Hi!

[katayla]

Since I'm asking this everywhere else, might as well ask it here: JK Rowling's new book is listed at $19.99 for the eBook and $35 for the hard copy ($20 on Amazon). Are you willing to pay that much for it? If not, if you take price out of the equation (say, borrow from a friend or the library), are you interested in reading it? (Information about

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[place_to_hide]

Honestly, don't think I'm going to buy it. The new JK Rowling book if it's that much. Dunno if I'm really interested in reading it.

[katayla]

Yeah, I feel the same way. I did put a hold on it today, but I'm just not that excited.

[place_to_hide]

Right. Dunno if I'll even read it

[katayla]

I probably will, but we'll see!

[empressearwig]

You know, other than the initial that is way too much for an ebook reaction, I just don't think it sounds that interesting. And I don't see how her writing style would translate to a book of that kind of description. Idk. I really think they're doing this wrong.

[katayla]

I think they need to put out reviews of it NOW. Even negative reviews would probably be helpful because we just know so little about it!

I haven't gotten a TON of responses, so I don't want to make any sweeping generalizations, but I've only gotten one, "Yes, I'm going to buy it right away" so far.

[myr_soleil]

Yeah, I'll probably buy it, but not right away. I might actually wait for the paperback. The description seems super boring. I guess it depends on the reviews? But the price isn't really why I wouldn't buy it, idk.

[katayla]

I guess it's a combination for me. Like, if it were cheaper, I probably would've ordered it without thinking. And maybe I'd consider it more if I really loved the description. But as is, I'm just not eager to read it.

[spyglass_]

I honestly wasn't planning on buying it anyway, and I'm not sure I'd intentionally seek it out (unless I heard from people that it was great, in which case I'd probably just wait to get it from the library). The plot mostly doesn't interest me, and I felt like the later HP books weren't edited enough because at that point it didn't matter, they were still going to be wildly popular. I would probably read it eventually if someone gave me a copy, though? I GUESS.

Oooh, Suite tickets! That is VERY FANCY! I'm glad you had a good time!!

[katayla]

Yeah, and I feel like they're trying to bank on that popularity with these prices, but I DON'T KNOW. It's sounds so different from HP and they just haven't told us much about it. I have it on hold at the library, but I'm just not that excited. I probably would've preordered it if it were cheaper, but, at this point, even if the prices went lower, I've had too much time to think about it, so I still wouldn't buy it.

Yeah! And only $70 or so. Also, I wanted to tell you: PRETTY SURE The Mentalist was on the tv in a neighboring suite.

[magisterequitum]

I need like several reviews of that book now. I just don't even know anything about it basically.

[katayla]

YES. Your comment on Twitter made me think about that, actually! The description is so vague and, if it's an HP book, I kind of WANT vague, but the little we DO know doesn't interest me much, so I need to know so much more. I did put it on hold at the library, though. So I'll PROBABLY read it.