The Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling, is a fantasy series that chronicles the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's struggle against Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who murdered Harry's parents and attempted to kill Harry as a baby. The series explores themes of love, loss, good versus evil, and the power of friendship. It is the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold worldwide.
I think the Harry Potter books have sold more or are at least similar to the sales of the Bible. She just wrote it in her lifetime. Bible's been around for 2,000 years. 2,000 years head start. Yeah. And that's and they went for her and it went they went for her. And there's like seven I mean when you think about it there's like seven or eight generations of kids have read these books. Bestselling series in history. So Harry Potter series alone is exceeding 600 million copies sold worldwide.
""The Harry Potter series is brought up in the context of J.K. Rowling's immense success as an author and the backlash she faced. The speaker compares the sales of her books to the Bible, emphasizing their global reach and impact across generations."