This weekend the film «Fantastic beasts and where to find them«, The first film in the new saga based on the books by JK Rowling. And as usually happens in these cases, the books and publications related to this title begin to sell like hotcakes. But it seems that this is not the case.
According to many booksellers and users in the United States, Canada, and other countries, the book the movie is based on cannot be found. This title was published in 2001, a book that did not have many sales and has now been suddenly withdrawn from bookstores.
The book is a script, it is not written in novel form so the few remaining copies are not for a general public as we would like but for a fan public or rather collectors. This has surprised many but they have also led to many complaints and many claims for this situation.
Animals and Fantastic and Where to Find Them book will be released after the movie
From the publisher and Pottermore it is stated that the situation is due to the fact that is going to launch a special and new edition of this title that will include material and prologue by the author, being an edition oriented for the general public. However, this edition seems not to have arrived in time for the launch of the film and the presentation of the life of Mr. Scamanders.
In any case it seems that everything has to do with selling books and making money. It's something I never tire of saying and every step Pottermore and Rowling take confirms it. But in this case, in addition, it seems that the distribution or sales relationship of books / films will be changed. Usually before the book was released and then the movie. Now it may be the other way around and let's see the movie first and then the book. But Will it be interesting for the reader like this? What do you think? Do you think the book will be released in time?