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Missing Pages, Printing Errors Hex Potter Fans

At least 200 readers have reported printing errors in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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(Newser) – The seventh Harry Potter book sold 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours in print, but at least 200 fans of the teenage wizard have had less than magical experiences with the saga's finale. An irate group of readers on message boards at Amazon.com and eBay are already reporting printing errors and missing pages in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

One Seattle-area muggle reported 30 pages missing from a copy of the final installment. A Scholastic spokeswoman said that "printing and distributing 12 million copies of a book is a Herculean task," requiring 288 million blocks of text to create—numbers she say put the mistakes "into perspective."

An Amazon.com employee prepares copies of J.K. Rowling's
An Amazon.com employee prepares copies of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,"for shipping at the Amazon.com fulfillment center in Fernley, Nev., Monday, July 16, 2007. Complaints began...   (Associated Press)
Amazon.com employees prepare to ship hundreds of thousands of copies of J.K. Rowling's
Amazon.com employees prepare to ship hundreds of thousands of copies of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," inside the Amazon.com fulfillment center in Fernley, Nev., Monday, July 21,...   (Associated Press)
Chloe Bostian, 18, left, and her sister Sydney, 11, take a break from reading in Sydney's bedroom in their Fairbanks, Alaska, home on Saturday, July 21, 2007. Many fans held overnight parties to finish the book immediately, but some will have to wait for replacements to get the whole story....
Chloe Bostian, 18, left, and her sister Sydney, 11, take a break from reading in Sydney's bedroom in their Fairbanks, Alaska, home on Saturday, July 21, 2007. Many fans held overnight parties to finish...   (Associated Press)
Sarah Murrell, left, of Chandler, Ariz., hands out copies of
Sarah Murrell, left, of Chandler, Ariz., hands out copies of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," at the Changing Hands Bookstore Saturday, July 21, 2007 in Tempe, Ariz. While the majority of books...   (Associated Press)
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