Potter leaves NYT Best-Seller List for First Time in a Decade
Now, almost ten years later, the May 11th edition of The Sunday New York Times will be free of any Potter novel. Check out the NYT's Book Blog for more.
Once JK Rowling's Potter Encyclopedia is released, we're sure Potter will make a comeback. Thanks to Pruneau for the tip!
Posted by Andrew on May 1st |
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wow... im really depressed now. it really feels over now, at least for the books anyway :(
how depressing this reminds me about what it felt like when the books were over =/
I can't believe that it's been 10 years! It sucks that they're taking it out. But Harry Potter isn't over yet. It will NEVER die out!
I want to cry. Harry Potter is dying ... it's happening. It had to eventually, but so soon?! Before the movies are even all out?! This is soo depressing!
This is a travesty :(
:( This is so sad. It hit me this would happen the night DH was released (I was depressed for weeks but then I chose not to think of it again and spent my time at Mugglenet to forget and concentrate on the Harry Potter that still existed. This is bringing back great, sad and horrible memories. :(
What in the world. That's not right.
Come on guys, don't be too dramatic. we knew it would happen. Lets be happy it stayed on this long.
It is sad, but she still a queen in my book. Lets see what happen when the enclopydia is out.
What noooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooo thats really bad well me and my friends are starting harry potter day May 23 so everyone wear you hp stuff tell a friend
eh, it's not too too sad. just think; the only reason it's not selling a lot is because everyone everywhere already has all of them! there's no one else who is without them. hehe.
Hey Everyone Harry Potter day is may 23 so show your Support by wearing your Harry Potter gear tell a friend
this is incredibly sad. just another bit of nostalgia at the end of senior year....
I agree with some other people...Nobody is buying it because they allready own it! Still...So sad. I wish there were more books coming out. I still haven't accepted that Deathly Hallows is the end. Nooo.
THATS AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! such a sad time
Hello, Me and a group of people are trying to get the word out that May 23 is Harry Potter day were people wear their Harry Potter stuff so were contacting anyone possible to help spred the word thank you.
This made me really sad when I got home... but then I read the comments on that article (after one bad comment) and everyone was saying such amazing things that I couldn't help but smile. This is THE fandom of all fandoms, really. We're the lucky ones who can say we were there when it all happened. And it's not over till it's over and we're all committed enough to the fandom for it not to die out on us. Not to mention, there's still the next generation to get hooked on the books... :)
wow.. I didn't even know it was on there the whole time..but now I'm sad to know it's gone :(
Awww, that's sad. It's like its finally over, but thank God for the movies yet to come!
WHAT???? This is sooooo maddening!!!!!! and sad. :(
sadness
OMG good job J.K! Ten years...that's an achievement. And yes, long live Harry Potter! and J.K as well! =p Btw, read the article thing, the first comment was from this guy named Peter who said that the Harry Potter series sucked and that children only read it because of hype! And if children didn't read Harry Potter, they would go back to video games. What a narrow minded looser!
nooooo! saad saaad SAD moment! I cant beleive hpow people forget so fast how extremely amazing these books are! ten years... wow... that a lot... tiassa, you made my day... well, night actually xD... LONG LIVE HP!
ok thats really sad! wtf just put it on, its bestseller no matter what some stupid list says!!!!!!!! haha. its still on my best (seller) list! but all good things must come to an end. we @ mugglenet will continue to celebrate this fabulous phenomenon whether or not its on some stupid list.
huh, weird, i thought i would be the only one who would have their heart broken about HP not being on the NYT BSL, but i'm not. =/. you know, i think that's why i love our fandom for what it is. another fandom would be like "meh, we had a good run." but us? we, like... mourn. lol. it's odd, but it's lovely. hmmmm, it's weird that this is announced a day before/the day of the 10 (?) year anniversary of the battle of hogwarts. it's like living the weekend july 21st all over again, but sadder. now that's odd. but on a happier note, 10 years on the NYT BSL? damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn! that's quite an achievement Harry/Jo! so CONGRATS! xD WOOT! WOOT! and also, lennyseberet, i get SERIOUSLY annoyed at that too. HP FTW!
