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      Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Wikipedia
      • The book was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury and in the United States by Scholastic on 16 July 2005, as well as in several other countries. It sold almost seven million copies in the first 24 hours after its release, a record eventually broken by its sequel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
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  1. In early July 2005, a Real Canadian Superstore in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, accidentally sold fourteen copies of The Half-Blood Prince before the authorised release date.

    • J. K Rowling
    • 2005
    • Harry Potter Book Sales
    • Harry Potter Cultural Significance
    • What Makes Up The Harry Potter Franchise?

    Harry Potter books are the best-selling fantasy book series of all time and the best-selling books series overall, having sold over 500 million books worldwide, in front of the Goosebumps and Perry Mason series. The series has sold an estimated 180 million books in the USA. There are over 1 million words(1,084,170) in the Harry Potter book series.

    A US survey found: 1. 18% of people have read all of the Harry Potter books 2. 31% have read at least one of the books 3. Among 18-34 years-olds, 32% have read all the books, and 48% have sold at least one 4. 25% of Americans had seen all of the movies, and 61% had seen at least one

    The Harry Potter franchise is made up of 7 core books, 3 supplementary or extended universe books, 1 play, and 10 movies. 7 core Harry Potter books (in order): 1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 5. Harry Potter and ...

  2. Book 6, Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince, published in July 16, 2005, sold 6.9 million copies in the first 24 hours. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, book 7 in the series, was published by Scholastic on July 21, 2007, and had an initial print run of 12 million copies.

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  3. Each new installment in the series has broken sales records. In 2005, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince sold 13.5 million copies in the United States alone. The film versions of Rowling's books have also met with enormous success.

  4. Jan 8, 2020 · If you made it to The Half Blood Prince it only makes sense to finish out the story with a single book remaining. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, however, does hold a special sales record of its own. While it only sold as many copies as four of its predecessors, it reached those sales numbers faster than any of the books before it.

  5. Jul 22, 2007 · That exceeded the 6.9 million copies that “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” the sixth in the series, sold in its first 24 hours on sale two years ago.

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  7. Within the first 24 hours, it sold 6.9 million copies in the U.S. alone, roughly moving 250,000 an hour, making it the fastest selling book in history. It generated more than $100 million in sales out of the gate, outpacing even the combined take of the top films at the box office.

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