My sincere appreciation to whomever is writing the emails sent by Amazon.com.

A couple of days ago, I got an email from them, telling me that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is not expected to become available, yada yada yada…I had signed up for email notification, letting me know when the book is going to be available for purchase. I got this in my inbox today:

Greetings from Amazon.com.

We’re writing to correct a recent e-mail notification that we sent about “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6).”

In our e-mail, we stated that this title would not be immediately available from our suppliers, and that you may want to search for it elsewhere. While it’s true that “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is not yet ready for eager readers, we do plan to notify you by e-mail when this book is available for pre-order on our web site.

We assure you that howlers have been sent to the muggles responsible for this action and we are investigating the possibility that You-Know-Who may have been involved.

We apologize for the incorrect notification that you received. Thank you for shopping at Amazon.com.

Sincerely,

Customer Service
Amazon.com

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