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Old 07-12-2005, 10:33 AM
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Yesterday J.K.Rowling signed the first author-signed copies of 'Half-Blood Prince' - one UK edition and one US edition. The UK is to go to the National Library of Scotland while the US will go to one lucky American library chosen in a prize draw.

Scholastic made an announcement about the US book, focusing on the security aurrounding its journey to the States.

"After J.K. Rowling signed the book in her office in Edinburgh, Scotland, a Scholastic executive traveled with the book-under tight security-to Southampton, England where it was placed in a 5 foot by 7 foot steamer trunk which was then locked and loaded by crane onto the Queen Mary 2 for its journey to America. When the ship docked in New York City harbor, the steamer trunk was unloaded and transferred by the ship's porters to a Dunbar Armored truck and taken to a secure and undisclosed location. It will remain there until Friday, July 15 at 9:30am when Dunbar will deliver the trunk to Scholastic headquarters for a press event. There the trunk will be unlocked and the book will be presented to the grand prize winner of Scholastic's nationwide public library sweepstakes. More than 9,000 public libraries nationwide entered the sweepstakes for a chance to win the book."

An image of Jo Rowling signing the book can be seen here.

Pictures from the novel's trans-atlantic journey can be viewed here, here and here.

A video of JKR signing the UK copy can be seen here.

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Old 07-12-2005, 10:57 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I wish I could have a signed copy too... Great for them to have one! It might be such an honour!
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Wow that's so cool! And one good thing too, we got to see how thick the book is!
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^ We've seen that before It's rather hefty. I bet if you threw it at someone, it'd do some serious damage. To the book that is.
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"After J.K. Rowling signed the book in her office in Edinburgh, Scotland, a Scholastic executive traveled with the book-under tight security-to Southampton, England where it was placed in a 5 foot by 7 foot steamer trunk which was then locked and loaded by crane onto the Queen Mary 2 for its journey to America. When the ship docked in New York City harbor, the steamer trunk was unloaded and transferred by the ship's porters to a Dunbar Armored truck and taken to a secure and undisclosed location. It will remain there until Friday, July 15 at 9:30am when Dunbar will deliver the trunk to Scholastic headquarters for a press event. There the trunk will be unlocked and the book will be presented to the grand prize winner of Scholastic's nationwide public library sweepstakes. More than 9,000 public libraries nationwide entered the sweepstakes for a chance to win the book."
*stares* Sounds like they're shipping the Hope Diamond instead of a signed book.
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Wow it has tight security. LOL Amazing what they do for a signed copy of the book.
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"a Scholastic executive traveled with the book-under tight security-to Southampton, England where it was placed in a 5 foot by 7 foot steamer trunk which was then locked and loaded by crane onto the Queen Mary 2 for its journey to America."

I can never get the quote thing right, whatever, that's is really tight security!!!!! I wonder which library Won?
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i thought the first signed book was going to a scottish libary? anyway it looks cool the pictures
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Yeah it is. The 1st UK signed copy. The first US signed copy goes to a US library.
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wow...i wonder which library will win?
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Little known fact: there's a library in my house, yup there is... Book is on the way right now...
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It's rather hefty. I bet if you threw it at someone, it'd do some serious damage.
Well I know what to chuck at my boyf when he is annoying me

Its is cool that they are giving a couple away,I wish I had a signed copy.

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What alot of bother for that book. They even lifted it onto the ship! Wow you never realise how bigs its going to be till you see pictures like that!
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Wow, they have everything planned down to the minute of its journey to the US. They make it seem like a rare diamond (which theoretically speaking it is similar to for the fans).
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I wonder which cover JK thinks portrays the book the best?? Awesome news!! I hope that my library at least put in for the drawing!
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Wow that is a long journey. Anyways can't wait for the book and I would want a sign copy but then again glad for the person that got it.
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wow, that's a lot of security cost for a book!!! wow
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I wonder which cover JK thinks portrays the book the best?? Awesome news!! I hope that my library at least put in for the drawing!

That's a good question? I wonder too. I can't wait to find out which library won!
That's some pretty big security. Wow...they lifted into the ship? lol That's kind of weird. But I guess it's expected for these kinds of books.

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Wow, some tight security there. Would I love to have that book in my hands. *sigh*
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*stares* Sounds like they're shipping the Hope Diamond instead of a signed book.

yea it does...lol
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wish i had an autographed one...
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*sighs* that lucky person that gets an autographed book...i am so uberly jealous....
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*stares* Sounds like they're shipping the Hope Diamond instead of a signed book.

yea it does...lol
So glad everyone's agreeing with my previous post.

Seriously......it's a bit nuts. That case he carried it in? Pfft, should have done more security! All someone would have had to have done was tackle him, grab the case, hop into the get away car, change every so often, break the lock, put the book else where, and hop on a plane wating for them else where. I've seen too many movies.

The size of that trunk was crazy, it's like 100 times bigger than the book. Then, they put it with storage............the guy should have just traveled with it. And why a boat? Why not a plane? Nevermind, who knows why anyone does anything?
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