When a report of a warehouse in the Port district of Medan, Indonesia, was found with over 10,000 distinct Indonesian versions of "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows" printed in two colors on paper pulp board it caused a media storm. Indonesian publishers estimate that up to 500 million copies have been released by local authors since 2005. In 2011 there were 18 official releases from five publishing houses. With the publication last year of Bahasa Indonesia Harry Potter directly marketed to Indonesians valued at US$2 billion. This is one case where digital media has been the catalyst for changes in print-based publishing locally across South East Asia. The Harry Potter series is a set of seven fantasy novels written by British author J.K. Rowling. The main story follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who learns to overcome dangerous forces to defeat the Dark Lord's attempts at returning after being left for dead by his arch nemesis, Lord Voldemort. The series is written in the style of a magical boarding school—the wizarding world's equivalent to attending a Muggle (non-magical) private school—and follows Harry and his classmates as he learns to cast spells, play quidditch and fight dark magic. The first book was published worldwide in 1998 by Bloomsbury and became an overnight sensation. By 2007, Harry Potter had become the best-selling book series in history. As of 2011, the Harry Potter series has sold over 450 million copies worldwide and over 400 million copies in the English language alone. The series has also generated an amount of revenue elsewhere, including the release of feature films based on the books. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was released in the United Kingdom on 26 June 1997 by Bloomsbury. It was edited by Peter Archer, who also took on two other roles during production: line editor for "Philosopher's Stone" and copy editor for "Chamber of Secrets". It was released in the United States under another title, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", by Arthur A. Levine Books on 6 September 1998, which used copy editing from Judith Briles. The American version included a new, longer dedication to Briles' daughter Amy, who died in 1995. The book sold a total of 100,000 copies in hardback. In 1999, Bloomsbury issued a paperback edition of "Philosopher's Stone" alongside the hardback edition, as well as a small number of commemorative copies of the original UK version. In 2006, Bloomsbury issued a 10th-anniversary edition with new cover art by Jonny Duddle and a new preface by J. K. Rowling. The child psychologist and author Adrian Furnham has produced scholarly work on how the Harry Potter books have been received by adults and children alike. 8eeb4e9f32 56
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