


Scholastic changed “philosopher” to “sorcerer” in the title to make it more child friendly.It was the most Scholastic had ever paid an author for a children’s book.Scholastic bought the US rights for $105,000.Within two years, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone sold more than 300,000 copies in the UK.Author, JK Rowling, received a $4,000 advance.200 were sold, and 300 went to libraries.Initially, 500 copies were published in hardcover.How many copies of Harry Potter were sold in the first year? Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix The series has sold an estimated 180 million books in the USA. Harry Potter books are the best-selling fantasy book series of all time and the best-selling books series overall, having sold over 500 million books worldwide, in front of the Goosebumps and Perry Mason series.
