The Telegraph is reporting that JK Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard has become the fastest selling book of 2008:
The Tales of Beedle the Bard – mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the latest book in wizard boy series – sold 367,625 copies in the first three days after publication on December 4.
Next on the list was Guinness World Records 2008, which sold 73,000 over the same time period, according to market analysts Nielsen BookScan.
Philip Stone, charts editor at The Bookseller magazine, commented: "None of the other big releases managed to get near the sales figure for Beedle the Bard. I would be very surprised if it is not Christmas number one, but it's not a dead cert."
Congratulations, Jo!
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12-09-2008
at 1:51 PM
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 14:11:44
I would expect nothing less from such an amazing book!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 14:13:12
I have got one =} and I loved it too ...2nd
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 14:29:13
Hmmmm....this must be for the UK. 367,625 copies in 3 days, but its not that much...especially since there were like 8 million copies of the book printed. But I think it will definitely be a top seller at Christmas. Its a Brilliant book...I loved it and Ive already read it 3 times.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 14:35:32
Cool! I should get a copy soon...Heheh.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 14:36:39
WOO SCORE!!!!!!!ive already read it NINE times!!!!! TAKE THAT TWIGHLIGHT FANS!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 14:46:33
I expected more copies to be sold but at least its on the bestseller list! I got mine as soon as it came out and Ive read it several times already!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 14:53:43
Woot! Beedle beat Breaking dawn! =D
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 14:53:49
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 14:59:59
Wait, so BtB beat Twilight? *throws confetti into air* Take that you stupid Harry Potter wannabe book(s)! Woott :) Muahahahahahahahaha. I love it when HP owns everything. It makes me feel superior. Like how I am now. :)
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 15:12:39
Woo hoo! Go Harry Potter! JK can still do it. Better than any other by far!! Makes me so pleased!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 15:48:36
Anything by JKR sells... really...
Beedle the Bard > Breaking Dawn, haha, in terms of fastest selling, anyway. It could just be because people need to buy it for Christmas. BD sucked anyway, a lot of my friends just waited for the libraries to get it.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 15:50:59
HAHA! TAKE THAT YOU TWILIGHTERS AND YOUR STUPID DISAPPOINTING "BREAKING DAWN" BOOK! I DONT EVER WANNA HEAR SOMEONE SAY THAT HP IS DYING AND TWILIGHT IS BETTER.... THE WORLD OF HARRY POTTER HAS JUST BEGUN!!!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 15:54:09
HOLY CANOLI!!! ^^ Was Breaking Dawn the fastest selling book before? I didnt know that.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 15:55:57
If you actually look at the article, youll see that these figures are just for the U.K.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 16:22:45
why am i not suprised? haha im so glad its on top, but also very sad its out. what else is there to look forward to besides the movies?
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 16:29:14
Yay! Thats really great for the charity J.K. Rowling is supporting. Im happy for her, and of course its a great thing for the fandom. Oh, and of course, its always great to hear Harry Potter is just plain better than the Twilight series in all aspects (in regards to Beedle beating out Breaking Dawn in terms of how fast it sold...).
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 16:32:33
I wasnt expecting that :P
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 17:22:57
i got my copy!!! :-D i did start to read it but other things have come up. I will read it though.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 17:53:54
PWNAGE!!!!!! ding-ding-ding!! The match is over! The victor: HARRY POTTER!! The loser: The wanna-be harry potter, TWILIGHT! HAHAHAHHAHAH!!!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 17:57:39
Im actually surprised because I didnt think that it was that big. cool.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 18:21:39
Yes we beat all those twitards! Yaaay! But really, it deserves the spot more than Breaking Dawn.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 19:15:11
Congratulations Jo!!!!! and its only in U.K!!! And for Twilight... MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA......TAK E THAT.....now which one is the best.... "wannabes".... MWAHAHAHAHAHA, and its not even a "Harry Potter" book...... BD- more days and less sells..... even guiness book first.
CONGRATULATIONS JO !!!!!! You are the BEST !!!!!!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 19:17:21
Haha thats funny- a book that probably took all of 2 days for Jo to write beat something that took Stephanie Meyer many months to write. Just goes to show you which book series is better! Yay Jo!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 19:37:07
Yay! Beedle was awesome! I hope people have realized by now the popularity of Potter IS NOT a temporary kids/teen bandwagon thing *liketwilightiscoughcough *. With that many HP lovers Im surprised I dont personally know more of them in my area. :( But yay for Beedle the Bard! PS. I saw someone refer to it as "beetle" the other day. LOL!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 19:41:44
What? I thought Breaking Dawn sold way more.
