Well, I went out and bought mine at 3pm this afternoon - suffering from a cold, and couldn't force myself to go out any earlier. Friend of mine went to Covent Garden Waterstones last night (and was unimpressed with their lack of attention to customer service - just two tills in operation!!) and finished her book this afternoon. Another friend bought hers in Tesco's in Saffron Walden at midnight, and was up to page 300 by 2.30 pm. Haven't started mine yet... later during the week, probably. It's waited all this time, but can wait just a little bit longer!!