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DH sells 11.5 million copies in 10 days
Scholastic announced today the record breaking sales of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, selling 11.5 million copies in 10 days. Scholastic was printing copies of DH up until the final hours of the release, and in total printed 14 million books.To date, all seven books in the series have sold a total of 350 million copies worldwide.
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New York, NY August 2, 2007 - Scholastic, the global publishing, education and media company, announced today that sales of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the blockbuster final volume in J.K. Rowling’s phenomenally successful series, reached a record breaking 11.5 million copies in the U.S. in its first 10 days on sale. This milestone comes on the heels of the previously announced 8.3 million copies sold in the U.S. within the first 24 hours of the book’s release at 12:01am on July 21st.
Scholastic was printing copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows right up to the final hours prior to release and, with pre-orders and reservations climbing at an incredible pace, the Company was able to print enough additional copies to be in position for re-supply following the launch. The additional copies brought the total number of the U.S. edition in print for the seventh book to 14 million.
Currently, Harry Potter titles and the deluxe edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows hold eight spots on the USA Today bestseller list. In the U.S. alone, there are currently 140 million copies of the seven Harry Potter books in print.
Harry Potter books in print in the U.S. by title:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone - 29 million
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 24 million
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 20 million
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 19 million
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 17 million
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 17 million
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - 14 million
To date, over 350 million copies of the seven books in the Harry Potter series have been sold worldwide.
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books and a leader in educational technology. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children’s books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys. The Company distributes its products and services through a variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs, school-based book fairs, and school-based and direct-to-home continuity programs; retail stores, schools, libraries and television networks; and the Company’s Internet site, www.scholastic.com.
Scholastic was printing copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows right up to the final hours prior to release and, with pre-orders and reservations climbing at an incredible pace, the Company was able to print enough additional copies to be in position for re-supply following the launch. The additional copies brought the total number of the U.S. edition in print for the seventh book to 14 million.
Currently, Harry Potter titles and the deluxe edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows hold eight spots on the USA Today bestseller list. In the U.S. alone, there are currently 140 million copies of the seven Harry Potter books in print.
Harry Potter books in print in the U.S. by title:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone - 29 million
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 24 million
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 20 million
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 19 million
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 17 million
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 17 million
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - 14 million
To date, over 350 million copies of the seven books in the Harry Potter series have been sold worldwide.
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books and a leader in educational technology. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children’s books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys. The Company distributes its products and services through a variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs, school-based book fairs, and school-based and direct-to-home continuity programs; retail stores, schools, libraries and television networks; and the Company’s Internet site, www.scholastic.com.
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Wow! That's great! =)
HP Power!!! Third
thats awesome.!!!!
cool! thats so awesome.
That's awesome. The midnight party I went to was insane and there were so many people there. As I looked around at all of these people willing to stand outside in the middle of the night for a book my thought was, "Why aren't more of these people my friends?"
cool!
Horray for Jo and horray for more news!!
Well of course its record breaking! There is nothing in the world that can beat Harry Potter, like we have been saying for years, and this proves it!
that is INSANE!
that's really cool of them !!!!
Not surprised, but YAY!! That's fantastic, go Harry Potter. ^_^
Happy to be responsible for one of those copies sold. :D
Wow! It's sad that there wont be any more books to break that record though =[
That is SO insane! I LOVE Harry Potter, and no author deserves this more than Jo!
Deathly Hallows is by far the best of the series! But all the books are fantastic!!! I love the 1st one so much, because everything started with it, oooh, well, I LOVE THEM ALL!!! Harry Potter is such a HUGE part of my life, it´s still an incredible feeling, that everything is over now... :'(
WOW thats a lot HARRY POTTER ROX
has any1 bought the harry potter stamps they're really cool n reveal a spell underneath them!!!
amazing!!!!!!
Wow ! That's amazing!
You go Harry Potter!!! Jo you're my hero!!!
YAY! it's no surprise since HP ROX!
thats cool, doesnt surprise me. but how come DH sold less copies than every other book?
That-s a LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!Well done, JK!!!!!!!!!!!!350 MILLIONS!!!amazing...but after all it-s HARRY POTTER...Obviously it-s SOOO fantastic
The numbers aren't the ten-day totals, it's totals period. SS has sold more simply because it has been for sale longer. Give DH ten years and those number will be different...maybe just a bit!
Yay!
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Whoot!!! That's awesome!!! I contributed to 2 of those 11.5 million... :)
I figured out that that is the equivilent of 13 people in the US buying a book every second for 10 days strait. That's pretty crazy if you ask me. I want to know in about 20 years the total sales of all the books. That'd be amazing.
yay!!! gooooooooooooooooooo harry potter!!!!!!!!!
one of those copies is mine!!!!!! whooo!!!!!! top 25?
After all these years of waiting to know, it's weird to think that someday the ending of this book will be as common knowledge as knowing Darth Vadar is Luke's father.
WOOOOO!!! LONG LIVE HARRY POTTER!!!!
WOW thats amazing! its almost like magic! aha
yaye top 50 woot!!!!!!!!
I am number 36!!
WOW! We're Making History Just For Buying Those Books =D
I am happy to report that i am one of the 14 million who purchased a book and that i wouldnt put the book down until i finished it! it was one of the best books i have ever read. j.k. ended it really well.
it's pretty crazy to see that DH has already gotten a leg up on all of the other books that have been out for years freakin awesome!!!!!!
that is amazing. i love harry potter books!!!
Woah! That is a LOT of books sold!
that's awesome!
Go Harry Potter.......yeahhhhhhhh
YAY not surprised..
Wicked!
what else could we expect? Harry Potter is amazing, and i think the rest of the world is just figuring that out. lolz. but YAY FOR HARRY!!
Heck Yes goooo JO!!! gooooo Harry Potter!!! yay! and yes i am proud to say that i am a proud owner of one of these lovely books.....AHHH...actually whoever said that there won't be any other HP books to break that record.....um well what about if Jo makes that encyclopedia...that is def going to be BIG...HUGE.....GYNORMOUS! !!
But the rank of the selling number seems to be decreased from to first book to the seventh book (of course seventh book is STILL on release, it's new). I hope seventh book gets 20 million copies sold in two months, but I don't have hope, because the fans have got their copies, other people will buy the book because of interest...
WAY TO GO JO! That is just fantastic. That is millions of people reading real books. No matter what anyone says about the stories themselves, to get that many people to read (anything) is an amazing feat. You helped make the world fall in love with reading again and that is the most wonderful gift you could have given us! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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