Fifth ‘Potter’ delivered on June 21
TORONTO (CP) — Canada Post will deliver pre-ordered copies of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to homes across Canada on Saturday, June 21, it was announced Wednesday.
Customers who pre-order either the adult or children’s version from Amazon.ca or Indigo Books and Music, can use a select Express Shipping option to have the long-awaited fifth book in J.K. Rowling’s popular series delivered to their door the day it is released.
Tracy Nesdoly, spokesperson for Indigo Books and Music, also said the chain’s stores will be open at midnight Friday night.
“As soon as the clock turns to Saturday, we will be selling the books.”
She said Indigo had a similar arrangement with Canada Post when the fourth book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, was released.
Canada Post employees will cover some 40 cities across the country, Amazon.ca said in a news release. They will use more than 40 transportation routes and a dozen flights to deliver the pre-ordered books between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on June 21.
“Our customers have been feverishly ordering the book since it became available for purchase in January,” said Marven Krug, general manager of Amazon.ca. “And we are thrilled to work with Canada Post to deliver it to their homes the day it becomes available.”
After the book became available for pre-ordering on Jan. 15, it quickly turned into a bestseller for Amazon and Indigo.
The special Saturday delivery does not apply to postal codes outside of Canada Post’s Saturday delivery service area, P.O. boxes, and orders of more than eight copies. Customers can use Amazon.ca’s postal code finder to determine whether they are eligible.
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