Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Release Date Announced 371
Croakyvoice writes "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, the seventh and final book
in the best-selling series, has been scheduled for release at 12:01 a.m. on July
21, 2007, Scholastic announced today." A deluxe edition for collectors and enthusiasts is also planned with a simultaneous release.
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I prefer Barry Trotter (Score:2, Informative)
No he doesn't (Score:3, Informative)
I cant wait (Score:2, Informative)
The difference between the two editions is not in the content but in the book binding and the covers of the same
You may see the differences in covers here [bloomsbury.com].
The top row is the children's version, incase, you fail to get it!!
Re:'scifi'? (Score:4, Informative)
Harry Potter is FANTASY people, not Sci Fi. If it has 'magic' and elves in it is NOT Sci Fi. Not that I won't be reading this final installment, I will. But it is a pet peeve, especially when the Sci-Fi Channel wastes such a large portion of their day running stuff that is NOT Sci-Fi.
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Re:Gotta give her credit (Score:2, Informative)
In the years released, each of her books outsold the bible
All of her books outsold the bible in average yearly sales (total units and total sales)
if you divide the number of estimated units sold by the number of (Human) Authors (20+ something for the Bible), and do the same For the HP books, She becomes more successful than any given Author.
Seems like the only thing the Bible beats the HP books in is total copies distributed (over 400 or so years).
Is she the most successful author of all time? In terms of total wealth derived from her work (the 'Common' definition of success). She's close enough that the 7th volume and the 5th movie coming out this year should put so much space between her and any other author. As of March 2006 she was worth 1 billion USD, making her the most wealthy Author of all time, 100% of that wealth derived from her works. Forbes magazine listed here as the wealthiest career author, and the second wealthiest woman in entertainment (behind Oprah). Ultimately, I'd have to say yes, she's the most successful author in history, in any Genre she is categorized in (Childrens Books, normally - but SF/F would apply as well) and as a total.
In terms of total copies of all books, I think that Agatha Christie still has sold more total copies than any other author, though.