5/18/2023 0 Comments Harry potter first book releaseLater that year, the book earned the UK’s National Book Award and a gold medal in the Nestle Smarties Book Prize. Two hundred copies hit store shelves in June of 1997 with the remaining 300 sent to libraries. Bloomsbury eventually acquired the manuscript and ordered an initial print run of 500 hardback copies. Editors cited the story’s length and politically incorrect focus on boarding school as reasons for rejection. Represented by Christopher Little, the manuscript was rejected by dozens of publishers. Rowling finished the manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 1995. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone The books have been translated into more than 70 languages, making them some of the most translated works of literature in history. Some estimates suggest that only The Bible and The Red Book have sold more copies than the series. Collectively, the seven Harry Potter books have sold nearly 500 million copies since the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 1997, making Harry Potter the bestselling book series of all time.
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