Harry Potter finale sales hit 11m
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The seventh and final Harry Potter book sells a record 11 million copies in the UK and US in its first 24 hours.
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Publisher Scholastic Corp. said on Wednesday it would release a record-breaking 12 million copies for the first U.S. printing of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," which hits stores on July 21.
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Author JK Rowling finishes the sixth Harry Potter book and is to announce its release date on Tuesday.
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"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" worked like magic in its U.S. box office debut, whipping up $44.8 million for the biggest Wednesday ever, according to studio estimates released on Thursday.
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Christmas came early for fans of the fictional boy wizard Harry Potter on Tuesday, with news that author JK Rowling has finished the sixth book in the series, &quot;Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
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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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Christmas came early for fans of the fictional boy wizard Harry Potter on Tuesday, with news that author JK Rowling has finished the sixth book in series, &quot;Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
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"These initiatives will help underpin the long-term success of the business between 2008-2012"  The final installment of the Harry Potter series is on track to break previous sales records as its British publisher, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, revealed Thursday that export orders are already 17 percent ... via KCBY-TV Coos Bay
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Christmas came early for fans of the  fictional boy wizard Harry Potter Tuesday, with news that  author J.K. Rowling has finished the sixth book in the series,  "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."
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Publisher Scholastic Corp. said on Wednesday it set a "record-breaking" 12 million copies for the first printing in the U.S. of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."
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A first edition of the debut Harry Potter novel by J.K. Rowling is expected to sell for up to 7,000 pounds at an auction on June 26.
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A first edition of J.K. Rowling's debut Harry Potter novel is expected to sell for a magical sum later this month, auctioneers say.
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The final book in the Harry Potter series sold a record 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours on sale in the U.S.
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Shares of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and Scholastic Corp., the publishers of the Harry Potter books, surged after author JK Rowling finished the manuscript of the sixth book in the series and a release date was set.
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Thousands of Harry Potter fans poured into book stores around the world on Saturday as the seventh and final volume in the series went on sale, and for many the secret of the boy wizard's fate was only hours away.
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The final Harry Potter book will hit bookstores July 21, its U.S. publisher announced early Thursday.
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A hand-written book of stories by J.K. Rowling -- the author's first since the blockbuster Harry Potter series -- sold for 1.95 million pounds at auction on Thursday.