Borders to Offer Fifth Harry Potter Book at 40% Off; Pre-Order Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Stores Or Online.Business Editors, Entertainment Writers ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2003 Borders(R) will sell the fifth book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," at 40% off of the publisher's listed price when the book is released on June 21. The list price has yet to be determined. On Friday, June 20, Borders stores across the country will stay open late to celebrate the latest Harry Potter release with in-store events, and will begin selling the book just after midnight. Borders is currently accepting pre-orders for the book at its more than 400 bookstores nationwide and online at www.borders.com and www.bordersstores.com. In July 2000, the release of the fourth book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," broke all Borders and Waldenbooks stores first day sales records, selling more than 300,000 copies. Over 100,000 fans attended store events ranging from midnight parties to wizard's breakfasts. "I expect that "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" will surpass all previous sales and event attendance records," said Michael Spinozzi, chief marketing officer and executive vice-president for Borders Group. "The anticipation has been building for over two years. Our customers are wild about Harry! We are busy planning magical events and incentives for all Potter fans, young and old." Borders Group, Inc., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). ) is a leading global retailer of books, music, video and other information and entertainment items with stores in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Singapore, and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. . A FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., Borders Group employs 32,000 worldwide and operates over 400 Borders domestic superstores This is a list of superstores by country. Multi-national
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