Ukranian HBP Art
Redflu.com posted the Ukranian cover of HBP, which you can see right here.
Hi-Res Dutch HBP Cover
Thank you to HPZwerkBal for sending us this gorgeous hi-res picture of this gorgeous Dutch HBP artwork - check-it-OUT - especially the art of Kreacher in the author line - right here!
Pic of German HBP
The German version of HBP is due out Oct. 1; see a new hi-res pic of the volume right here.
HBP Sells Out Instantly in Vietnam
HBP sold out instantly in Vietnam this Saturday morning, Thanh Nien News reports. The first run of 15,000 copies of the tale in Vietnamese disappeared so quickly that the Youth Publishing House said it would instantly print another 10,000 books. The Vietnamese edition is among the first translations of HBP; itContinued...
Swedish Cover Art of Half-Blood Prince
The Swedish Rowling Fan Club let us know that the cover to the Swedish edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , or "Harry Potter och Halvblodsprinsen" has been released. Check it out here!
Thanks Anna!
Transcontinental to Print French HBP in Canada
The Brandon Sun reports from Montreal that Transcontinental, Canada's largest book printer, has won the rights to publish the French edition of HBP across the country. The book will be 720 pages and the first run will be more than 200,000; it will be available Oct. 1.
Dutch HBP Art Released
The stunning Dutch cover art of HBP has been released; click here to see it. Thank you Zweinstein Online and De Lekke Ketel!
High Res Photo of French Half-Blood Prince Book
Geraldine from UniversHarryPotter.com let us know that they have posted a high res photo of the cover of the French edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince or "Harry Potter et le Prince de Sang-Mele", which you can see here.
Thanks Geraldine!
French HBP Cover Online
The cover for the French version of HBP has surfaced here. Thanks Alain!
Danish Cover for Half-Blood Prince
Reader Ingeborg let us know that the cover of the Danish translation of HBP, or "Harry Potter og halvblodsprinsen", has been released. You can see it here. Caution: Book spoilers. The book will be released in Denmark on October 15th.
Thanks Ingeborg!
Translations of Half-Blood Prince Still on the Way
There is an article running today in many newspapers about the delay in various translations of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. According to this piece, the translators had to wait until the book was first released before they could begin their work.
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Scholastic Announces Braille Edition of Half-Blood Prince
Scholastic, the US Publishers of the Harry Potter books, officially announced today that a braille edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince would soon be available. Working with the National Braille Press, Scholastic said that the book would be available no later than JulyContinued...
Oui, Oui, TLC en Français!
Les madames et monsieur, nous sommes fiers pour présenter Le Chaudron Baveur en Français!
(Edit: I've been told the way to say that properly is: Mesdames et Messieurs, nous sommes fiers de vous présenter Le Chaudron Baveur,la version française de The Leaky Cauldron.)
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Floo: French HP Lexicon Debuts
We are very happy to announce that the official French version of our Floo partner, The Harry Potter Lexicon, called 'Encyclopédie Harry Potter is live and ready for perusal by our friends in France.
The site was translated from the English version by no fewer than 20 fans, and joins the Spanish version,Continued...