I've just re-read Mary's Essay and I wanted to highlight some quotes which I found particularly interesting.
Quote:
"In a Time Magazine article they thought it particularly interesting that the Harry Potter books don't specify a reading level, which would be expected for a children's book."
This is about the decision to create a childs list and move HP to there;
Quote:
"It was the result of extreme pressure that was put on them by the whole publishing industry. The decision was a response to the complaints from many publishers that Harry Potter was hogging and clogging the top of the best-seller list..."
Corliss Richard
"Why 'Harry Potter' did a Harry Houdini" 1 Sept 2004
http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...,50554,00.html