JKR vs. eBay, Round 2
Jo Rowling has posted an update to the eBay situation we posted about a few days ago. In short, nine of 10 of eBay's JKR signatures, Jo Rowling estimates, are on items she has never been near, much less autographed. JKR urged eBay to adopt a better screening policy and for Potter fans not only to do the same, but to avoidContinued...
HP Audio Books Soar to Top of iTunes Charts
A quick look the U.S. iTunes AudioBook store reveals that less than 24 hours after the announcement of their release, HP books are ripping up the charts at iTunes. The rankings stand thus, at this moment:
1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($49.95)
3.The Complete Harry Potter ($249.00)
4.Harry PotterContinued...
HBP a Hit in South Africa
The Sunday Times of South Africa reported in August that the release of HBP shattered all previous records there, selling 40,000 copies in its first day. As of August 21 it had sold 65,000 copies, knocking Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code from its position as number one best seller.
Paolini's "Eldest" Upsets HBP
Amazon.com has a new top seller, and taking HBP's spot is....Eldest, the latest from young Christopher Paolini, whose first book, Eragon, broke all sorts of records. Check out the Eragon series at our Cauldron Shop's recommended books section; also, if you're an Eragon fan check out our friends at Shur'tugalContinued...
HBP a Hot Seller in Saudi Arabia
Arab News reports that even though HBP does not yet have an Arab edition, it is the hottest selling English book in Saudi Arabia.
B&N Hurt by HBP Discounts
Barnes & Noble joins Borders in reporting difficult sales thanks to deep discounts on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Bookstores engaged in something of a price war leading up to the book release as they competed for customers. B&N is the number one US bookseller, and at the end of a quarter in which itContinued...
American Edition of HBP: 6.9 Million Copies Sold in First 24 Hours
It's being reported that the American edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, published by Scholastic, sold 6.9 million copies in the first 24 hours - or an average of more than 250,000 copies per hour.
Fifth book Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix sold 5 millionContinued...
JK Rowling Amazon's Top Selling Author
In conjunction with their 10th Anniversary, online retailer Amazon.com has announced their top selling authors. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series was named as the number one best-selling author. She was followed by "author was followed by Spencer Johnson of "Who Moved My Cheese?"Continued...
Pics of HBP at Borders; Borders to Cut off PreOrders on Saturday
A worker from Borders wrote in to tell us they have recieved their HBPs, and are very excited about it! If you want to see pics of the boxes - they were quickly locked up in a manager's office - click here.
The books will only be moved at 11:50 p.m. on the 15th, and opened at exactlyContinued...
Battle Royale Over Half-Blood Prince Prices
It's war!...well a price war that is. With only 15 more days to go, retailers are repeatedly lowering the sale price of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood book. This has lead to a price competition between many retailers, especially in the U.K. We've been getting e-mail after e-mail informingContinued...
Harry Potter and the Problems of Pre-Ordering the Prince
The New York Times has an article today about one mom's quest to find the best way to order HPB online:
"But my daughters had other concerns. When, exactly, would the book be delivered if we ordered it online? How many precious hours beyond midnight would be squandered in wait? WasContinued...
WB Shop Update: Marauder Shirts Shipping, Stamps Available
The Marauder shirt that you sold WB out of last month has begun shipping again; our WB rep assures us that all of you who backordered will get them shortly, and definitely in time for the HBP release. See/order it here.
Also, while the idea of a Dumbledore's Army shirt has been very wellContinued...
B&N: Four Million Pounds of Harry Delivered to Warehouse
UPDATE: Thanks to an anonymous Leaky reader, you can see pics of the segment CNBC did on the book - including images of the finished book being sorted and packed - right here!
Barnes & Noble announced on Business Wire today that 124 tractor trailer trucks, weighing more than 4,000,000Continued...
Scholastic Announces HBP Pre-Ordering: 20% off and free poster with orders
Scholastic has announced a 20% discount on all pre-orders of HBP - which they are taking now for the first time. In addition, all pre-orders of HBP made through Scholastic will get a free printed copy of the Potter poster recently released by the company. To pre-order, youContinued...
Amazon.com: 560,000 HBPs Pre-Ordered
Amazon has announced that its preorders of HBP have soared past the half-million mark, all the way to 560,000. That's more than one book for each minute in a year. (Find all versions from five different countries here at the Cauldron Shop).
Source: BusinessWire.