The first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone, jk rowlings debut novel, was bought by a. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. In an post published today on pottermore, the digital heart of the wizarding world, rowling and her team announced that 500 million harry potter books have been sold in. Jul 31, 2019 a rare original copy of the first harry potter book has sold for. Rowling, john tiffany and jack thorne anthony wallaceafpgetty.
The book, of course, was harry potter and the sorcerers stone, and it was a monster hit that changed everything about childrens book publishing. Eighth harry potter book surpasses one million copies sold. The series has sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, making it the bestselling book series in history. If you found the crime drama titled the cuckoos calling at a bookstore, you would notice that it is written. Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold more than 500 million copies, been translated into 80 languages and made into eight blockbuster films. Potter books have broken other records on their own in the past. Rowlings latest book, harry potter and the cursed child. The writer of hp was just trying to make money i believe and the devil. The first novel in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it one of the bestselling books of all time. With over 500 million copies sold to date, rowlings seven harry potter novels are the bestselling book series in. Mar 11, 2020 a first edition copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone has sold for a lot of money. As of february 2018, the books have sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, making them the bestselling book series in history, and have been translated.
Feb 01, 2018 today bloomsbury announced that sales of books in the harry potter series has exceeded 500 million copies. Harry potter becomes bestselling book series in history. The 500 million sales are across the seven books in the series and the three companion volumes, in print and ebook versions. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version.
Rowling is the author of the recordbreaking, multiawardwinning harry potter novels. The books release pushed up sales of the original harry potter novels, as the first book, the sorcerers stone, sold 35,000 print copies in the us for the week ended august 7, wsj said. The last book, harry potter and the deathly hallows, sold more than 12 million copies in the u. Also, it is worth noting that some religious and political books such as the bible, quran, and quotations from chairman mao are believed to. Harry potter and the cursed child little, brown has once again taken the official top 50 number one spot, with 168,389 copies sold for.
Aug 10, 2016 the book s release pushed up sales of the original harry potter novels, as the first book, the sorcerers stone, sold 35,000 print copies in the us for the week ended august 7, wsj said. Benjamin spock, was an instant hit, selling 500,000 copies within six months of its 1946 release. Heres the number of harry potter books soldand its. All the records harry potter has broken since the first. Jul 19, 2015 you are correct, harry potter series has sold way more copies than that other socalled book series. This page includes a list of the 25 bestselling books of alltime as well as the 25 bestselling book series of alltime. Oct 02, 2018 february 2018, harry potter books have sold over 500 million copies worldwide, which makes harry potter books series the bestselling novel book show in history. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone is the fifth bestselling book in history, with 120 million sold, and only the second one to involve elements of fantasy.
As of june 2017, the series has been translated into 80. Other potter antique sales include leatherbound, handwritten and illustrated copies of rowlings companion book the tales of beedle the bard, an exclusive seventh copy of which was sold. For instance, harry potter and the deathly hallows is the fastestselling book of fiction in history, selling more than 8 million copies in the first 24 hours alone. Other bestselling books with sales of over 100 million copies include. The book series has been translated into 67 languages.
Another interesting thing is that while harry potter and the philosophers stone is there with 107 million copies sold, the second book in the series only has 60 million copies sold, so it seems that about 40% of people are not continuing on with the series after book one. Jul 23, 2007 the final book in the harry potter series sold an estimated 8. The book is one of just 500 copies printed, and one of the 300 of those that were sent to libraries across the uk. The seven books, in total, sold more than 450 million copies. The most popular book in the series is the first, harry potter and the philosophers. A first edition copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone has sold for a lot of money. Harry potter and the cursed child has sold 4 million.
Note, however, that the deathly hallows, the final book in the series, has sold 65 million copies, so it seems that. The hardback version is one of an initial print run of 500 books related articles. Record firstday sales for last harry potter book the. Harry potter and the deathly hallows which sold 72 million copies in the first 42 hours. Rowling went on to publish six more books in the harry potter series.
Mar 29, 2019 a rare first edition copy of a harry potter book has sold at auction for. Harry potter outstrips the secondplace goosebumps series by 150 million copies. Feb 01, 2018 in an post published today on pottermore, the digital heart of the wizarding world, rowling and her team announced that 500 million harry potter books have been sold in over 80 languages. New harry potter book sells 4 million copies in first week.
Holy grail first edition of philosophers stone sells for. By may 20, the books had sold half a billion copies worldwide. The first book in the series was first released in june of 1997. Books that have sold over 50 million copies stacker.
