<P> On December 21 , 2011 , Barnes & Noble accidentally shipped 1500 copies of The Fault in Our Stars before the release date to people who had pre-ordered the book . Green released a statement saying , `` Mistakes happen . The people who made this error were not bad or incompetent people , and they were not acting maliciously . We all make mistakes , and it is not my wish to see Barnes and Noble or any of their employees vilified . '' Many people who received the book pledged not to read it until its release date , January 10 , 2012 , or discuss it until the next day , January 11 , as per a request of Green 's not to spoil it for other readers . Most kept to this promise leaving the experience untarnished for those who got the book on the intended release date . </P>
<P> On December 21 , 2011 , Barnes & Noble accidentally shipped 1500 copies of The Fault in Our Stars before the release date to people who had pre-ordered the book . Green released a statement saying , `` Mistakes happen . The people who made this error were not bad or incompetent people , and they were not acting maliciously . We all make mistakes , and it is not my wish to see Barnes and Noble or any of their employees vilified . '' Many people who received the book pledged not to read it until its release date , January 10 , 2012 , or discuss it until the next day , January 11 , as per a request of Green 's not to spoil it for other readers . Most kept to this promise leaving the experience untarnished for those who got the book on the intended release date . </P>
who was the publisher of the fault in our stars
who was the publisher of the fault in our stars
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble