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EmmaRiddle · #1 (**permalink**) 01-26-2005, 04:01 PM

Harry Potter combined with a rising interest in Japanese fiction, has apparently helped to boost overall publishing sales in Japan.

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Brisk demand for the new Harry Potter novel and mounting interest in Japanese fiction offset slumping magazine sales to boost overall publishing sales about 0.7% to 2.24 trillion yen (US$21.6 billion) in 2004, the sector's first growth in eight years, according to data compiled by the Research Institute for Publications.

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The first edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth novel in the series whose Japanese version debuted in September, saw 2.9 million copies printed.

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In contrast, estimated sales of magazines fell 1.7% to 1.29 trillion yen, declining for the seventh straight year.

Source: HPANA

**serenasnape** · 01-26-2005, 04:05 PM

That's great! Harry Potter really is a hero! Too bad there will only be 7 books. I'm sure the publishers will be clamoring for more as well. They are too used to the money!!!

TonksSB · 01-26-2005, 04:05 PM

Wow! good for HP! That's a lot of money.

pretty_kitty · 01-26-2005, 04:21 PM

thats great I wonder they got for it ??

*Snivellus* · 01-26-2005, 04:40 PM

Very good! Go HP!

RedMartini · 01-26-2005, 05:35 PM

cool!

Anirock · 01-26-2005, 06:50 PM

good for them....

Pearl_In_Crystal · 01-26-2005, 07:49 PM

thats really nice, japanese must have become real fans of hp now.

Petrovich · 01-26-2005, 08:30 PM

They make good money, I wish I could do that sometime

potterxfan04 · 01-26-2005, 09:45 PM

great to hear, my that's a lot of money..

Griffin-Rider · 01-26-2005, 09:46 PM

keep it up hp.

**fr2nc1z** · 01-26-2005, 10:11 PM

Oh wow, that is simply shocking! I was under the impression the HP books hadn't had a big success in Japan. And I assumed that the market for it was very small. Apparently, I was wrong

hehe

I have to say -- from all the times I've been wrong, I'm glad this is one of them!