J K ROWLINGS
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowlings's seventh and final book about the boy wizard, sold an estimated 8.3 million copies within 24 hours of its release, its US publisher has said.
The publisher, Scholastic, said it printed a record 12 million copies in anticipation of the 12:01 am release on Saturday.
The book was magic for retailers, as well, chalking up records for bookshops in New York and other US cities.
Borders USA chief executive officer George Jones said it was the biggest day in Borders' history, with 1.2 million copies of the book sold worldwide on Saturday.
Each of the Potter releases has been a number-one best-seller in the United States, Britain and around the world.
Most recently, Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, sold a record 6.9 million copies in the first 24 hours, from a press run of 10.8 million copies, Scholastic said in a statement.
With all the hoopla however, book stores are so compettive that they are selling the book just pennies over what they pay for it. They are just trying to build a loyal customer base. They are driving profits away from the mom and pop bookstores who can't afford to stock as many books, or sell as many so cheap. It's dog eat dog in the business world!
The only one really makin' a killin' is Harry and his Movie Cast, and of course our hustler of the Week - JK Rowling
I'VE STILL YET TO CRACK THE PAGES OF HARRY. I'LL GET RIGHT ON THAT AFTER WAR & PEACE & MOBY DICK!
-MJL
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowlings's seventh and final book about the boy wizard, sold an estimated 8.3 million copies within 24 hours of its release, its US publisher has said.
The publisher, Scholastic, said it printed a record 12 million copies in anticipation of the 12:01 am release on Saturday.
The book was magic for retailers, as well, chalking up records for bookshops in New York and other US cities.
Borders USA chief executive officer George Jones said it was the biggest day in Borders' history, with 1.2 million copies of the book sold worldwide on Saturday.
Each of the Potter releases has been a number-one best-seller in the United States, Britain and around the world.
Most recently, Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, sold a record 6.9 million copies in the first 24 hours, from a press run of 10.8 million copies, Scholastic said in a statement.
With all the hoopla however, book stores are so compettive that they are selling the book just pennies over what they pay for it. They are just trying to build a loyal customer base. They are driving profits away from the mom and pop bookstores who can't afford to stock as many books, or sell as many so cheap. It's dog eat dog in the business world!
The only one really makin' a killin' is Harry and his Movie Cast, and of course our hustler of the Week - JK Rowling
I'VE STILL YET TO CRACK THE PAGES OF HARRY. I'LL GET RIGHT ON THAT AFTER WAR & PEACE & MOBY DICK!
-MJL
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