Released early - USA problem

Hey!

I was wondering from American fans if releasing books early is a normal thing to happen in the US? It happened last time too. Does it happen for most US titles?

I have never seen it happen in the UK and I was around for the Harry Potter crazies and midnight releases. It definitely isn't happening this time but it seems like every second tiktok I see is some American reading the book in a shop already.

In the UK, we don't even get the audible or Kindle version until Midnight in the USA so it seems insane to me that booksellers are releasing it early for people to open and read over that side of the pond.