In countries such as China and Portugal, the translation is conducted by a group of translators working together to save time. In some countries, such as Italy, the first book was revised by the publishers and issued in an updated edition in response to readers who complained about the quality of the first translation. The high profile and demand for a high-quality local translation means that a great deal of care is often taken in the task.
This has also resulted in unauthorised translations and fake versions of the books appearing in many countries. In Italy, impatient Potter fans organised "Operation Feather", deluging the publisher Salani with feathers (reminiscent of Hogwarts' messenger owls) to demand expedited publication for the Italian translation of the seventh and final book in the series. Such was the clamour to read the fifth book that its English language edition became the first English-language book ever to top the bookseller list in France. This necessary delay has boosted the sales of English language editions of the books to impatient fans, in countries where English is not the first language. Translators were not granted access to the books before their official release date in English hence, translation could start only after the English editions had been published, creating a lag of several months before the translations were made available. The publishers select translators locally. A list of authorised publishers can be read on J.
Therefore, editions of the books have been published in at least 70 distinct language versions. However, there are two separate Portuguese translations (one into European Portuguese and one into Brazilian Portuguese) as well as two separate Chinese translations (one using Traditional Chinese characters and the other Simplified Chinese characters).
In April 2011 worldwide sales of Harry Potter books were estimated to be about 450 million copies, and the books have been translated from the original English into at least 67 other languages. Rowling have become some of the most widely read works of children's literature in history, with readers of all ages and in many countries. The Harry Potter series of fantasy novels by J. The cover of Harry Potter en de Steen der Wijzen (‘Harry Potter and the Philosophers' Stone’) – the Dutch language translation of the first book, jointly published by De Harmonie and Standaard.
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