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JULY 25, 2006 at 7:20 AM
Posted by GERI
Source: USA Today via Yahoo! News
Two million paperback versions of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince are set to go on sale today
in North America. The book will cost $9.99 and is certain to be a best seller.
Previous releases of the paperback versions have reached the No. 1 spot and actually spent more time at that spot than the original hardcover versions.
On a side note, the The Kids and Family Reading Report, released by Yankelovich and Scholastic found that:
...both kids and their parents credit the popular books with getting more kids to read for fun and with helping kids do better in school. Just over half (51%) of Harry Potter readers ages 5-17 years old say they did not read books for fun before they started reading Harry Potter, but now they do, and 65% say they have been doing better in school since they started reading the series. Parents see an even greater impact. The vast majority of parents (89%) say that reading Harry Potter has helped their child enjoy reading more, and 76% say that reading Harry Potter has helped their child do better in school.
Yankelovich is a leader in consumer trends tracking and Scholastic, is a children's publishing, education and media company which publishes the Harry Potter series in America.
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Lady of Hufflepuff
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Lady Lee says:
I always knew that this series would be a good thing! It's wonderful to see that students are doing better since reading the Harry Potter in school. It's such a positive thing to see and must be rewarding to JK to know her books are helping students.
Posted Aug 1, 2006 at 7:05 PM EST
Points: 10165
GodricGryffindor says:
I think I'm going to buy all the paperback versions once all 7 books are out so I can reread them, and put away my hardcover books for storage or something along the lines of that.
Posted Aug 5, 2006 at 9:49 PM EST
Auror
Points: 3651
Saint Hedwig says:
It's great that Harry Potter has done so much to stimulate children's interest in reading and doing better in school. Those are pretty hefty numbers. I noticed the paperbacks in the local supermarket, it certainly is a bestseller.
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Posted Aug 5, 2006 at 11:00 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2465
undisputed760 says:
Yeah I got an email from amazon a while back asking if i wanted to pre-order it, but seeing as how i already have the hard cover edition i didnt order it haha.
Posted Aug 6, 2006 at 9:31 PM EST
Half-Blood Princess
Points: 2875
Katie Bloom says:
Wow, that's really cool! I doubt that I will buy one but if I ever need a copy for a long trip and I don't feel like lugging around my hardcover book, maybe I'll go ahead and purchase this one!
Posted Aug 7, 2006 at 7:09 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1815
hufflepuff_babe says:
I liked reading before I started reading these books. I think it could have a slight effect on the way I look at my school career though. I certainly started caring more about the English language and reading and writing and grades at about this time.
Posted Aug 9, 2006 at 12:54 AM EST
Magical Sanitary Supplier
Points: 2518
5225 says:
Awww, I already have mine. Oh well, I will just wait for the paperback for book 7 then. When oh when will it be ready?
Posted Aug 9, 2006 at 12:27 PM EST
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