DR Singdaw - thanks for the link about Jim Dale. I haven't read any of the HP books with my eyes, but have listened to all of them.
When we were in NYC in January 2006 to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, DH Richard and I toured the studios of Recorded Books, Inc. From observing that process, I suspect that
several people know the outcome of the HP series. In fact, I just heard someone from our book processing department say something about "scanning Harry Potter books." They were required to sign a confidentiality statement.
Here are some interesting factoids from my library about the new book:
Audiobook on cassette: 46 on order, 84 reserves
Audiobook on CD: 98 on order, 198 reserves (I'm #116)
Book: 84 on order, 946 requests
That book figure is misleading, because there are probably several hundred on order for the Friday night parties at 5 of our locations. Here's how that's gonna work:
Harry Potter - Celebrate the EndThe records for those books will be added to the catalog Saturday or so.