The publishing company spent $20 million on security for the carefully controlled release of the final Harry Potter book, and several days early it has already hit the internet.
Not as an e-book, or even a scan, but someone got their hands on a copy and took digital photos of each and every page and posted them online. Web sites reporting this (such as BoingBoing) are even posting the spoilers of who lives and who dies. I won't even link here as I think it's a dick move to spoil everyone's fun like that. I had to quickly close the window for fear of spoiling my reading experience. I may have to go on a media blackout to avoid learning the ending before I get around to reading it.
I think exposing the secrets is really bad work. Do these people think they are "cooler" for knowing the ending before other people do? That's like a petty gossip. Posting the story early or exposing the ending doesn't make you cool. It makes you a loser.
Soylent green is people.
I'm just sayin'.
On the bright side, they also reported on the new Web show "Welcome Back, Potter" in which Harry returns as a pudgy, middled-aged teacher assigned to an inner-city magic school. Now that's cool.
Welcome Back, Potter
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