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New Harry Potter book breaks Australian sales record

Xinhua, August 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

The latest installment of the hugely popular Harry Potter series has become Australia's fastest selling book of the decade, local media reported on Friday.

More than 170,000 people have rushed to grab a copy of the two-part series book titled: "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" in the first three days of its release, said publishing house Hachette Australia.

The book which was released on July 31 by author J.K Rowling, director John Tiffany and playwright Jack Thorne has become Australia's fastest-selling script book since the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2007.

The unprecedented response to the play script has left retailers scrambling to order thousands of copies more to satisfy Hogwarts-hungry readers.

Booktopia's head of marketing John Purcell said the online-only business sold out of the title despite placing four bulk orders, totaling more than 8,000 copies.

To date, author JK Rowling has sold 450 million copies of her Harry Potter seven-book series worldwide.

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