Potter makes history as fastest-selling book
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The seventh and final volume in the Harry Potter series has become the fastest selling book in history, publishers said on Monday, with more than 11 million copies sold during the first 24 hours in three markets alone.
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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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A first edition Harry Potter book fetched $18,000 at auction Tuesday.
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Harry Potter's fate will be revealed to the world when the seventh and last book in the hugely successful series about the boy wizard -- &quot;Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows&quot; -- is released on July 21.
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The seventh and final Harry Potter book goes on sale at midnight, a publishing milestone that will end months of fevered speculation among fans over the fate of the fictional boy wizard and his wand-wielding friends.
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The latest installment in the Harry Potter series won&#39;t hit stores for more than six months but it has already topped at least one bookseller&#39;s most wanted list and is racking up thousands of advance orders, retailers said Wednesday.
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Deathly Hallows becomes world's fastest-selling book, with 2.7m copies in 24 hours sold in UK alone.
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The Harry Potter series becomes the biggest in film history, beating James Bond and Star Wars.
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A rare first edition of a Harry Potter book sells for Â£9,000 at an auction in London.
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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 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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Barnes & Noble, the worldâs largest bookseller, said yesterday that second-quarter profit rose 8.9 percent as demand for the latest Harry Potter book produced the fastest revenue growth in almost three years.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has topped Amazon&#39;s book chart less than 24 hours after its release date - 16 July - was announced.
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Less than a day after its release date was announced, the new Harry Potter book already appears to be a huge hit. While it won&#39;t be released until July 16, &quot;Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince&quot; has already
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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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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.
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A hand-written and illustrated tale of wizardry by Harry Potter author JK Rowling fetched 1.95 million pounds ($3.98 million) -- nearly 40 times its expected price -- at auction on Thursday.