Potter finale breaks record
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has broken records in the US, selling 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours on sale.
It also sold 2.65 million in the UK, becoming the quickest seller out of the entire series.
The previous high was in 2005 for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which sold 2 million in its first day of release.
The long-awaited finale to JK Rowling's international best-sellers hit shops on Saturday, and it was released simultaneously around the world.
More than a thousand fans queued at the Waterstones' bookshop in the centre of London, where many were dressed as wizards for the midnight launch.
Another 1,000 waited at Asda's superstore in Pudsey, near Leeds, where the £17.99 books were being sold for a mere fiver.
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