Suzanne Collins’ trilogy surpasses J.K. Rowling’s seven-book Harry
Potter series as Amazon’s top book series ever
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2012--
(NASDAQ: AMZN)— Amazon.com, Inc. today announced that the Hunger Games
trilogy has outsold the seven-book Harry Potter series, making Suzanne
Collins’ three-part saga the best-selling book series of all time on
Amazon.com, taking into consideration print and Kindle book sales
combined. All of the books in the Hunger Games and Harry Potter series
are available for Kindle owners with a Prime membership to borrow for
free in the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library.
“Since debuting in 2008, Katniss Everdeen and the Hunger Games have
taken the world by storm, much as Harry Potter did a decade before,”
said Sara Nelson, Editorial Director of Books and Kindle, Amazon.com.
“Interestingly, this series is only three books versus Harry Potter’s
seven, and to achieve this result in just four years is a great
testament to both the popularity of the work and, we think, the growth
in reading digitally during that time. Customers love these books and
all three titles are consistently on our Top 10 lists in both print and
Kindle formats, and ‘The Hunger Games’ is also the most-borrowed book in
the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library.”
“The Hunger Games,” “Catching Fire” and “Mockingjay” are published by
Scholastic, and are all currently in the top 50 books in both print and
Kindle formats. For more details, visit the Top 100 Best Seller lists
here:
The Hunger Games movie debuts on DVD, Blu-ray and Amazon Instant
Video tomorrow, August 18. All customers
who pre-order the DVD, Blu-ray or digital version can watch it instantly
on Amazon Instant Video starting shortly after midnight. To pre-order
now visit www.amazon.com/thehungergames.
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opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s
Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most
customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything
they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the
lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of
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compact Kindle ever and features the same 6-inch, most advanced
electronic ink display that reads like real paper even in bright
sunlight. Kindle Touch is a new addition to the Kindle family with an
easy-to-use touch screen that makes it easier than ever to turn pages,
search, shop, and take notes – still with all the benefits of the most
advanced electronic ink display. Kindle Touch 3G is the top of the line
e-reader and offers the same new design and features of Kindle Touch,
with the unparalleled added convenience of free 3G. Kindle Fire is the
Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, books, magazines, apps, games and
web browsing with all the content, free storage in the Amazon Cloud,
Whispersync, Amazon Silk (Amazon’s new revolutionary cloud-accelerated
web browser), vibrant color touch screen, and powerful dual-core
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