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Harry Potter fans snap up copies of "Beedle the Bard" as new JK Rowling book goes on sale

The latest magical tome by J.K. Rowling has started to fly off bookstore shelves. Rowling launched "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" on Thursday with a tea party for 200 school children at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh, where she lives. The author is donating royalties from the book to a charity, which hopes it will raise millions to help vulnerable children. Recession-hit booksellers hope the book — a collection of five fables mentioned in Rowling's saga... Full Story
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