Barnes & Noble Guarantees Delivery of
the New Harry Potter Book on Monday August 1 for Online Pre-Orders
at BN.com Placed by Noon ET on Friday, July 29
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Expected to Be Barnes & Noble’s Biggest Selling Book of the
Year
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s
largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content,
digital media and educational products, today announced that Harry
Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II is the Company’s
most pre-ordered book since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in
2007. The new Harry Potter book will be released at midnight on
July 31, and Barnes & Noble is guaranteeing delivery on Monday,
August 1, for online pre-orders at BN.com, and in-store
ship-to-home pre-orders, placed by noon ET on Friday, July 29.
Following its announcement in February, Harry Potter and the
Cursed Child has been no. 1 on the BN.com bestseller list, and is
expected to be Barnes & Noble’s biggest book of the year.
Stores across the country are currently preparing to host the
fan-favorite Countdown to Midnight Magic parties on July 30 at 8pm,
leading up to the midnight release of the book (July 31).
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and
Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II
is a new play by Jack Thorne, and the first official Harry Potter
story to be presented on stage. The new script book, Harry Potter
and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II, is the eighth story in the
Harry Potter series.
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is Barnes & Noble’s most
pre-ordered book since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and we
expect it to be our biggest selling book of the year,” said Mary
Amicucci, Chief Merchandising Officer at Barnes & Noble. “To
guarantee that our customers get the new Harry Potter book as
quickly as possible, Barnes & Noble is the only national
retailer that’s guaranteeing delivery of the book on August 1, for
both online and ship-to-home pre-orders placed by noon ET on
Friday, July 29. Our booksellers are also preparing to host big
crowds for our signature Midnight Magic parties on July 30.”
Countdown to Midnight Magic Party–Saturday, July 30, at
8PM
Harry Potter is back, and on Saturday, July 30, at 8PM, Barnes
& Noble stores nationwide will host a special Countdown to
Midnight Magic Party leading up to the release of Harry Potter and
the Cursed Child - Parts I & II, which goes on sale July 31 at
midnight. The party will feature trivia, costume contests,
face-painting, wand-making and a special Muggle Wall where
customers can share their favorite memories of Harry Potter.
Additionally, customers can still enter the Barnes & Noble
exclusive Harry Potter Limited Edition Cover Prints Sweepstakes for
a chance to win a set of 7 Harry Potter Limited Edition Cover
Prints*. The sweepstakes launched during Barnes & Noble’s
“Relive the Magic” event on June 24 and two customers from each
store who enter the sweepstakes will be chosen as winners at random
at the Countdown to Midnight Magic Party.
On Sunday, July 31, customers can return to their local store to
discuss the new book and participate in special Harry Potter-themed
events and activities, as a follow-up to the Countdown to Midnight
Magic Party the night before.
There’s still time for customers to pre-order their copy of
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II at Barnes
& Noble stores nationwide and online at BN.com, with
guaranteed delivery by Monday, August 1 for pre-orders placed by
noon ET on Friday, July 29. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child -
Parts I & II is also available to pre-order in eBook format on
NOOK® devices and the Free NOOK Reading App™ for Android™. For more
information visit NOOK.com.
The Harry Potter celebrations will continue on into the fall, as
Barnes & Noble commemorates the release of Harry Potter and the
Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition in October and the
highly anticipated Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie,
which arrives in theaters in November. More details on these events
will be announced in the coming months.
Customers in attendance at Barnes & Noble’s Harry Potter
events are encouraged to upload pictures of themselves having fun
to their social media channels using the hashtags #BNHP and
#ReadTheMagic. For more information, they should visit
bn.com/harrypotterevents or follow Barnes & Noble on Twitter,
Instagram, Tumblr and like Barnes & Noble on Facebook.
*Two (2) Winners from each store will be chosen at random on or
about July 31 at 12:00AM to receive a set of seven (7) Harry Potter
Limited Edition Cover Prints (ARV $140.00). No Purchase necessary
to enter or win. Must be 13 years of age or older and a resident of
the U.S. to enter. Void where prohibited by law. See a Bookseller
for complete details and Official Rules.
About Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is a Fortune 500 company,
the nation’s largest retail bookseller, and a leading retailer of
content, digital media and educational products. The Company
operates 640 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, and one of
the Web’s premier e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com). The Nook
Digital business offers a lineup of popular NOOK® tablets and
eReaders and an expansive collection of digital reading and
entertainment content through the NOOK Store®. The NOOK Store
features more than 4 million digital books in the US
(www.nook.com), plus periodicals and comics, and offers the ability
to enjoy content across a wide array of popular devices through
Free NOOK Reading Apps™ available for Android™, iOS® and
Windows®.
General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained
by visiting the Company's corporate website at
www.barnesandnobleinc.com.
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Barnes & Noble, Inc.Mary Ellen Keating, 212-633-3323Senior
Vice PresidentCorporate Communicationsmkeating@bn.comorAlan
McNamara, 212-633-3379Senior DirectorCorporate
Communicationsamcnamara@bn.com
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