And I assume everyone heard about the stolen copies:

Thousands of Latest Harry Potter Books Stolen
Jun 17, 11:21 am ET

By F. Brinley Bruton

LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of copies of the eagerly awaited new Harry Potter book were stolen from a warehouse in England over the weekend, police said on Tuesday.

The 7,680 copies of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the fifth in JK Rowling's series on the boy wizard, were taken in a late-night heist on Merseyside in northern England on Sunday.

Police said they were checking a white articulated trailer truck found about 20 miles from the warehouse for forensic evidence.

They cautioned would-be readers not to touch the books, before their public release early on Saturday.

"We want to warn members of the public that if they handle the book between now and Saturday in any way other than legitimately, they may face criminal charges," a spokeswoman said.

Rowling's four books, the first of which she wrote as a penniless single mother in Edinburgh, have sold almost 200 million copies in 55 languages.

Police previously thought the haul was worth about one million pounds ($1.7 million), but later reduced that to around 130,500 pounds.

Bookmakers William Hill, meanwhile, leapt ahead and took a bet on future plot twists in the seventh and last installment in the series.

"Once we were sure that it wasn't JK Rowling trying to place the bet, we were happy to oblige," said a spokesman. "After all, we are, er, bookmakers."