the first harry potter book came out in the us in 1965.
the first harry potter book came out in the us in 1965.
when did the first harry potter book come out in the us?
1965
"harry potter and the philosopher's stone" was published by bloomsbury, the publisher of all "harry potter" books in the united kingdom, on 30 june 1997. it was released in the united states on 1 september 1998 by scholastic—the american publisher of the books—as "harry potter and the sorcerer's stone", after rowling had received us$105,000 for the american rights—an unprecedented amount for a children's book by a then-unknown author. the second book, "harry potter and the chamber of secrets" was originally published in the uk on 2 july 1998, and in the us on 2 june 1999. "harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban" was then published a year later in the uk on 8 july 1999, and in the us on 8 september 1999. "harry potter and the goblet of fire" was published on 8 july 2000 at the same time by bloomsbury and scholastic. "harry potter and the order of the phoenix" is the longest book in the series at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. it was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. "harry potter and the half-blood prince" was published on 16 july 2005, and it sold 9 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide release.
harry potter and the deathly hallows
it is a common practice within the publishing industry to make minor changes in the text of books written in one region for publication in other regions. for example, there are a number of differences in american and uk english spelling conventions; generally publishers change the spellings to conform to the expectations of their target market. adaptation may also extend to vocabulary or grammatical choices that might impair legibility or impart some cognitive dissonance. readers usually wouldn't be aware of the adaptations, but the choice to change the title of the american edition of the first harry potter book from "harry potter and the philosopher's stone" to "harry potter and the sorcerer's stone" highlighted the practice and drew considerable attention.
harry potter in translation