*CRIES*.....oh welll :(....Harry potter did not END YET!!! There r still the remaining FILMS and the THEME PARK!!!!
*sigh*...and what an amazing 10 years it has been. Harry Potter will never die in our hearts...especially not because of some silly little list.
Oh, maybe other books will stand a chance now!
Yeah, this is sad. Potter will be there again.
I gonna cry , I can't believe this is happening, Harry Potter will always be #1 on my NYT bestseller list!
I gonna cry , I can't believe this is happening, Harry Potter will always be #1 on my NYT bestseller list!
Wow, finally!!! How long do you guys think that the popular of this book could last, really come on now!!! It is time for hp series to step down!!!
THIS IS MADNESS, SPARTA, AND SADNESS!!!! *cries*
aw this makes me really upset... long live Harry Potter! forever and ever and everr...!!! i have that trunk of books. its so awesome. makes me smile everytime i look at it :D
aw this makes me really upset... long live Harry Potter! forever and ever and everr...!!! i have that trunk of books. its so awesome. makes me smile everytime i look at it :D
Come on you guys, Get over it. The series is finally over and for good!!!
Thats really really sad.....its weird to think the world isnt Harry Potter crazy anymore. So different. But the true fans can't leave... *resists quoting DD* The Magic of Harry Potter Lives On!
wow...thats shocking!!! this is sad...oh my gosh!!! i just cant believe it!!! it kind of makes you realize that the series is really over... ON ANOTHER NOTE.....CHEER UP LADS!!! HARRY AND JO WILL BE ON IT AGAIN WHEN THE ENCYCLOPEDIA COMES OUT!!!!!!!!!
I was hit hard by this news.... how can such a good series end? but once the Harry Potter encyclopdia comes out, Jo will be back on top!
This is kind of sad, but I'm not really surprised ... From what I understand of it, the NYT Bestseller list is just based on what books are SOLD, not what people like the best. And now that most everybody who wants one has their own copy of DH, of course other things are going to make the list - I'm kind of surprised it hadn't been off already. It makes me happy that we've made ourselves a record that's not likely to be broken any time soon. : )
Ah too bad welp nopw we have the encyclopedia to look foward too!
That sucks... everyone go out and buy twelve copies of each book so he can make it back on the list. lol
this sucks. i was at borders today and saw hp copies in more places around the store. maybe they were trying to get it back onto the list.
Wow, over reactions or what? Sure, its dropped out but with 3 films coming out and the 'pedia' maybe coming, there'll be plenty more apperances by them in the lists yet. Once the Warner hype machine gets into gear it'll kick sales back up again. But come on...10 years is a hell of a long time in anything. Some sports men and womens careers sometimes dont last that long. To suddenly say its the end and its doom and gloom. Thats just a tad over the top. People should just look at the accomplishment that a series, despite all the idiots trying to shut it down, say its evil, say it promotes witch craft, managed to last as long as it did.
Thank you Mattuk 3 for those kind thoughtful, words of what I have been trying to say to everyone for the last 20 hours!!!
I am glad the hype is dying down, personally. The Harry Potter series has had its run, and it's high time that some other authors got the recognition they deserve. I actually haven't been very upset since the 'Potter' series ended; rather, I'm kind of happy that the world's still turning. This is just an indication that Harry Potter, like everything else, cannot remain popular forever... It was fun while it lasted. At least now we can enjoy the books and movies without the hype which, for some, anyway, made liking the books a bit of a hassle (this is not true of me, but I knew some people with this opinion). Okay, I'm through... :D
hey everyone on may 23 its harry potter day so in remembrance of everything harry and the other witches and wizards have done for us wear your harry potter stuff or anything like cloaks, robes, etc. Tell everyone thank you
oh no! That's terrible X( I hope the books will go back on the list soon! AHHH ~Myrtle~
hey...ten years is a really looooong time...! Its still sad though, I guess :(...but this ISN'T (nooooooooooooooo) the end of Harry Potter...definitely not...
Wow, an entire DECADE? I didn't even know that. There is nothing to be sad about. That's a tremendous achievement that 99% of authors/aspiring authors can only dream of.
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