Amazon UK: Harry Potter on Top Selling Lists of the Decade

Sales of Harry Potter items are in the news as UK Amazon has released several lists today of top sellers over the past decade. The Telegraph reports that in the Top Selling DVDs and Blu-rays of the decade for the online retailer, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was number six on the list (number one was Mamma Mia followed by Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)

The paper also reports that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is the best-selling author of the decade, and the beloved Harry Potter series had a commanding presence in the best-selling book category as follows:

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – JK Rowling

2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – JK Rowling

3. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer

4. Twilight -Stephenie Meyer

5. Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer

6. The Tales of Beedle the Bard – JK Rowling

7. New Moon – Stephenie Meyer

8. The Time Traveller’s Wife – Audrey Niffenegger

9. The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini

10. A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini