| Jan 2001 | Jan 17, 2001 - By Kera Bolonik. While I admit that the way they've fixed the goof in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is a bit odd, it's not the first time a publisher has had to make such changes after the fact to keep sci-fi and fantasy fans happy. In Larry Niven's classic "Ringworld," the ... dir.salon.com/story/books/letters/2001/01/17/potterfix/print.html
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| Feb 2001 | Feb 21, 2001 - Coca-Cola, the world's largest soft drink group, has won the global marketing rights for the first Harry Potter film, at a reported cost of £103m. The deal includes a pledge to fund community-reading schemes, as requested by Potter author JK Rowling, and is thought to be one of the ... news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1181896.stm
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| Mar 2001 | Mar 12, 2001 - By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK. Turning her creative prowess to a philanthropic cause, JK Rowling, author of the best-selling novels about the boy-wizard Harry Potter, has managed to turn about a month of writing into a donation expected to top $36 million. ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30A1FFC385E0C718DDDAA0894D9404482
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| May 2001 | May 8, 2001 - By AP. NEW ORLEANS -- A roomful of psychiatrists analyzed Harry Potter and concluded the boy wizard is wonderful. The orphaned hero of four best-selling children's novels makes mistakes but comes through in the end. He not only survived an abusive childhood in the home of hateful ... www.nytimes.com/books/01/05/06/daily/potter.html
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| Aug 2001 | Aug 9, 2001 - AP 08.09.01. LONDON -- Fans of Harry Potter who've come to expect an annual dose of the boy wizard will have to wait a little longer for the fifth volume of his adventures - but that's not because the author has writer's block. "There is no writer's block - on the contrary, ... www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/news/2001/08/45973
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| Sep 2001 | Sep 26, 2001 - Bloomsbury, the publisher of the best-selling Harry Potter books, has reported a surge in profits thanks to sales generated by the fictional boy wizard. The company also said it expects sales to rise even further when the Harry Potter film is released next month. ... news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/1564231.stm
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| Oct 2001 | Oct 31, 2001 - Listen to an excerpt from the third book in the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. Oct 31, 2001 | JK Rowling was a struggling single mother when she finished her first Harry Potter book with a grant from the Scottish Arts Council. That children's novel, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's ... dir.salon.com/story/audio/fiction/2001/10/31/rowling_hp3/index.html
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| Nov 2001 | Nov 11, 2001 - The author of the Harry Potter books is about to see her already enormous income move up several more gears thanks to a profit-sharing deal with Warner ... Rowling will be one of the prime beneficiaries of the Harry Potter film which cost Warner Brothers £85m to make but is confidently ... www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2741411/Harry-Potters-magic-millions.html
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| Nov 20, 2001 - But what do really think of the film? Did it live up to your expectations - or was it a disappointment? We want to know what you think, so e-mail us now! And don't forget you can join the discussion on our message board too. I didn't like the way they missed so much out and changed ... news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/chat/your_comments/newsid_1660000/1660337.stm
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| Dec 2001 | Dec 11, 2001 - I think Lord of the Rings will be more popular but I prefer Harry Potter because it's more simple and I like the books better. I think that Harry Potter was a brilliant read, but best left to the imagination of the reader. Lord of the Rings has so much description involved in the story ... news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/chat/your_comments/newsid_1701000/1701907.stm
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