The most popular harry potter book according to sales. The ultrarare book went up for auction in bonhams, on wednesday 11 march and sold for a whopping. Fortune may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be.
Number of copies the final installment in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows, sold on its first day of release in the u. Three rare harry potter books are going under the gavel after being rescued from a school. The first book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997 by bloomsbury in london. First harry potter book to be read in its entirety by. Now a copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone is to be sold at. Beginning on 6 october, 2015, the entire series was presented in a fullyillustrated format, with over 100 illustrations per title, by jim kay. The ultrarare book went up for auction in bonhams, on. The series has sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, making it the. Rare harry potter books saved from skip up for auction. Scholastic announced the script book sold more than 2. The bible has sold more copies than anything on the face of this earth and it will always be this way in spite of how much the devil is trying to stop it. Harry potter was one of the best selling book series in the world, and now those old copies could be worth something. Rowlings latest book, harry potter and the cursed child, on display at a bookstore in new york.
Rowlings first harry potter book will be read by daniel. Harry potter breaks 400m in sales books the guardian. February 2018, harry potter books have sold over 500 million copies worldwide, which makes harry potter books series the bestselling novel book show in history. Feb 02, 2018 potter books have broken other records on their own in the past.
Bestselling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings. Another drama, harry potter and the cursed child, according to a narrative cowritten by jk rowling, premiered in london on 30 july 2016 in the palace theatre, along with its script. That means the series is not only one of the mostread stories in the world, but one of the most translated as well. You are correct, harry potter series has sold way more copies than that other socalled book series. In an post published today on pottermore, the digital heart of the wizarding world, rowling and her team announced that 500 million harry potter books have been sold in over 80 languages since. Rowlings harry potter and the philosophers stone thats the title of the original english version of harry potter and the. The sale took place july 31, which also happens to be rowlings and harry potters birthday.
Harry potter and the cursed child has already sold 4 million copies copies of british author j. One of the few nonfiction books on the list, the common sense book of baby and child care, written by dr. The three copies of harry potter and the philosophers stone could sell for between. In all, three first edition copies of harry potter and philosophers stone are going under the hammer. Harry potter tale is fastestselling book in history. This number more than quadruples the firstday sales statistics of phoenixs predecessor, harry potter and the goblet of fire, which held the previous record with 372,775 copies sold its first day. List of bestselling books the articles you refer to are in reference to that other socalled book outselling the hp books on amazon u. Jul 31, 20 value, in dollars, of a bloomsbury firstedition of harry potter and the philosophers stone. The final book in the harry potter series sold an estimated 8. Every harry potter book in chronological order but, if you were going to make a guess as to which. The harry potter series has sold over 500 million copies worldwide. The first novel in the series, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it one of the bestselling books of all time. Despite the furious pace of sales, harry potter will still have his work cut out to catch the bible, which, according to the guinness book of records, has sold 2. Harry potter and the cursed child sells 2 million copies.
We can now reveal that, since that moment, half a billion harry potter books have now been sold. A rare original copy of the first harry potter book has sold for. Mar 18, 2020 other potter antique sales include leatherbound, handwritten and illustrated copies of rowlings companion book the tales of beedle the bard, an exclusive seventh copy of which was sold. Which has sold more books, harry potter or fifty shades of. Rare harry potter books salvaged from a skip daily mail. Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, harry potter by j. This rare copy of harry potter and the philosophers. Harry potter and the halfblood prince was published on 16 july 2005. Jul 23, 2007 in britain, bloomsbury sold a record 2. Jun 18, 2008 despite the furious pace of sales, harry potter will still have his work cut out to catch the bible, which, according to the guinness book of records, has sold 2.
The abebooks online marketplaces has sold hundreds of copies of rowlings books at high prices, including a first edition of harry potter and the philsophers. Today bloomsbury announced that sales of books in the harry potter series has exceeded 500 million copies. Plus, the book has been translated into more than 80 different languages, and in case you were curious, the seven harry potter books contain a total of more than a million words1,100,086 to be. Harry potter and the philosophers stone this rare first. Which harry potter book has sold the most copies answers. Anticipation for harry potter and the cursed child had been building for months before its july 31 release date and the payoff was massive. Potter has hit a huge milestone this year, with more than 500 million books sold all over the world, in 80 languages. If youre the proud owner of one of the very first copies of j. Only 500 copies were published in the tales first print run, with 300. The series has expanded to 7 novels, a play script, and multiple supplementary books. Aug 10, 2016 harry potter and the cursed child has already sold 4 million copies copies of british author j. Harry potter books are still flying off the shelves with. On average, this means one in fifteen people in the world owns a harry potter book.
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