #9 · answered by margs914 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think that's a rotten way to treat your fans that have made you famous and rich. Everyone that got her that way should send all of the Harry Potter series back to her. Let her dispose of them.
2007-11-04 10:54:51 · answer #10 · answered by Eric B 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