J.K. Rowling announced in the news section of her official website today that The Tales of Beedle the Bard will be published on December 4, 2008. All proceeds will go towards Jo's charity, the Children's High Level Group.
There was understandable disappointment among Harry Potter fans when only one copy of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" was offered to the public last December. I am therefore delighted to announce that, thanks to the generous support of Bloomsbury, Scholastic and Amazon (who bought the handwritten copy at auction) - and with the blessing of the wonderful people who own the other six original books - "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" will now be widely available to all Harry Potter fans.
This new edition of Beedle will not only feature the five tales and Jo's illustrations, but "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."
A special collector's edition will also be available to the public. Available exclusively through Amazon, the collector's edition is designed to look like the original handcrafted Beedle:
includes a reproduction of J.K. Rowling's handwritten introduction, as well as 10 additional illustrations not found in the Standard Edition. Opening the cover of the case reveals a velvet bag embroidered with J.K. Rowling's signature, in which sits the piece de resistance: your very own copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, complete with metal skull, corners, and clasp; replica gemstones; and emerald ribbon.
You can pre-order your copy of the standard ($7.59) or collector's ($100) edition of the book at Amazon.
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