973FM has created a Harry Potter non-stop book reading event to be held outside a famous Brisbane city bookstore including celebrities and Potter fans who will take turns in reading 10 minute passages of the book.
Without knowing too much about the size of the book, 973FM has created a 12 hour roster of people to read the text. 973FM morning radio presenter [DJ], Terry Hansen agrees the secrecy surrounding the book could create problems. "What do we do if J.K. Rowling has created a gigantic book?," Hansen said.
Official approval for the Harry Potter reading event was granted earlier in July by the Christopher Little Literature Agency in the United Kingdom.
Strict instructions have been placed on the book reading including: 1. The book reading must be a continuous reading of the entire book (post time of publication) with no breaks whatsoever. 2. The event must remain completely uncommercial, not for profit, not sponsored or tied to any third party, and no one is paid to take part in the reading. 3. 973FM is not permitted to record the reading for future use.
973FM's continuous reading of "Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince" will begin this Saturday (07/16/05) at 9:01 a.m. (Australia Eastern Standard Time).
- Portions From a 973FM News Release
