Books Blog: English Literature & Linguistics

Still more than 6 months away, the ability to preorder Harry Potter and the Halfblood Prince on Amazon.com has propelled it to the top of their bestseller list, reports Hindustan Times. Strangely, the average customer review is a big 5 stars, leading me to believe that regardless of the quality of this book, it will be a big success on hype alone.

With this odd release schedule, when do you think the first pirated versions of the book will appear online? Last time around there was a big hullaballoo when someone had gotten ahold of a prerelease copy found near the author’s home.