Final Phase of Campaign for Reader Privacy Begins
The final phase of the Campaign for Reader Privacy (CRP) -- a nationwide grassroots petition drive calling for an amendment to Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act to ensure the privacy of bookstore and library records -- has begun. The centerpiece of CRP, which is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association, the American Library Association, the Association of American Publishers, and PEN American Center, is a petition drive that is being conducted in bookstores and libraries and on the Web at www.readerprivacy.org.
On Wednesday, March 30, Scholastic announced that J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will break U.S. publishing records, with a first printing of 10.8 million copies. To support the title's July 16 release, Scholastic also announced a multi-million dollar marketing campaign to begin April 7, marking the "100 Day Countdown to Harry."