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03-06-2008, 08:08 AM
| | |  Harry Potter tops American, British, French & German lists
Internet retailer Amazon recently conducted a survey to determine national stereotypes. What they found was that Harry Potter topped four out of the five lists, showing that the series 'surpassed all national, cultural and social boundaries'. Deathly Hallows, the latest and final story, topped the American, British, French and German lists, with the seventh Harry Potter ranking at #3 in Japan. Quote:
A survey of global reading habits has revealed that we all adapt our national stereotypes, with the French opting for morose highbrow tomes, the Americans for self help guides, the British for trivia and books by celebrities, the Germans for holidays and the Japanese for more eclectic tastes.
But the survey also revealed that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was voted the number one read across UK, US, France and Germany, barring Japan, wherein it was placed at number three behind two health and beauty titles, Yukuko Tanaka's Face Massage and Inspiring Exercise.
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Amazon has compiled the bestselling books list from sales on its global sites. Kes Nielsen, head of book buying, estimated that three-quarters of those on the list had been boosted into their positions by people buying for Christmas, which may shed light on why novels do not make a more prominent appearance on the UK version.
He said: "People don't tend to buy fiction as a present as it is a very personal thing."
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03-06-2008, 10:15 AM
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| | Giant Squid
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Wow, that's great.
Go HP!
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03-06-2008, 10:21 AM
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| | Doxy
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Wicked!! Go Harry Potter!!! It's number 1 in all my lists as well!!!!!
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03-06-2008, 10:28 AM
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| | Plimpy
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Yay!  | |
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03-06-2008, 10:45 AM
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| | Erumpent
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Woot! I'm not surprised at all!
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03-06-2008, 10:51 AM
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| | Jarvey
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That's not very surprising!! It's #1 for me as well..
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03-06-2008, 11:18 AM
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|  Portuguese ModeratorThestral
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Woohoo! Go HP! 
__________________ I gotta go back to the muggle world,
they're gonna try and tell me this wasn't, that none of this happened,
but you know what? It was real. It did happen.
We spent time here. We made friends here. That's a part of us.
Cause Hogwarts is bigger than any of us, of any of it's founders,
and it's going to be around long after we're gone.
Maybe we'll see our kids come here one day.
That's the thing about Hogwarts.
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03-06-2008, 12:53 PM
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| | Bicorn
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Woot! That's great! Go HP  | |
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03-06-2008, 03:08 PM
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| | Vampire
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How unsurprising
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03-06-2008, 03:34 PM
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wicked!!!
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03-06-2008, 03:53 PM
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| | Chizpurfle
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Obv. It's So Freakin' Awesome!!
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03-06-2008, 05:23 PM
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| | Chizpurfle
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Very nice.
I always get fiction books as presents..
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03-07-2008, 12:00 AM
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Fiction is indeed very personal ... that's why I only write it for people I love.
But ... this means that Harry Potter equals globalization, and globalization is the death of the individual and all creative thought ... so wouldn't that make HP bad?
OMG! 
It's so bad but it feels so good ... *dies but reads the books again anyway*
__________________ Now taking suggestions for my newfanfic.
Drop me an owl suggestion ... or just say hello.
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03-07-2008, 12:46 AM
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soo great!!!
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03-07-2008, 12:46 AM
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| | Jarvey
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Oh my Gosh, thats Awesome!
I think this is the beginning of something bigger that Life.
Just Imagine if all books were translated in all languages.
We would all begin to share similarities in culture. =)
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03-07-2008, 01:59 AM
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That's cool !!
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03-07-2008, 05:14 AM
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wow that is awsome
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03-07-2008, 04:53 PM
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03-08-2008, 03:58 AM
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| | Skrewt
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brilliant..i was expecting DH to break any book,later movie record ever mad!! 
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03-10-2008, 08:35 PM
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| | Thestral
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Okay, my brain was malfunctioning [as usual] and I thought it said HP was full of stereotypes!xD
anyway, I re-read and I get it now [yay!  ] Go HP!
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