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07-31-2008, 11:55 AM
| | |  Tales of Beedle the Bard now available to purchase (UPDATE #2)
Amazon have today announced that The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a limited edition book of wizarding fairy tales they bought at auction, will now be printed and sold.
From today fans can pre-order the book which comes in two forms; a collector's edition hardcover and a standard edition. The collector's edition is available for $100/£50 and the standard edition is available for $7.79/£3.99.
The collector's edition, which you can see pictures of here looks very similar to the actual book.  Quote:
Amazon’s special edition pays homage to the design of the handcrafted original Beedle, right down to the bonded leather binding, the metalwork and the replica gemstones! Featuring a unique book-within-a-book design, the “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” is tucked inside a case crafted to look like a wizarding textbook straight from Hogwarts library. The Collector’s Edition also showcases 10 new illustrations by J.K. Rowling herself, not included in the original or standard edition. After exploring this outer portion, readers can enjoy a personal copy of Beedle, enclosed within a red velvet bag embroidered with J.K. Rowling’s signature.
The standard edition can be seen below; 
The books are being published by The Children’s High Level Group with all net proceeds going to the charity.
With a December 4th release, it will be available just in time for Christmas. You can use the following links to pre-order this item;
Amazon: Collector's Edition & Standard Edition.
Amazon.co.uk: Collector's Edition & Standard Edition UPDATE: J.K. Rowling has updated her website with the news, giving us a few more details about the book; Quote:
The new edition will include the Tales themselves, translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, and with illustrations by me, but also notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore, which appear by generous permission of the Hogwarts Headmasters' Archive.' 'Dumbledore's commentary on the Tales, which was discovered among his papers after his death, includes some historical notes, personal reminiscences, and insights into that most mysterious branch of magic: wandlore. I very much hope that readers coming to these classic wizarding fables for the first time will find his commentary both entertaining and helpful.
UPDATE #2: According to Magical-Menagerie the book will be 128 pages long.  | |
07-31-2008, 03:19 PM
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| | Billywig
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Floating on a cloud
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I want one... lol.
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07-31-2008, 03:24 PM
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| | Firecrab
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Haskell
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i like have to have that!
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07-31-2008, 03:35 PM
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| | Moke
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NY
Posts: 8,991
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I want that special edition!
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07-31-2008, 04:12 PM
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| | Erkling
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Snowball Fight
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OMG!!!!
I am so getting that *goes off to amazon to pre-order*
YAY!!!
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07-31-2008, 04:21 PM
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| | Lobalug
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA
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I just pre-ordered the collector's edition. I don't care that it was $100, it's for a good cause and that's what having a job is for.  | |
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07-31-2008, 05:35 PM
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| | Dugbog
Join Date: May 2008 Location: hogwarts
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yay i so want the special one 
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07-31-2008, 05:43 PM
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| | Dementor
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Greece/Athens
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Cool!!!I will buy it for sure!!!
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07-31-2008, 05:49 PM
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| | Lobalug
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Red Lion
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That is awesome I want one.
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07-31-2008, 06:45 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: HERE
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uuggh..my dad wont pre order, so i have to sit on the endge of my seet till december! but i cant frickin believe their selling it!!! I WANT IT SOOO EFFIN BAD!!ill feel like a little wizard child! ill read them outload to my brother! oh, you know what i think, i think "Babbety Rabbety and her Cackling Stump" will be that story that Jo wrote when she was six, about the bunny with the strawberrys! does anyone get what im saying?
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07-31-2008, 06:46 PM
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| | Blast-Ended Skrewt
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland, the counry
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i have orderd the uk standard one and one for my friends christmas ;-~)_
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07-31-2008, 06:48 PM
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| | Chizpurfle
Join Date: May 2006 Location: In a world with Dan
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Second Year | Keeper of Harry's Smile Guard of Dan’s Curiosity
I am so going to half to get that . really wants the collectors edition. Hmmm will half to save some money for that one. or ask to have help paying for half of it. will so hafl to talk to my husband. hopefully he will.
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07-31-2008, 07:18 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Glasgow, Scotland
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Pre-ordered me the collectors edition, roll on 4th December!
Now all we need is more info on the encyclopedia!
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07-31-2008, 08:18 PM
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| | Knarl
Join Date: Sep 2003
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I need $100...
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07-31-2008, 08:28 PM
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| | Doxy
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Florida
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Originally Posted by EmmaRiddle  I doubt that very much. The whole point is to raise more money for charity. Why would they restrict their fund margin? I noticed that Amazon.com is saying the collector's edition version is "limited."
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07-31-2008, 09:52 PM
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|  SweetheartFire Slug
Join Date: Jun 2008
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I placed my order for the standard version this morning. | |
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07-31-2008, 10:22 PM
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| | Occamy
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oz
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I so want the special edition, but I'm sure that I'll end up with the standard. At least I'll have the book though. 
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08-01-2008, 12:01 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Spinner's End
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Oh man.
I waaannnttt that.
Standard Edition is probably what I'll end up getting.
I wonder how many pages it is......
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08-01-2008, 02:30 AM
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08-01-2008, 03:14 AM
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| | Doxy
Join Date: May 2006
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Oh that is really exciting! i wanted to read the tales so badly! this is awesome
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08-01-2008, 04:23 AM
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| | Snidget
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX
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yay i preordered my copy already
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08-01-2008, 05:49 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Here, or there...
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I can not, can not, can not, CAN NOT, wait!!!!!! December 4th, hurry up!!  | |
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08-01-2008, 10:14 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cumbria.Uk
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Yeah........Ive just pre-ordered mine,Cant wait for it too come.
-Helen x
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08-01-2008, 10:25 AM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Denmark.
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Ashley Noir
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I've just pre-ordered the speciel one! Oh my god! yaaay!
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08-01-2008, 12:51 PM
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| | Firecrab
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in the wonderful land of sweet things and love
Posts: 974
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Lilly Nymphadora Potter
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i want it i want it i want it
wooohpie i love you J.K you totally awsome
i cant wait for it to be released
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08-01-2008, 01:12 PM
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| | Crup
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK
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Originally Posted by Patronus Charm I noticed that Amazon.com is saying the collector's edition version is "limited." Yes, I noticed that afterwards  probably because of the illustrations and commentaries that are unique to that one. Quote:
does anyone get what im saying?
I don't think it'll be exactly the same but that was probably the inspiration.
*has pre-ordered the collector's edition*
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