The Beeb Reports Worldwide sales of the five Harry Potter books have reached the 250 million mark.
Author JK Rowling’s agent, Christopher Little, confirmed the figure on Monday – and revealed Rowling had begun work on the sixth Potter adventure.
The series has been sold in more than 200 countries and translated into 60 languages from Hindi to Ancient Greek.
The fifth book, The Order of the Phoenix, sold 1.78 million copies on its first day in the UK alone.
Mr Little issued a statement via Potter publisher Bloomsbury saying the series had “entered the history books yet again” with a “record-breaking, unprecedented number of worldwide sales” of 250 million.
Teachers and publishers acknowledge that the Potter books have been instrumental in turning more children on to reading.
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