iceroll Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1726645&highlight Suzanne Collins' trilogy surpasses J.K. Rowling's seven-book Harry Potter series as Amazon's top book series ever
iceroll Posted August 18, 2012 Author Posted August 18, 2012 Pretty impressive considering it's 3 books vs. 7.
cozmeesah Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 Yes, but then again when the first Potter books came out, Amazon.com wasn't even around, or if it was, it wasn't anywhere near as big as it is now.Still, it is very impressive. 1
tommycruise Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 Interesting article but a number of copies sold would have been nice
altbum Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 (edited) Amazon was around when Potter came out but e-books changed everything, and that's pretty recent.The scary thing is that Hunger Games is only on it's first movie. The books will continue to sell like crazy for a long time to come... Edited August 18, 2012 by altbum
keysersoze123 Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 Yes, but then again when the first Potter books came out, Amazon.com wasn't even around, or if it was, it wasn't anywhere near as big as it is now.Still, it is very impressive.You are way off. Amazon has been around since 1995. In fact it started as just an online book seller and very popular since late nighties.
altbum Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 Interesting timing for this announcement considering the dvd comes out tommorow
cozmeesah Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 You are way off. Amazon has been around since 1995. In fact it started as just an online book seller and very popular since late nighties.Maybe so. But absolutely nowhere near the same neighborhood as it is today. Especially with kindles & e-readers.
Gopher Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 I'm waiting for that piece of Twilight fan fic erotica to beat all of them.
MovieMan89 Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 Definitely impressive, however online retail has been far more prominent since THG came out compared to when Sorcerer's Stone came out. Most people probably bought Potters 1-4 at an actual book store.
Phil in the Blank Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 Definitely impressive, however online retail has been far more prominent since THG came out compared to when Sorcerer's Stone came out. Most people probably bought Potters 1-4 at an actual book store. My God those were dark dark times. 2
darthdevidem01 Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 My God those were dark dark times.I knooow we had to walk around aisles looking for books & carry them (HP ones were SOOO Heavy) to the till & wait in a line!
Rudolf Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 big advertizing, butwhat does that tell us?J.K.Rowlings is not even a Kindle million seller http://www.ct.com/entertainment/photos/wtxx-kindle-million-club-the-bestselling-kindle-authors-of-alltime-20120321,0,3494757.photogallery
altbum Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) I'm waiting for that piece of Twilight fan fic erotica to beat all of them. That would be horrific (or would that be whore-ific??) Edited August 20, 2012 by altbum
cozmeesah Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 big advertizing, butwhat does that tell us?J.K.Rowlings is not even a Kindle million seller http://www.ct.com/entertainment/photos/wtxx-kindle-million-club-the-bestselling-kindle-authors-of-alltime-20120321,0,3494757.photogalleryI'm pretty sure Potter books weren't even available in E-book form until the last few years. I distinctly remember stories on the fan sites about them finally becoming available.
cozmeesah Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 I have to say that, as a fan of both Potter and THG, I'm very put off by the many Potter fans that are now bashing Hunger Games because of this pointless Amazon thing. Almost makes me ashamed to be a Potter fan.
Master Scottb Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 I have to say that, as a fan of both Potter and THG, I'm very put off by the many Potter fans that are now bashing Hunger Games because of this pointless Amazon thing. Almost makes me ashamed to be a Potter fan.I'm a Potter fan but I agree it is ridiculous to bash Hunger Games because it is now #1 on Amazon. Records were made to be broken, and Harry Potter had its day.
cozmeesah Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 Not to mention it's pretty obvious why HG has beaten it on Amazon. Potter books were just this past March available in e-book format for the first time, and still aren't available on Kindles or Nooks. And most people already have their copies of HP books.
Noctis Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 Are the Potter fans really bashing Hunger Games? They've always been very supportive of it.
cozmeesah Posted August 27, 2012 Posted August 27, 2012 Are the Potter fans really bashing Hunger Games? They've always been very supportive of it.On Mugglenet and it's Facebook, yeah. I mean, not all of them, but quite a few are now.
