"2007 marks the tenth anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The Harry Potter series has gone on to sell 325 million copies worldwide and been translated into 64 languages. The last book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, sold 2,009,574* copies in the UK on the first day of its release, making it the fastest-selling book of all time. All six Harry Potter books have been number one bestsellers around the world."
2 million+ copies in the UK on the first day for HP6. thats 1.54% of the entire UK population buying the book on its release date. (assuming only 1 copy/person etc). Lets see if the 21/7/7 will beat that record.
To put it into perspective, Raymond E Feist, one of the top 5 fantasy authors in the world has only sold 20 million books in 25years of writing.
Impressive stats by JK. if you followed wiccan beliefs you would almost assume she had bewitched the books to sell better.
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she did, i think. of all the fantasy/wizarding books, she tapped creatively to merge the real world with her own imaginitive hogwarts and the like. at first (first 3 books) she seemed like a tolkien imitator, but after re-reading the books a few times..she DOES have fresh, exciting ideas and that flow of writing that keeps you coming back for more. but book 6 was crap with all the soppy love stories!!!!
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