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Harry potter and fantastic beasts books wizarding world. The success of the series has made rowling the first only billionaire author. Harry potter and the cursed child parts one and two. May 06, 2020 according to recent reports, the book s first chapter, the boy who lived, has been read by film franchise star daniel radcliffe. Fortune may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Potter has hit a huge milestone this year, with more than 500 million books sold all over the world, in 80 languages. K rowling to begin releasing four new harry potter stories. According to scholastic, more than 400 million copies of harry potter titles have been sold worldwide, and theyve been translated into 68. Nov 23, 2016 the first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997 to immediate popular and critical acclaim. Erts, the worlds largest interactive entertainment software company, today announced that it has been awarded the exclusive worldwide interactive rights to develop, publish and distribute computer and video games based on the wildly popular harry potter book series. Electronic arts awarded worldwide interactive rights for. A decade after the last book, harry potter is back and. Harry potters world wide influence cambridge scholars publishing. Buy harry potter canvas prints designed by millions of independent artists from all over the world.
Each unit includes to 14 attractive, reproducible worksheets and an assignment sheet, making this an easy way for instructors to provide challenging, enriching experiences for capable math. 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. Sep 12, 2019 as of august 2018, a staggering half a billion harry potter books had sold worldwide, 180 million of which were sold in the united states. Since the release of the first novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, on 26 june. The entire harry potter series is set from 1991 to 1998 aside from the opening chapter of the first book, which takes place on 1 november 1981, and the epilogue of the seventh book, which takes place on 1 september 2017. Bestselling audiobooks in the united states in 2019 statista. The harry potter books remain a student favorite more than 400 million. May 31, 2019 the final book in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows was the fastest selling book in history. Harry potter books among best selling products of all time.
Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, harry potter by j. We can now reveal that, since that moment, half a billion harry potter books have now been sold. As of february 2018, the books have sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, making them the bestselling book series in history, and. Owens book even outperformed michelle obamas becoming, and sold smore than double the units of famous harry potter book harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Rowlings and best free theme units,activities,educational sites,teaching ideas,lesson plans, fun,crafts,childrenpreschoolkfirstsecondthirdfourthfifth to 12th gradeteaching tips or guide. The book sold 11 million units in the first 24 hours that it was on the shelves.
Harry potter and the halfblood prince was published on 16 july 2005. Rowling is writing 2 new books, is one of them harry potter. It has not been endorsed or sanctioned by warner bros, the harry potter book publishers or j. Rowling has already had quite the huge year, with the debut of her new play harry potter and the cursed child, and the new harry potter theatrical spinoff fantastic. Record firstday sales for last harry potter book the new york. These bookends make a great decorative gift for harry potter fans of all ages. Harry potter and the philosophers stone hufflepuff edition. Rowling burst onto the publishing scene in england with the somewhat surprising and phenomenal success of harry potter and the philosophers. At various points throughout the harry potter timeline, flashbacks and flashforwards depict the 1920s, the 1930s, the 1940s, the 1970s, the 1980s, the 2010s, and the 2020s.
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