# So, where are you buying Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix from **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141 "2003-02-10T17:28:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/1 "2003-02-10T17:28:31Z")
I have decided I do not want to give a large conglomerate bookstore the business of my purchase of HP: TOTP. I am going to go through a small children’s book store and pay full price because they have given me outstanding service over the years and need to stay alive. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/2 "2003-02-10T17:33:35Z")
Had an order in at Amazon for well over a year now. ---
**Author:** ![shelbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/3 "2003-02-10T17:37:48Z")
If you order from Amazon’s UK site, you can get the [Adult Version](http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747569401/202-9292633-7083814). In the past, this has had smaller type face and thinner paper, resulting in a more manageable size book. Which might be useful with this particular monster of a novel. ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/4 "2003-02-10T17:38:26Z")
I’m placing an order at an independently owned bookstore in my neighborhood. They’re also offering a significant discount on the book (can’t remember what it is right now), which is great because as much as I’d like to give them the money my student budget hardly allows for it. It’s the most expensive children’s book in history, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/5 "2003-02-10T17:40:25Z")
I going to Waldenbooks and using the rest of my Christmas gift certificate. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/6 "2003-02-10T17:42:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by shelbo \* > \*\*If you order from Amazon’s UK site, you can get the [Adult Version](http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747569401/202-9292633-7083814). In the past, this has had smaller type face and thinner paper, resulting in a more manageable size book. Which might be useful with this particular monster of a novel. \*\* Plus, preordering gives you 50 percent off. Even when you factor in international shipping to the US, that’s still only like 13.50 pounds, which is about 20 bucks US. I couldn’t do much better at Costco, plus it’ll be the non-Americanized version and adult version to boot. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/7 "2003-02-10T17:45:49Z")
I ordered it from Barnes & Noble. I’ve got a gift certificate for them that I got as a Christmas present. ---
**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/8 "2003-02-10T18:11:33Z")
Amazon here. Love it love it love it. ---
**Author:** ![Stephi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Stephi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephi)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/9 "2003-02-10T18:24:37Z")
I ordered it from chapters.ca a few weeks ago at $27.00 CAD. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/10 "2003-02-10T18:42:47Z")
Didn’t know this is available for order. Will check around. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/11 "2003-02-10T18:46:21Z")
I’ll get it from the local library. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/12 "2003-02-10T19:31:07Z")
My sister works for Scholastic. I’ll get it direct from the source for probably less than $10. StG ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@Mr\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/13 "2003-02-10T20:32:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Stephi \* > \*\*I ordered it from chapters.ca a few weeks ago at $27.00 CAD. \*\* Amazon.ca has it for $25.80 plus if your order exceeds $39 (throw in a cd or another book) your shipping is free. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/14 "2003-02-10T20:38:13Z")
I’m going to wait until 2005, and buy it at a discount book warehouse just before the movie comes out 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/15 "2003-02-10T20:39:11Z")
“Regular” Amazon has it for $17.99 and if you add in something else to get it to $25, you get the free shipping. ---
**Author:** ![GrandfatherTrout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@GrandfatherTrout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandfatherTrout)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/16 "2003-02-10T20:44:17Z")
From my local independent bookseller. ---
**Author:** ![Super\_Gnat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Super\_Gnat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Gnat)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/17 "2003-02-10T21:00:03Z")
K-mart, probably. ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/18 "2003-02-10T21:15:25Z")
Just found out that my local Barnes and Noble is having a big Harry Potter release party June 20-21 at midnight. Much as I’d prefer to buy it at my favorite bookstore, the Elliot Bay Book Company (which gets plenty of my money as it is), it’s an hour-long ferry ride away and they don’t seem to be doing anything special for the release that they’ve announced. So, Barnes and Noble it is, me and my girls at midnight. ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/19 "2003-02-10T21:16:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by David B \* > \*\*“Regular” Amazon has it for $17.99 and if you add in something else to get it to $25, you get the free shipping. \*\* Just noticed this… keep in mind that the free shipping is a bit slower than their standard shipping. If you’re not in a hurry, though, its great. ---
**Author:** ![JessEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@JessEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessEnigma)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141/20 "2003-02-10T21:48:01Z")
If my friend and I don’t end up hitting a local bookstore at midnight June 21 (assuming, naturally, any of them have a party), I’ll probably order it off Amazon. Or give said friend money and get her to buy me a copy while she’s in England in July. I would like to have one of those versions… and as I fully intend to buy copies of the 3rd and 4th books while I’m in London in April, it could almost be a matched set! But I’m impatient, so maybe both options… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-you-buying-harry-potter-order-of-the-phoenix-from/154141.md?page=2)