This is cross-posted from a thread in our forums concerning B&N posting that Eclipse was available for pre-order and giving a "release date"
Lake Girl has an informative piece on publishing FAQ’s found in the link on the right side of this page. In a nutshell, what happens is that the release date is more like a guideline than a hard and fast rule. Only books like the Harry Potter series, Lemony Snicket, get a special guaranteed release on a certain date, which then leads to great midnight release parties. No such guarantee has been given to Eclipse. In fact this type of release is EXTREMELY RARE only a handful of YA books has ever been given this type of release. Believe me, if any of Stephenie’s books is given a firm release date we’ll be out there leading the charge with midnight release celebrations.
So for now, if you want the Eclipse release date, until we officially hear from Stephenie, take out the late summer/early fall 2007 calendar and throw a dart at it. Whatever date you hit is as good of a guess as any.
EDITED: UPDATE FROM STEPHENIE:
"Actually, Eclipse WILL have a lay down date. It’s not officially absolutely-without-a-doubt-for-sure August 7th, but it will be in August. I expect to have an official date in the next few weeks."
So to recap: when we get a lay down date confirmation we’ll shout it from the hilltops, along with any potential information we may have in regards to release parties.
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