Accurate production details for the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone book is not known, and it would be very hard to combine the information from every country, especially because there are so many different editions.
Having been in publication for 18 years, the book has been reprinted hundreds of times.
Close to ten denied J.K Rowling the opportunity to publish the Harry Potter series. It was dubbed by four publishers as "un-sellable" and "too fictional to sell". I attended a speech by Joanne to gain this insight. It was a classic david and Goliath story with the ultimate winner being Bloomsbury who published the original Harry potter and own most of the rights.
J.K. Rowling was rejected by twelve publishers before she was accepted by Bloomsbury Publishing.
In fact, Bloomsbury initially weren't interested in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone having put it on the low priority shelf until the chairman took the first chapter home for his daughter to read. Eight year old Alice Newton read the chapter and then demanded immediately demanded the next one.
Even then Bloomsbury didn't expect it to be a hit and advised J.K. Rowling to get a day job. They ordered an initial print run of 500 - 300 of which were sent to libraries.
'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' was never rejected. It is only called that in the USA, by which point it had already been published in other countries.
The book was titled (and still isl) 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' when it was rejected. It was rejected twelve times before Bloomsbury Publishing decided to publish it.
12, and then the one that didn't turn her down said the books wouldn't go far.
Twelve different publishers rejected Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
12, as far as I know.
Legend has it that Walt Disney was turned down 302 times before he got financing for creating Disneyland.
Harry Potter was rejected a total of nine times. It's safe to say that many of those agents are now kicking themselves.
Emily Carr never got Married.She was propsed to many time but the man was turned down!(by Emily Carr) Emily Carr never got Married.She was propsed to many time but the man was turned down!(by Emily Carr)
Waiting in a bar for a delayed train going to Manchester, she was just thinking when she came up with the idea, of a young boy wizard, she needed to write down the idea, but she was too shy to ask anyone for a paper so she wrote it down the first chapter down on a bar napkin.
J.K Rowling was giving one award for Harry Potter and the Price of Blood. J.K Rowling received five awards altogether.
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Yes, although Russia has turned down membership to the UN many times.
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J.K. Rowling had a challenging childhood marked by financial struggles, the loss of her mother, and mental health issues. Despite these difficulties, she found solace in writing and storytelling, which ultimately led her to create the Harry Potter series.
4 EDIT: Um, nooo... Her current husband is her second.
Yes many times the dust got wet and turned into mud which the pioneers had to travel through slowing them down.
Legend has it that Walt Disney was turned down 302 times before he got financing for creating Disneyland.
Harry Potter was rejected a total of nine times. It's safe to say that many of those agents are now kicking themselves.