NEW YORK, NEW YORK – June 20, 2007 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced that more than 700 Barnes & Noble stores across the country will host “Midnight Magic Costume Parties” on Friday, July 20. Stores will remain open late and sell the seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, at the stroke of midnight, when it officially goes on sale.
Barnes & Noble welcomes Harry Potter fans to come dressed as their favorite Harry Potter characters and enjoy a magical evening filled with enchanting activities, spellbinding prizes, photo opportunities, unique items for sale and the chance to be among the first to take Harry home. To find the Midnight Magic Costume Party near you, please visit www.bn.com/midnightmagic.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will sell for $20.99, 40 percent off the list price of $34.99. Barnes & Noble Members can buy the book for $18.89, a savings of 46 percent. The compact disc and audiocassettes for the unabridged book will also be available. Customers can order the book at any Barnes & Noble store or online at Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com).
Join the excitement at the world’s largest Harry Potter costume party and be one of the first to get your hands on the last book of this enormously popular series at Barnes & Noble’s nationwide Midnight Magic Costume Parties.
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