‘Potter’ books rushed in China
The Chinese-language publisher of the latest Harry Potter adventure said Thursday that it is rushing the book into stores this weekend ahead of schedule, hoping to thwart pirates who are selling badly translated copies.
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” will be released Sunday, 10 days before it was due out, said a spokesman for People’s Literature Publishing House. He said the company was printing 800,000 copies -- a huge number for a Chinese book.
The company will offer rewards for people who turn in pirates, the spokesman said.
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