Early Harry Potter edition fetches $40,000
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A copy of the first trade edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", the first book in the seven-volume series, fetched 19,700 pounds ($40,000) at auction on Thursday, Christie's said.
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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 star Daniel Radcliffe gains access to a reported 20 million pounds ($10 million) fortune when he turns 18 on Monday, but he insists the money won't cast a spell on him.
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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.
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Lemony Snicket&#39;s A Series of Unfortunate Events brought in fortune at the weekend box office. The film based on the first three children&#39;s books by Lemony Snicket took in 30.2 million dollars US.
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A get-well-soon letter written by Queen Elizabeth II as an 11-year-old girl was sold for 1,140 pounds at auction Thursday -- double its original asking price.
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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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LOS ANGELES  -&quot;Harry Potter and the Order of the  Phoenix&quot; conjured up $333 million at global box offices in its  initial release, marking the best worldwide debut ever for the  British boy wizard, according to final studio figures on  Monday.
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HARRY Potter author JK Rowling gave fans an early Christmas gift yesterday by revealing her new book will be published on July 16.
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An early recording by music legend Bob Dylan is to be auctioned by a childhood friend.
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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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Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling is suing eBay in India after pirated copies of her Harry Potter books were sold to unsuspecting fans.
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Asda Supermarket in the UK dropped the price of the new Harry Potter book from Â£8.87 to Â£5, the same price as rival chains. To prevent people from buying in bulk, they will limit customers to two copies. Asda wants to make sure children will be able to...
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A rare signed first edition Harry Potter book is expected to fetch up to Â£12,000 at auction.
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Despite the fact that it won&#39;t be released until next summer, the sixth book in the Harry Potter series is already the number one seller on Amazon.
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A handwritten copy of author JK Rowling's new book, which will never be published, sells for almost Â£2m.
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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.