She said "tons of people" had called attempting to reserve copies.
Forty copies are on order, said a bookseller there, Carolyn Tracy, adding that at least eight people had asked to reserve copies.
I rarely get excited about game titles any more — a Half-Life might get my juices flowing but I'm definitely not going to reserve copies of anything at the local GameStop — which is why I'm really interested in BioShock.
Be careful before class, tests, or major homework assignments, because reserve copies are often checked out at critical times; however, with proper planning you will have no problem.
When I was walking home from my neighbourhood game store with my reserved copy of GTA IV in hand, I called my friend to tell him.
Customers in the United States, Europe and Russia have already reserved copies, he added, though he declined to say how many.
My son and his friends went to a local GameStop at midnight to get their reserved copies; they played it all night and then fell asleep in school assembly.
At the Naperville Public Library, which drew 10,000 people during the city's last Harry Potter weekend two years ago, activities will include "Pin the Scar on Harry" games, and around 300 reserved copies of the book will be released for circulation at 12 01 a.m.
Simon, who runs a news kiosk at the Place de la Republique, the starting point for Sunday's unity march, told VICE News that he rarely sells more than two or three Charlie Hebdos in a seven-day stretch but that 150 customers had reserved copies since Monday.