Hey, all you Twilight haters shut up. It is possible to like Twilight and Harry Potter at the same time. What is it with this immature "Na na na na boo boo" stuff? Grow up, for Gods sake, its not a competition.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 20:18:28
I thought that sounded pretty low. I wonder how many sold in the U.S. I had no idea so many HP fans disliked the Twilight series. I got my collectors edition in the mail today, and was very excited, havent had a chance to read anything but the first part by Jo though.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 20:21:56
yay!!!! harry potter will always dominate!!! i like twilight, but it doesnt hold a candle to harry.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 20:45:49
Ahahaha! It beat that stupid twilight book. Take that smeyer. Harry Potter will always be number one!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 21:55:11
You twilight fans are the ones who need to grow up. Always comparing Harry Potter with Twilight. Cant you guys stand by yourselves?!
Harry Potter is the best and will live for ever and ever - i think that is more than proved.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 22:46:06
YAY!!! It beat Breaking dawn!!!! Stupid twilight!!! I dont want to hear them saying another word about it. I mean, BTB was very short and BD was supposed to end the twilight and yet Beedle beat it!! GOO HARRY POTTER!! WOHOOO!!! Take that twilight!!! Congrats Jo!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 22:49:33
er, hate to burst your bubble guys, but those arent exactly right.
i think that it may be talking about the UK, cos breaking dawn sold 1.3 million copies in the first 24 hours. so its not quite easy to compare the two..
dont get me wrong, im a fan of twilight and harry potter, im also a fan of skulduggery pleasant, darren shan, demonata, and many more..
what is with this never ending battle? so sick of it.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-09 23:09:43
Twilights all right and all... but Im very glad that Beedle the Bard won this :D. Harry Potter is the best, simple as that.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-10 03:01:55
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-10 03:50:15
You all realize Mugglenet failed to put in the headline that this was according to the U.K. ONLY, not USA. Breaking Dawn sold 1.3million in 24hrs so these numbers arent really comparable. Im not taking sides because I do enjoy both series, but Mugglenet needs to make sure its headlines tell the facts, Leaky News got it right.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-10 04:31:12
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-10 06:47:58
Yay! I honestly didnt expect so many people to buy it. I mean, I knew itd be a big seller, but nowhere near the actual Harry Potter books. I havent read it yet because my mom bought the special edition for me for Christmas and refuses to let me read it. ):
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-10 09:37:16
Twilight isnt as popular in the UK... obviously it didnt outshine HP there. But Breaking Dawn killed Beedle in sales. It sold more than ten times the amount of Beedle, and only in 1 day.
And Im not sure if you remember, but Breaking Dawn knocked Harry Potter 7 off the Top 10 Bestsellers list way back in 2007.
Im a fan of both, and I like them equally, but get your facts straight.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-10 18:47:00
its only for UK. and? its only for uk to both, so its fair. HP > twilight
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-10 20:59:20
Id just like to point out that the HP Fandom didnt make this a competition. The media played a huge role but, for the most part, the Twi-Hards were the ones picking the fight ("Harry who?!" "The next JK Rowling!" Edward would soOoOo kick Harrys butt! And hes hotter!" Yeah. Dont deny it.) So sorry to irk you, but honestly, if you cant take what you dish out...
Disclaimer: Twilight had me for a little while (hey, Im a sucker for romance [though it never came near my beloved HP)], but Stephenie Meyer dropped me off the highest cliff with Breaking Fail er, Dawn. The first three stories were compelling and imaginative, no doubt about that. But were all just arguing semantics here.
And yet, though its all subjective when it comes to what you like, in terms of literary prowes........do I even need to say which author takes the cake?
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-12 16:42:07
Has it occurred to you which author is from the U.K.... and which is from the USA?
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-12 21:39:04
aww i am so proud. even though i havent bought it yet :-X
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-15 20:40:53
Im so proud of Harry Potter. The spirit of Harry Potter will NEVER end! hahaha
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