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Potter goes Potty
01/08/2007 . Source: Jessica Martin 
Scholastic announces sales of 11.5 million Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows novels in its first 10 days. Buy Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in the USA - or Buy Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in the UK  Scholastic has announced that sales of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final volume in J.K. Rowling's series, reached 11.5 million copies in the US in its first 10 days on sale. This milestone comes on the heels of the previously announced 8.3 million copies sold in the US within the first 24 hours of the book's release at 12:01am on July 21st 2007.
Scholastic was printing copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows right up to the final hours prior to release and, with pre-orders and reservations climbing at an incredible pace, the company was able to print enough additional copies to be in position for re-supply following the launch. The additional copies brought the total number of the US edition in print for the seventh book to 14 million.
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