Potter 1st edition sells for nearly $41K
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A copy of J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel sold at auction Thursday for almost $41,000. The copy of the hardback first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," published in 1997 and signed "Joanne Rowling" on the back of the title page, was sold to an anonymous private bidder for $40,326 at Christie's auction house.
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Within the first hours of taking pre-orders for the new JK Rowling book, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, the title has shot to the top of the bestseller lists on both Amazon.
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Maybe it should be called "Harry Potter and the Deathly Discounts." British retailer Asda Group Ltd. said yesterday it would sell the final book in the Harry Potter series for $10, just over one-fourth of the recommended retail price.
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One of the most hyped books in history goes on sale this week with the release of the seventh and final installment of the Harry Potter series.
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A hand-written, illustrated book of wizardry by Harry Potter author JK Rowling fetched a record 1.95 million pounds ($3.98 million) at auction in London on Thursday, nearly 40 times its expected price.
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A rare mint condition First Folio  edition of William Shakespeare&#039;s plays fetched 2.8 million  pounds (&#36;5.2 million) at an auction on Thursday.
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At an auction on Tuesday the first edition Harry Potter book went for $18,000 to an anonymous bidder. The book pubished as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and is so valuable because of its rarity. The publishers only produced between 500 and 1,...
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&quot;Harry Potter and the  Order of the Phoenix&quot; opened a powerful No. 1 on the  international circuit during the weekend, setting a record for  the franchise by grossing an estimated $190.3 million from more  than 12,000 screens in 44 territories.
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A first edition Harry Potter book fetched $18,000 at auction Tuesday.
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U.S. sales of the seventh and final  Harry Potter volume hit an estimated 8.3 million in the first  24 hours, confirming its place in the history books as the  fastest-selling book ever.
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The final book in the series by J.K. Rowling sold a record 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours on sale in the U.S.
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Business & money: Publisher Bloomsbury boosted by strong overseas pre-orders of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
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A fantasy book about a prehistoric boy hunter, tipped as the next big thing in children's books following the "Harry Potter" series, went on sale after gathering its author huge sums in publishing deals.
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&quot;Harry Potter and the Order of the  Phoenix&quot; whisked its way to No. 1 at movie box offices with  weekend ticket sales of $77.4 million and a five-day total of  just over $140 million, according to studio estimates on  Sunday.
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The publisher of the Harry Potter books called in the lawyers after a British supermarket chain accused it of "blatant profiteering" for charging 17.99 pounds ($36) for the final novel in the series.
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A book of fairy tales created, handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling sold for nearly $4 million at auction Thursday. The buyer, Web retailer Amazon.com Inc., now owns one of only seven copies of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," which is leather bound with silver mounts.
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LOS ANGELES  - Just like magic, JK Rowling&#39;s &quot;Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince&quot; is already topping sales charts even though it&#39;s half a year away from being published.