On the second day of Steve Jobs's tenure, another thing happened. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets went on sale in the Ying State, exactly one year after the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
In this one year, Harry Potter had made a curve that surprised all the book industry practitioners. From the sales of only 12,000 copies in the first month, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone had been listed in 23 countries around the world, translated into four different languages, and finally sold as many as 12 million copies worldwide.
At this moment, there were already publishing houses in 72 countries negotiating with Daqian Entertainment. At the same time, there were more than 30 translators working hard to translate Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone into 12 different languages.
For example, the translation work in Hua Xia had basically been completed. It was expected that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone would be available for sale in Hua Xia in May of this year.
With the continued popularity of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the sales of the second book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, naturally attracted the curious eyes of all readers, fans, and practitioners.
In the end, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was scheduled to be released in the United States and the Ying State at the same time. As a result, people were surprised to find that all the mainstream bookstores in the United States and the Ying State had unusually long lines in front of them. The longest line was the bookstore in New York, which was a full 300 meters long. It was frightening.
However, if one did not want to wait in line, there was also a way to buy Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
For example, Amazon officially announced to the public that it had reached a cooperation agreement with Daqian Entertainment and the Daqian Publishing House in the United States to sell 100,000 copies of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on Amazon.
Moreover, if one bought Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on Amazon, they could enjoy a limited time discount of $5 on the postage. At that time, they could wait for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at home for only $5 on the postage.
Boss Jia and Daqian Entertainment had fully considered the possible hot sales of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Therefore, the first release of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was 500,000 copies in the Ying State and an astonishing 1.5 million copies in the United States.
Daqian Entertainment optimistically estimated that the two million copies could be sold for about two weeks until the second batch of Harry Potter and the Secretary arrived.
However, it turned out that Daqian Entertainment was still too optimistic. In just three days, two million copies of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" were sold out in the two countries. After that, there was a shortage of stock everywhere.
This made Daqian Entertainment extremely puzzled. They had calculated many times and felt that two million copies were enough to support the two countries for at least a week. How could all of them be sold out in three days? This was too illogical.
Later, after an investigation, Daqian Entertainment found out that not only were readers from the United States and Ying State involved, but also readers from other English-speaking countries.
Although book dealers in various countries were not allowed to directly buy and sell foreign books due to the restrictions of laws and regulations, illegal dealers did not have this restriction.
In order to read "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" a few months in advance, some people even chose to go to the United States or the Ying State to buy a copy of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". After that, they would fly back home.
There were also some smart people who went to the Ying State and the United States to buy hundreds of copies of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". Then, they mailed them back to their home countries and quietly sold them in their home countries.
Of course, the cost of each book would increase by about 20 or 30 dollars. However, it did not matter. The crazy Harry Potter fans in various countries did not mind spending an extra 50 dollars or even 100 dollars to read the story of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" in advance.
Non-English-speaking countries were not so lucky. Even if they wanted to read it, they could not understand it!
"What should I do? I want to read it so badly!" In a house in Australia, a little girl was pacing back and forth in annoyance.
She was a loyal Harry Potter reader. When she heard that "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" was about to be released, the girl took out all her pocket money and planned to buy the new story as soon as possible.
However, she did not expect that Australia would not be among the first countries to be released. This made the little girl feel depressed, and at the same time, she also wanted to go to the Ying State.
Of course, this was absolutely not supported by her family. Although the little girl's family was very rich, and not only did they have computers, but they were also among the first families in Australia to install the Internet, the problem was that her parents did not have time to accompany her to the Ying State. It was naturally impossible for her to go there alone.
Later, the little girl found out that one of her classmates was traveling to the Ying State, so she asked her classmate to help her bring back a copy of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." However, her friend in the Ying State called her and told her that it was already too late when she got there. It had already been sold out in the entire United Kingdom. If she wanted to buy it again, she would have to wait another month for the second batch of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" to be sold out.
"Oh my God!" The little girl looked up at the sky and sighed, then walked around the house in annoyance. In the end, she had no choice but to go to the computer and log in to the "Harry Potter" fan forum, hoping to find some news or information about "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."
Unfortunately, the forum was very strict and did not allow any spoiler posts to appear. Otherwise, the little girl would not have been so anxious.
"The" Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets "that I bought from Amazon has finally arrived. Everyone, take a look and see if it is the same as the one that was bought from the bookstore." A person posted a picture in the post.
The "Harry Potter" fan website was still very popular, and it even had the function of illustrating pictures. Just this function of illustrating pictures, and it was the function of illustrating pictures in the forum, probably cost more than a million US dollars.
Of course, the picture was very blurry, and it was only about a few dozen kilobytes. It could be said that it was a mess. However, there were still many people who expressed their envy under the post. They had flown to the United States, but they had not been able to buy "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."
"This guy is just here to show off!" The little girl was so angry that she pouted, but she quickly thought of something. She immediately opened the 51 search engine, then entered Amazon's official website. Finally, she found the "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" store on the front page of Amazon.
"There are still 40,000 copies!" The little girl let out a cheer, then immediately bought it. When she bought it, the little girl was a little worried that it would not be able to sell it internationally. She did not expect that there would be a foreign mailing function. She could also choose to send it by air courier or a cheaper ordinary courier, but she needed to pay to a designated bank account first.
In the end, the little girl begged her parents to help her transfer the money, but it was already a day later, and there were less than 2,000 copies of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" left. The little girl almost could not buy it.
Fortunately, after waiting for half a month, the little girl finally received the "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" from the distant United States by air courier.
"This website is not bad!" the little girl finally muttered.
With the 100,000 copies sold on Amazon, the "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" sold out all over the world. This showed the great charm of "Harry Potter".
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