RECORD-BREAKING first day sales IN THE UK AND GERMANY of
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — up 32% on the last book
Nielsen BookScan, the independent book trade monitoring
service, announced sales figures for Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows for the UK in the first 24 hours. Across all outlets
2,652,656 copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows were
sold in the first 24 hours. This makes it the fastest selling book in
history, overtaking its predecessor, Harry Potter and the Half-
Blood Prince, which sold 2,009,574 copies in the UK in the first 24
hours
In Germany, Bloomsbury sold 398,271 copies of the UK English
language edition in the first 24 hours.
Bloomsbury experienced unprecedented interest in the
publication of the book receiving over 9.5 million hits on its
website on Friday 20th July leading up to the publication and
logging on for the live streaming of J. K. Rowling's reading at the
Natural History Museum.
Between the hours of midnight and 6.30am J. K. Rowling signed
1600 copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at a rate of
roughly 250 books an hour.
'The response of the first readers to the seventh and final Harry
Potter book has been wonderful. Bloomsbury released the book
in the English language worldwide (excluding the USA) in over
90 countries at 00.01am BST Saturday 21st July. We're grateful to
all our printers, distributors and retailers worldwide for the most
astoundingly successful book launch ever and to J.K. Rowling for
the most triumphant close to a magnificent series.'
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — up 32% on the last book
Nielsen BookScan, the independent book trade monitoring
service, announced sales figures for Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows for the UK in the first 24 hours. Across all outlets
2,652,656 copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows were
sold in the first 24 hours. This makes it the fastest selling book in
history, overtaking its predecessor, Harry Potter and the Half-
Blood Prince, which sold 2,009,574 copies in the UK in the first 24
hours
In Germany, Bloomsbury sold 398,271 copies of the UK English
language edition in the first 24 hours.
Bloomsbury experienced unprecedented interest in the
publication of the book receiving over 9.5 million hits on its
website on Friday 20th July leading up to the publication and
logging on for the live streaming of J. K. Rowling's reading at the
Natural History Museum.
Between the hours of midnight and 6.30am J. K. Rowling signed
1600 copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at a rate of
roughly 250 books an hour.
'The response of the first readers to the seventh and final Harry
Potter book has been wonderful. Bloomsbury released the book
in the English language worldwide (excluding the USA) in over
90 countries at 00.01am BST Saturday 21st July. We're grateful to
all our printers, distributors and retailers worldwide for the most
astoundingly successful book launch ever and to J.K. Rowling for
the most triumphant close to a magnificent series.'
| St Aiden's Homeschool Harry Potter Book Summary |
7. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows
Harry has been burdened with a dark,
dangerous and seemingly impossible task:
that of locating and destroying Voldemort's
remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so
alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But
Harry must somehow find within himself the
strength to complete the task he has been
given. He must leave the warmth, safety and
companionship of The Burrow and follow
without fear or hesitation the inexorable path
laid out for him…
In this final, seventh instalment of the Harry
Potter series, J.K. Rowling unveils in
spectacular fashion the answers to the many
questions that have been so eagerly
awaited. The spellbinding, richly woven
narrative, which plunges, twists and turns at a
breathtaking pace, confirms the author as a
mistress of storytelling, whose books will be
read, reread and read again.
Harry has been burdened with a dark,
dangerous and seemingly impossible task:
that of locating and destroying Voldemort's
remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so
alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But
Harry must somehow find within himself the
strength to complete the task he has been
given. He must leave the warmth, safety and
companionship of The Burrow and follow
without fear or hesitation the inexorable path
laid out for him…
In this final, seventh instalment of the Harry
Potter series, J.K. Rowling unveils in
spectacular fashion the answers to the many
questions that have been so eagerly
awaited. The spellbinding, richly woven
narrative, which plunges, twists and turns at a
breathtaking pace, confirms the author as a
mistress of storytelling, whose books will be
read, reread and read again.