ASIA ROUND UP – HARRY POTTER
June 1st, 2003
BY MARK ROWEWHEN the first two Harry Potter novels hit Singapore shelves, only 200 copies were sold. Now, the battle for sales resembles that between Gryffindor and Slytherin. Members of staff from the Kinokuniya bookstore, dressed as wizards shouted "Harry Potter books this way!" as Singaporeans appeared to head for the rival Borders store. There, 2,700 people had pre-ordered the book and the first buyer arrived 10 hours before it went on sale at 7am local time on Saturday.All stores have discounted the book, which retails officially at S$41 (GBPounds15.80) but ...
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