New Harry Potter book breaks US sales records

JK Rowling’s new Harry Potter book sold an astonishing 6.9 million copies in its first 24 hours – averaging better than 250,000 sales per hour and smashing the US record held by the previous Potter release.

“This is a cause for celebration, not just for Scholastic, but for book lovers everywhere,” said Lisa Holton, president of Scholastic Children’s Books, and author Rowling’s US publisher.