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08-14-2004, 08:45 PM
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[img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/images/news/jkr_80.jpg' align='middle'> Jo Rowling to sign 500 autographs tommorow - at the Edinburgh Book Festival Summary:
500 lucky ticket holders, won through a ballot, will tomorrow get their books signed by J.K.Rowling. Article: Jo Rowling to sign 500 autographs tommorow
Following her reading from Order of the Phoenix tommorow, J.K.Rowling will be signing one Harry Potter book per winner at the Edinburgh book festival. 500 people won tickets in a random ballot to hear the author read segments of her new book, take questions from fans and get a copy of one of their books signed by her. The Scotsman has reported that a spokeperson for the event has said the signing will take just an hour - limiting fans to 7.2 seconds to get their book signed. Quote: But, after taking questions from 500 fans chosen in a lottery out of the 21,000 people from around the world who applied, she will then spend an hour signing copies of books they have brought along.
Quote: However, if everyone attending the book festival event brings a first edition, Ms Rowling could make them collectively richer by upwards of £100,000.
Not that I'd be interested in the money - I'd never part with a book she'd signed for me, but I do happen to have a first edition Order of the Phoenix hardback. Quote: "They are allowed, basically because of time constraints, one book per person. It’s up to them which book they bring," she said. Quote: The spokeswoman said they were expected to take about an hour, which would mean a rate of one person every 7.2 seconds.
Quote: Harry Potter fans from as far away as Canada and central Europe are expected to attend tomorrow’s event, which book festival staff stressed was fully booked.
Quote: Publishers Bloomsbury were taken aback by the level of interest this year, describing it as "staggering", but reasoned it was because Ms Rowling "rarely does book signings".
Quote: In February last year, Fife schoolboy Matthew Lawson sold his signed first edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second in the sequence, for £3,200 to help fund his university education.
The book had cost £10.99 when his aunt bought it for him in 1998. Source: The Scotsman via Veritaserum.  | |
08-14-2004, 09:01 PM
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that is awesome!!! wickedly cool. whoever gets it is sooo lucky! | 
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08-14-2004, 09:04 PM
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wow those books become so valuable! but sadly i dont have a first edition of any book =( but thats great that shes gonna do a book signing but 7.2 seconds? lets hope fans can babble quickly and jo can sign quickly too! i wish i could go..
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08-14-2004, 09:10 PM
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|  Fairy LightsSnuffles Gold Biscuits Faerie
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:o lucky people, who are getting their books signed. grrr £100,000? thats a lot of money!
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08-14-2004, 09:14 PM
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wish i had a ticket.........hope we get more information about the HBP
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08-14-2004, 09:26 PM
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That's awesome - now, I'm even more jealous of people who won tickets. Poor JK, her hand is going to be cramped by the end of the day.
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08-14-2004, 09:33 PM
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Why does everything have to happen in England? I'm so jealous of the people who'll be there. But I hope we get a lot of news here on that. :ermsmile:
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08-14-2004, 09:33 PM
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i wish i could go! that'd be sooooooo awesome
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08-14-2004, 09:35 PM
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| | Poltergeist
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Quote: Originally posted by dianabmalfoy@Aug 14 2004, 06:07 PM
Why does everything have to happen in England? I'm so jealous of the people who'll be there. But I hope we get a lot of news here on that. :ermsmile: It's not England, it's Scotland ie; that's why it's in Edinburgh (the capital) and the newspaper is "The Scotsman" 
And people from around the globel won, it was open to everyone.
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08-14-2004, 09:37 PM
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Wish I had won...but then again I wasnt even in the competition ...but still...
I think its gonna be a great experience for the lucky people who is goin...
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08-14-2004, 09:38 PM
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Quote: And people from around the globel won, it was open to everyone. Yeah, but how many kids outside of the UK are going to have parents willing to let them go? I don't think many people are willing to spend a ton of money to travel to Scotland to see their favorite author. That's what Diana meant...
It is fair, because she's a British author and everything, but I do wish she'd give more interviews in America. It would sooo nice to see her and maybe one day ask a question...
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08-14-2004, 09:42 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by Marcella_Riddle+Aug 14 2004, 01:09 PM--> | QUOTE (Marcella_Riddle @ Aug 14 2004, 01:09 PM) | It's not England, it's Scotland ie; that's why it's in Edinburgh (the capital) and the newspaper is "The Scotsman"
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Well I meant to say Europe. lol :whisle: sry... :/
Quote: I don't think many people are willing to spend a ton of money to travel to Scotland to see their favorite author. That's what Diana meant... yeah lol that's what I meant! I'm so...lol
Quote: but I do wish she'd give more interviews in America. It would sooo nice to see her and maybe one day ask a question... Yesss! Does she ever leave the country? lol  I'd love to ask a couple of Qs about Sirius and James! :unsure:
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| | Poltergeist
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Quote: Originally posted by Siriusly in Love@Aug 14 2004, 06:12 PM Quote: And people from around the globel won, it was open to everyone. Yeah, but how many kids outside of the UK are going to have parents willing to let them go? I don't think many people are willing to spend a ton of money to travel to Scotland to see their favorite author. That's what Diana meant...
