Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
A young wizard confronts an escaped prisoner and a traitorous rat.
By 2012, The Guardian reported total UK sales of 3,377,906 copies.[1] The third installment of the Harry Potter series is titled Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.[2] Within three days after its UK release, more than 64,000 copies were sold, a record for the fastest-selling British book at that time.[1]
Quick Facts
- Author
- J. K. Rowling
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury (UK)
- Illustrator
- Cliff Wright (first edition)
- Series
- Harry Potter
- Release number
- 3 in series
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
Rowling stated in 2004 that this book was "the best writing experience I ever had" because her financial worries were over and press attention was not yet excessive.[2][3] Two distinct UK proof editions and one US "Advance Reader's Edition" were issued prior to publication.[4] Across all three hardback states, 5,150 copies were printed by Clays Ltd.[5] Immediately after finishing Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J. K. Rowling commenced writing Prisoner of Azkaban.[2]
Bloomsbury put out the book in the UK on 8 July 1999, while Scholastic, Inc. released it in the US on 8 September 1999.[6] Only about 50 copies of the initial UK proof, which had purple wrappers, were printed.[4] A printing mistake on page 7 appeared in the first hardback printing; this was fixed in two later printings.[7][5] The British paperback came out on 1 April 2000, and the US paperback followed on 1 October 2001.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Longing for the clock to strike 12", The Daily Telegraph, 2 May 2003; Rogers, "The top 100 bestselling books of all time: how does Fifty Shades of Grey compare?", The Guardian, 9 August 2012 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "A Potter timeline for muggles", Toronto Star, 14 July 2004; "About the Book", The Remembrall (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Puig, "New 'Potter' movie sneaks in spoilers from upcoming books", USA Today, 27 April 2004 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Errington, "J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997–2013", Bloomsbury Academic, 2015; Errington, "J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997–2013", Bloomsbury Academic, 2015; admin, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Scarce Green Uncorrected Proof, 1 of 150 !) – J.K. Rowling"; "J.K. Rowling The Prisoner of Azkaban, 1999, uncorrected proof copy, second state Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century 2021", Sotheby's (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Errington, "J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997–2013", Bloomsbury Academic, 2015 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Longing for the clock to strike 12", The Daily Telegraph, 2 May 2003 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Elisco, "Publishers Info: The Phenomenon of Harry Potter", Tomfolio.com; Elisco, "Publishers Info: The Phenomenon of Harry Potter", Tomfolio.com; Errington, "J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997–2013", Bloomsbury Academic, 2015 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rowling, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) paperback", Bloomsbury, 1999; "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) Paperback", BargainBookStores.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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