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US Deathly Hallows sells 8.3 million copies
In its first 24 hours on sale, Scholastic has announced that Deathly Hallows has sold 8.3 million copies in the United States. Half-Blood Prince had sold 6.9 million copies in its first day on sale back on July 16th, 2005.
Posted by Andrew on Jul 23rd |
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That's cause it was AWESOME =D
AWESOME. 2nd post? :D
AWESOME! Go 8.3 Million HP fans around the world- 3rd?
this series has caused a reading revolution!!!
wow. top five for like the first time? that is a ton of books
Oh my god, that is amazing!!! I wonder what the UK count is? ~ Adhish
HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
Go Jo! And that's only in the US....
WOOT! Jo rocks!
omg that is soooo awesome! but i think that HBP was a better book....top ten???
Its absolutely lovely!
wooowwwww...eh..I was thinking of returning my copy...
wooowwwww...eh..I was thinking of returning my copy...
Already?! Amazing!!! Top Ten?
WHY?
Bro.
Insanity.
It was amazing! I lauged, I cried, jumped around like a maniac and than finally curled up in one place in sorrow. No more books... *bursts into tears*
why am i not surprised? lol, but WOW that was SUCH AN AMAZING BOOK!!!! i love ittttt....why would you want to return it??
best...book...ever - comicbook guy
Bereaving_fan said it all. I am so glad that the book is doing so well, and that is only in the US! GO JO ROWLING!!!!!
that. book. was. amazing. i haven't cried that hard in a looong time.
wow great. :] lol and ONE of those copies i bought.
loved it so so so much. i didn't think it was possible to live up to my huge expectations, but DH surpassed them by far. hehehe i wonder how many HP fans 8.3 mill books means...our family bought 3 copies for five people...eurgh maths - but that is a huge amount of fans. woot woot!!
yaaaay!
Harry potter is such a phenomenon. It's amazing! Yay, Jo!
it really was the greatest book ever
I am not at all surprised. I think I will buy the audio books and the trunk with all 7 books as a keepsake for my kids, so I can read it to my grandchildren, this is history in the making!!! Thanks SOOOOOOOoooooooooo much Jo!
wooooot! the book was awesome. i've never read anything that has made me feel half a dozen emotions at once, from crying to laughing..doing both at the same time..it was just really great. =)
Wooo!!! My family is responsible for 4 of those books... one for me, my dad, my brother (who is away at college), and my mom. Once we finish, extras are donated to the library. People should really donate extra ones!!! In my library branch alone there are about 1,000 DH books, but 7,000 people on the waiting list!!!
i luvd the book!!! it ws the best!!! :D
completely deserved....all in all, all is well.
Very impressive...the book was brilliant!
My favourite book, although I missed many of the aspects from the other books. I loved it. Jo really is amazing. And it hasn't really sunk in that this is the last one yet, that there will be no more of Harry Ron and Hermione's adventures. I'm really going to miss it and sometime, in a few weeks perhaps, it will sneak up on me, the realisation that it's all over. And I expect there will be a large and gaping hole for a while...
i ordered from amazon, not thinking i would get it on the day it came out. yet it still as not come, nevertheless i figured that might happen so i went and picked up myself a copy at the Store. I am very glad i did, finished it in a day and now I am starting it all over again. It is by far the best book i have ever had the pleasure of reading. i love all 7 of them, but before 5 was my fav now this one takes the cake.. JO, u have outdone yourself yet again. i cant wait for the next series from you! so, uhhhhh i got an extra copy.... not really sure what ill do with it, although i may just donate it.
I doubt this is a spoiler.... but.... I'm kind of disappointed she didn't tell what all of their professions were. Like all the surviving members in the train station(if you read the book you know who I'm talking about...)
not at all surprised my book store usually has maybe 200-250 come for the midnight release give or take a bit more, and the the book store had now atleast 400-500 and the midnight realse and people were buying 3 copys or more... i am kinds woundering if i should buy the books on cd or tape.. but i enjoy reading so much more but it might be fun to her dayle to the voice all animated
Ah, well now 8.3 million people are happier. Or maybe, more sad? It depends I guess, I'm just glad I was one of those 8.3 mil that has the book. GO JKR! Top 50? NEVER, always 400 something. (:
no surprise there! then do you think they'd release the box set? Deathly Hollows was THE best yet! encyclopedia next pleaseeee?
thank you jo... for creating this world for us.. we grew up with harry and i am so glad we had a chance to be a part of something so wonderful... this magical journey and world she created was just amazing....
Best book of the series. I feel so lost that there is no more to come. Like there is something missing. After I finish I didn't know what to do. As usually i am working out wat will happen next. :( oh well things must come to an end. Well Done Jo and thanks for the the books. I can't wait to see how many sold all over the world.
ONLY IN THE US!! WOW! JKR is incredible. This is truly a reading revolution!
J.K. Rowling is a true champion. Champions always come out with great efforts in the final run. In Deathly Hallows, JKR, was tremendous. It's hard to believe you could top the previous 6 books, but you did. Kudos and thank you to J K Rowling.
I really liked the book. Of course, it didn't really live up to my obsurdly high expectations, but it was great. Of course, all my speculations fell flat, as usual. The book made me cry so much, it's not even funny. And now, I'm crying because there won't be any more -- it's over. We've got two more movies, then no more Potter. I'm depressed. =(
i don't think that this book was the best. it did not answer quite a few things and now we'll never know. i like ootp then probably hbp after that.
WoW, we almost broke 10 million. J.K. Rowling is so freaking RICH now!
I adored the book. As others have said, I feel sort of empty and lost (as sad as it may seem) without the Harry Potter books. After I'd finished reading the previous ones I'd just feel accomplished and think it over, wonder when the next one would be out, then move on (except after the fifth one, I loved Sirius!!!). This one . . . I was very content with the entire book, the ending and all, though there were certain bits that upset me, of course (I won't spoil it). Then I woke up on Sunday (technically yesterday now, I guess) and realized it was really over. The book was better than I dreamed it could be, the perfect end to a series that I have fawned over for years and years, but how can someone so obsessed with Harry Potter and his universe move on? *sighs* It's no wonder so many copies were sold, the book is amazing and EVERYONE needs to read it.
to randompotterfreak87 I'm pretty sure you can already order it on barnesandnoble.com, it's like $130.00 or something like that.
thanks :D really appreciate it!
Awesome! I know tons of people who haven't got it yet, so I bet alot more people will buy more soon!
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