The Tales of Beedle the Bard Available For All
Update 12/5/08: Unboxing pictures now available - Click here!
Amazon had a very special announcement for today, the birthday of fictional character Harry Potter and his creator J.K. Rowling. On December 4th, fans will be able to buy the story-within-a-story The Tales of Beedle the Bard. The book of fairy tales is featured as part of the storyline of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Rowling hand-wrote a handful of copies to be auctioned off for charity back in December 2007 (Amazon purchased one of the original copies.). Fans were thrilled that she had actually thought about the content of the fairy tales, but sorely disappointed that few would ever have the chance to read them.
On December 4th, 2008, fans will be able to purchase either the Standard Edition or the Amazon-Exclusive Collector’s Edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
The Standard Edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- All five fairy tales from the original The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- A new introduction by J.K. Rowling
- Illustrations reproduced from the original handcrafted book
- Commentary on each of the tales by Professor Albus Dumbledore
The absolutely gorgeous Amazon-Exclusive Collector’s Edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- All five fairy tales from the original The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- Outer case disguised as a wizarding textbook from the Hogwarts library
- Exclusive reproduction of J.K. Rowling’s handwritten introduction
- 10 new illustrations by J.K. Rowling not included in the Standard Edition or the original handcrafted edition
- Velvet bag embroidered with J.K. Rowling’s signature
- Metal skull, corners, and clasp
- Replica gemstones
- Emerald ribbon
The Standard Edition is only $8, and the beautiful Collector’s Edition is a fairly reasonable $100. Both are available for preorder now. You can get them on Amazon
