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Bookstore open late for release of ‘Da Vinci Code’ sequel
Area booksellers didn’t expect customers to be pounding at the doors when Dan Brown’s new novel, “The Lost Symbol,” went on sale at 12:01 a.m.
One local merchant, Border’s Books, Music and Movies on Miamisburg-Centerville Road in Miami Twp., did plan to stay open past midnight on Monday, Sept. 14, to meet immediate demand for the awaited sequel to Brown’s 2003 bestseller “The Da Vinci Code.”
“We’ll stay open until everyone who wants a copy right away has one,” general manager Steve Crafton said. “I’m guessing we’ll be open at least two hours.”
List price is $29.95, but early discounts were the norm.
Books and Company and Barnes & Noble stores said they would keep regular hours, but have been selling advance vouchers for the book.
“We’re well-stocked. I think we’ll be good into the Christmas-buying season,” said Sharon Kelly Roth, director of public relations for Books and Company’s stores at The Greene and Town and Country Shopping Center.
Most major book releases in recent years have been in the youth and teen categories.
“This is nowhere near a new Harry Potter book or the latest in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Series,” Crafton said. “But when it comes to a book for grownups, I can’t remember anything with more interest.”
Brown was signing copies of “The Da Vinci Code” at Books and Company in Kettering in 2003 when he learned it had reached number one on the New York Times Bestseller list. On the strength of advance sales, “The Lost Symbol” has topped Amazon.com’s list for a month already.
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