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USA Today – Apr 24, 2007
htm’>How has Harry Potter cast such a wide spell? By. That was before the frenzied mobs buying Harry Potter books, before the star-studded Potter movie premieres, the piles of Potter merchandise, the scores of Potter websites. FIND MORE STORIES IN:…
htm’>How has Harry Potter cast such a wide spell? By. That was before the frenzied mobs buying Harry Potter books, before the star-studded Potter movie premieres, the piles of Potter merchandise, the scores of Potter websites. FIND MORE STORIES IN:.
Swords, sorcery and high fantasy
Times of India – Apr 24, 2007
And a big industry to boot. Here are a few examples: JRR Tolkien’s”last”novel, released 34 years after his death, sold 500,000 copies in just twodays. British boy wizard HarryPotter whipped a record-breaking magic with author JK Rowling receiving advanceorders for more than 500,000 copies for the seventh and final book of the famousseries. What accounts for this fascination withfantasy? Iseveryone going’fantastical’? Fantasy novelistSamit Basu explains, “Human fascination for ‘larger than life’ stuff has beenthere ever since people began telling stories. And everybody is interested inthem. “It is because of different kinds of readership that Harry Potter has twocovers â one aimed towards children and the other at adults. Explains22-year-old Garima Singhal, who is pursuing her masters at the National BrainResearch Institute, “I have been a die-hard Harry Potter fan since I was inClass X…
What accounts for this fascination withfantasy? Iseveryone going’fantastical’? Fantasy novelistSamit Basu explains, “Human fascination for ‘larger than life’ stuff has beenthere ever since people began telling stories. And everybody is interested inthem. “It is because of different kinds of readership that Harry Potter has twocovers â one aimed towards children and the other at adults. Explains22-year-old Garima Singhal, who is pursuing her masters at the National BrainResearch Institute, “I have been a die-hard Harry Potter fan since I was inClass X. I am amazed at the world that he lives in. There are so many thingsthat he can do but I can’t. I get a kick out of reading about his adventures,it’s a great stress buster forme.
Harry Potter could be magic for Cineworld.
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| Daily Mail (London) (April, 2007). 24–Cinema chain Cineworld is planning a fast-track flotation in a bid to cash in on a summer of blockbusters. The company intends to list on the London Stock Exchange on Friday at between 155.
Final fantasy-Hyderabad Times-Cities-The Times of India
Times of India – Apr 24, 2007
Reports are suggestingthat the manuscript of the last volume of the Harry Potter series may have beenleaked and is now already available online but there is no confirming thatwhatâs on the Internet is authentic. Bookstores are reeling under thepre-order load as people are making a beeline to ensure that they get copy assoon as the book releases. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows ishere before he is, quite magically. And many of the bookstores areexpecting the sales to go up by 50 per cent. âIn 2005, the overall salesof the book in the city were about 30,000 and this year we expect it to at leastdouble,â says Amarjit Barua, a store manager. The book is being launchedin the Hyderabad market only in July 21. Itâs a worldwide release…
For others, fantasyis a great stress buster especially from hectic study schedules. Little wonderthen that books on fantasy, swords, sorcery sell in billion dollars. âLasttime around, there was lot of hype about Harry Potter and so, I bought a copy,and read it. The tale was so gripping that I ended up buying the previouseditions too. Now, itâs sad to see that the series is coming to anend,â R Abhijeet, a student. Is he motivated to read it online? âIcould but I would rather own a copy,â he adds.