It is fair, because she's a British author and everything, but I do wish she'd give more interviews in America. It would sooo nice to see her and maybe one day ask a question... Well I live in the UK and Edinburgh is too far for me to travel too - the UK is actual quite a big place Quote: I do wish she'd give more interviews in America. We have to forgive her though cos she's pregnant <3
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08-14-2004, 09:52 PM
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| | Hippogriff
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If only I lived there and could have entered... *sigh*
U know, I wouldn't give away a book signed by JKR. It'd be so personal to me, I'd prefer to have it... Yeah I'm crazy 
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08-14-2004, 10:07 PM
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7.2 isnt long but ir eally hope that people get to ask her questions and if they do they are better than
"Whan will book 6 be out"
i have a first edition adults copy of OOTP i wouldnt give it up especialy if it were signed.
i love in Scotland and i cant get to Edinburgh and anyway it is the Edinburgh festival this week so it is going to be packed.
BTW: Edinburgh is in Scotland not England lol
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Those people are sooooo lucky! Oh well im happy for them!
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08-15-2004, 12:36 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by dianabmalfoy@Aug 14 2004, 02:16 PM Yesss! Does she ever leave the country? lol I'd love to ask a couple of Qs about Sirius and James! :unsure: Ohh yeah!! I'd love to ask her a question about them! | |
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08-15-2004, 01:53 AM
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Thats awesome! How do you get a First Edition book? I dont have one of any of the books. I'm sad that shes not doing anything over here in the States, but I completely understand that she doesnt want to take unnessicary(sp?) risks during her pregnancy. Who ever got a ticket, have fun!! And report back to us!
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08-15-2004, 01:55 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by Hedwig004+Aug 14 2004, 06:10 PM--> | QUOTE (Hedwig004 @ Aug 14 2004, 06:10 PM) | Ohh yeah!! I'd love to ask her a question about them! [/b][/quote]
Same here! If somebody has tickets to go tomorrow, I'll literally pay you to ask some questions about Sirius! ::grovels::
Quote: How do you get a First Edition book? You probably have first edition and don't even realize it. I have the first edition of every book but PS, and I didn't realize it until this year.
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08-15-2004, 02:09 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by Siriusly in Love@Aug 14 2004, 05:29 PM
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How do you get a First Edition book?
You probably have first edition and don't even realize it. I have the first edition of every book but PS, and I didn't realize it until this year. hmmm...I'll look, my books are upstairs, does it say it somewhere on them? If I ever were to meet her Id have Jo sign my First Edition, but I would NEVER dream of selling it, way too personal.
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Yesss! Does she ever leave the country? lol I'd love to ask a couple of Qs about Sirius and James!
Ohh yeah!! I'd love to ask her a question about them! Same here! If somebody has tickets to go tomorrow, I'll literally pay you to ask some questions about Sirius! ::grovels::[QUOTE]
Yeah, I would ask about them too. We really dont know too much!! What is Sirius's middle name or birthday--same for James!
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Really if i had a signed copy of HP it would be so amazing. I have pratically every other HP product there is and at least two copies of every book- at least one of each, first edition - but none signed- that would be so brilliant- it isnt bloody fair that i cant go!! lol- lucky for the people who can though- i think i would pass out when she signed my copy if i was them- and i still actually cant believe people would part with a signed copy! they must be barking mad!! and i doubt she coming to America any time soon for signings or readings- She based mostly here in Europe and stays in the U.K., Scotlland area. we all know she has very much british pride!
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08-15-2004, 09:35 AM
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I'm so jealous for those who won the tickets.I hope I could go there.... well....congratulations....
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08-15-2004, 09:52 AM
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Oh my God...I wanna go...I wanna go...I wanna go :ermsmile: . But sadly even if I did win a ticket I wouldn't have been able to go as I live n Pakistan. I even have a Order f the Pheonix first edition. I had it airmailed to me the very day it came out. But not that I'm interested in the money or anything. And anyway my book is kindof really collapsed as I have read it only a million times. Oh man...I so want to go :unsure:  :/ :ermsmile:
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08-15-2004, 09:58 AM
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i was just wondering are we gonna have a transcript of all the questions that JKR answers?
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08-15-2004, 12:23 PM
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