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12/07/2005
Canadian bookshop leaks new Potter book
A bookshop near Vancouver accidentally put the new Harry Potter book on sale last week.
Raincoast Books Ltd., which distributes the books in Canada, said a "small number" of the books were sold, and it has won a court injunction barring the buyers of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from disclosing the plot.
The court also ordered all the copies be returned to Raincoast, which has promised the early buyers book plates autographed by Rowling once the embargo is lifted.
Millions of copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince are expected to be distributed to stores around the world, and publishers have launched big security efforts to keep the wizard's adventures a secret until the official release date.
JK Rowling's sixth book will be launched at Edinburgh Castle, immediately after midnight on Saturday July 16, when J K Rowling will read from it to an invited audience of children. Many large bookshops will hold midnight parties to celebrate the book's launch.
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