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.
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HPANA