Harry Potter - Literature Fun Fact- first edition how many copies printed?

Harry Potter sold about 400 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 65 languages.

Though before the book's popularity, Joanne Rowling had some difficulty finding a publisher that believed her book could amount to anything. Finally Bloomsburry Press agreed to publish the first edition of Harry Potter, but only printed 500 copies for the first edition for fear of them not selling. Also the publisher requested that the author would not use her first name (Joanne) but rather her initials to make it less obvious that the author is a woman assuming that the book's main audience young boys would not want to read a wizard book written by a woman. Since Joanne Rowling did not have a middle name, she chose K for Kathleen.

Harry Potter, First Edition

Those who bought a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stonecould could make a fortune today! Harry Potter's first edition copies are worth thousands.

• A hardback first edition copy was sold for £10,575 at a Sotheby's auction in 2002.
• Another soft cover first edition copy was sold at the Dallas Auction House for $19,120.
• In August 2005, AbeBooks.com sold a first edition for £20,000.
• Another anonymous bidder paid $40,326 for a first edition at Christie's auction house in London.

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