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'HBP' paperback out today in North America 
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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Auror
Points: 2401
tonks 27 says:
I'm most likely going to be buying the paperback version. i have all the books in both hard and paperback. however, my harbacks are all in pieces cause i have reread them so many time. so maybe i'll be able to preserve my hardback of the sixth and just go to town with the paperback!
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 1:59 PM EST
Witch
Points: 500
luna_moon says:
I have no desire to buy the paperback, at least now. But I must say I am one of the kids who got into reading with Harry Potter. Now I read whatever I can get my hands on.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 2:04 PM EST
Guardian of the Realms
Points: 5601
A&Agang says:
wjoa, those are great numbers. The HP series really have made an impact on the reading industry. If you think about it, without the HP books, we would still be hating reading those darn boring books.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 2:13 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 53
Cassiopoeia Montague says:
I can't remember if my sister still has my hardback at college,I might buy a paperback just to make sure. At that price, why not?
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 2:15 PM EST
Witch
Points: 657
krissiebear says:
I know all of the schools where I live will be investing in those books. They only buy the paperbacks and they buy them in mass quantities for the libraries.
It will definitely reach the number one spot again, and it stays there because it costs less so more people can afford to purchase it.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 2:16 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1453
.- LexiBabi -. says:
Wow...that's amazing, I would have to agree, I mean it sorted help me too when I started reading the series. It helps so much in reading and understanding words and other stuff that's need to be known by people, and I'm glad that I started to read it because I wouldn't have if my best friend haven't suggested it to me in the first place, I thanks her for that :) And I think that kidsb who are having hard time in school or don't reallu like reading should start reading some of the series because it's so much fun, you can relate to the story in some ways and it's very enjoyable, also very believable :D
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 2:26 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 427
Draco Malfoy_Lover says:
Well that makes me one of those people because that is the way i was and well i love to read now and am doing better in school i think well i hope so when it starts again! but im going to get it today so that i don't have to carry such a big book well if you think about it its not that big! ;) ;P
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 2:30 PM EST
Head Boy
Points: 497
Zauber says:
That is so cool. I cannot wait to see the fifth movie.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 2:31 PM EST
Witch
Points: 651
Therin Ennui says:
I couldn't imagine waiting that long to buy a book that I'm at all interested in.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 2:37 PM EST
Squib
Points: 190
Midnight Mage says:
Awsome, now I can have the hardcover and the paperback. Can't wait for a half hard cover half paperback version of HBP! DORK!
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 2:38 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 331
felixfelicis14 says:
That's a great price, but I already have the hardcover and I don't really like the paperbacks anyway. It would make a GREAT gift for someone who hasn't read HBP yet, though!
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 2:47 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1218
TheSeventhHorcrux says:
Yes!!! I'm going out to buy it later. And then I'm going to read it for the fifth time!!! (Although I should probably be working on the books I have to read for summer homework... ick!!!)
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 2:48 PM EST
Wizard
Points: 678
SirPhil says:
Wow that is a really good price. I prefer the hard cover because the paperback doesnt have the illustrations on the inside cover.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 2:49 PM EST
Sirius's Veil Thrower
Points: 4452
SiriusBlacksGodDaughter says:
Hahaha, it's coming out this Friday here. There's a party at Russo's for it! YEAH, what a reason to have a party!
~Drish~
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 2:50 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1841
Remmy4193 says:
Wow, just $9.99. That's an exellent price for that book. I already have it in hard back, so not much use buying another one...unless I wanna give it as a present or something.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 2:53 PM EST
Squib
Points: 129
Hogwartsfish says:
Yay!!! it dosent realy matter to me because I have the much better hard back version. ha ha. Well Its just something to keep us occupied with untill book 7 arives.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 3:02 PM EST
Lupin's Eternal Love
Points: 3062
BlackKatL says:
Well That's nice!!! Great price too!!! I'll buy one just to keep
my hardback falling to sheds from so much use!!!
Plus they're so much easer to carry around and read!
Harry Potter book has gotten loads of kids into reading!!! Thanks JKR for this Incredible Series!!!!
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 3:08 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 305
hoggywartswitchwannabe says:
I will probably get all the hard cover books and then get all the paper back ones. I am missing two hard covers and five paperbacks. I will definetly get the paper back sixth book for my birthday. plus it at a great price.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 3:32 PM EST
Student
Points: 268
Hurricane says:
If I have teh right exchange rate, that's like five pounds.
The exchange rate used to be for every 2 pounds you'd get 3 dollars but the dollar has lost value. I know this 'cause I am british but I moved to america five years ago.
If there is anyone here from Nottingham, UK reading this then you might know me...
Anyway, I am surprised it took this long for it to come out in paperback but it's good to know that a lot of parents think that their kids are 'learning' from the books themselves.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 3:37 PM EST
Dark Angel
Points: 8013
Edward Cullen says:
True, reading HP has helped improve my reading, and English...!
Haha!
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 3:39 PM EST
Wizard
Points: 622
Dumbledore's_Favorite says:
I am surprised it took this long to print the book on paper back. I personally like the hardback books, but this is a good way to allow people to collect the series at a lower price. Hopefully, now that they are finished printing the HBP, perhaps they will start the final book soon.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 3:41 PM EST
Witch
Points: 695
LunaLove#1 says:
I hope they make the next HP book paperback. Perhaps that would make it cheaper. I'm also glad that most parents agree the series have a positive impact on their children.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 3:42 PM EST
The Faerie Queene
Points: 3258
merri maven says:
I love, love, love JKR for writing Harry Potter. I'm so happy that she had triggered a love for reading for a generation of new readers who have lost interest in reading.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 3:42 PM EST
Forgetful Werewolf
Points: 14827
Patronus_Potter says:
Cool but most people will probably have the hardback by now, if they were acually gonna buy it...
Anyhoo, it's cool that it coming out...
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 3:47 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1970
brenpotterfans says:
Well, I do have both versions of the hardcover so of course I will have to get the paperback to add to my book collection.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 3:59 PM EST
Wizard
Points: 570
minister of muggles says:
Woohooo....that will make my third copy of the book.
Posted Jul 25, 2006 at 4:07 PM EST
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