Potter makes history as fastest-selling book
Filed under J.K. Rowling
July 24, 2007 3:43 pm
money just keeps pouring in for a first billionaire writer ever J.K Rowling
The seventh and final volume in the Harry Potter series has become the fastest selling book in history, publishers said on Monday, with more than 11 million copies sold during the first 24 hours in three markets alone.
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