A Brief Walk Through Time at Scholastic
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A Brief Walk Through Time at Scholastic
New York Times – Apr 21, 2007
Robinson began by stressing that the Harry Potter book revenue makes up a small part of the company’s total and he intimated that there could be another best-selling series to come — from the same author. Following are excerpts of the conversation:Q. So where is Scholastic bound after the last Harry Potter book? Can we believe it’s the last book?A. We can believe this is the last book on Harry Potter. We look at Harry Potter as a wonderful icing on top of the cake, but we are essentially a children’s book and media company, with our own distribution network and book clubs. There’s no question that Harry Potter gave us a big boost. It brought us name recognition, but Harry Potter never exceeded 8 percent of our total revenue…
Following are excerpts of the conversation:Q. So where is Scholastic bound after the last Harry Potter book? Can we believe it’s the last book?A. We can believe this is the last book on Harry Potter. We look at Harry Potter as a wonderful icing on top of the cake, but we are essentially a children’s book and media company, with our own distribution network and book clubs. There’s no question that Harry Potter gave us a big boost. It brought us name recognition, but Harry Potter never exceeded 8 percent of our total revenue.
Harry Potter star Radcliffe dumped as Equus show bombs
The Spoof – The Spoof (satire) – Apr 21, 2007
"Those of us who work in the thoroughbred livestock industry know an equine erection when we see one," said a Newmarket horse breeder, Seamus O'Shergar. "Paying sixty quid for a ticket to see such a load of old bollox is one bloody rip off. "I've seen better hard-ons in a Weston Super Mare donkey derby. "And as for Radcliffe the man's a eunuch.
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Canton Repository – Canton Repository (subscription) – Apr 21, 2007
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