Libraries, fans brace for Harry Potter and the mad rush

With a new Harry Potter novel set for release next month, many fans will jump at the chance to obtain a copy as soon as possible. For them, bookstore managers plan to stay open past midnight on July 15, when the 10.8 million copies of ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" planned for the American market will begin disappearing, as if by magic.

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