Through the magic of print-on-demand technology, this "nimble" guide to the work of best-selling author J. K. Rowling provides the latest news about the author and her works, updated whenever there are significant developments. Unlike a conventional book, for which editions are printed in quantity every couple of years, this "living book" goes through frequent "mini-editions" and is printed fresh whenever customers place an order. Purchasers are entitled to free PDF updates! An entirely new section of analysis with more than 75 new pages will be added shortly after the release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" on July 16, 2005.
I have worked at the intersection of computers and publishing for most of my adult life, beginning with a stint as Staff Writer for Sextant, the magazine for Heathkit personal computers, and most recently in product development for LexisNexis, a unit of the professional publishing giant Reed Elsevier plc. I founded Nimble Books LLC so that I could give myself the "green light" to launch new and interesting publishing projects. Nimble Books publishes timely, relevant "living books" on a wide variety of subjects ranging from Harry Potter and Dan Brown to health, science, politics, and sports. I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA with my beloved wife Cheryl and treasured children Kelsey and Parker.
I enjoyed reading this collection of synopses about the most recent Harry Potter book, and subsequent speculation about book 7. If you like to chew on theories and squeeze HP books for clues, this might be a good choice for you.
I enjoy the book. The way the author try to explain book seven might be written and also how explain what would happen to harry and ever oone elsein the book.
I was extremely disappointed in this book. Easily 80% of it is an analysis of book 6. I have book 6, I've read book 6. There are exactly 6 pages of predictions about book 7. Pales in comparison to Defogging the Future, which is nothing but predictions based on evidence from the other books. This book might be more correctly called Book 6.
I was a little turned off by the religious beliefs being front & center on this book. I wanted to get right in to the theory & speculation over what had happened & what would happen. There were some redeming tid-bits, but overall it was a struggle for a muggle like me.
As with a lot of us Harry Potter fans I tend to check out a lot of these "discussion" books rather skeptically. I'm very glad I decided to get this one. The author has done a great job of being informative, and offering many topics for discussion, even if there are a few typos. The few mistakes that got past the editors, such as "Privet Lane" instead of Drive, bothered me a little at first, but all the information and discussions he gives more than make up for the oopses. All in all, I can honestly say, it's more than worth it, especially since the author gives the option of permanent updates via e-mail for the book. Enjoy it and the discussions it will start.
I purchased this book as something to read before book 7 but found it to contain even less information than most websites let alone have anything new in it at all. The author has a small bias towards characters which may also not suit all readers. If you really must have everything HP then get it but this book will not give you anything new that you could not read at any of the four big websites.