response: Yes, and they've also found immense critical acclaim as well.
original_response: I thought they came out more recently than Juen 26, 1997!
history: I just ordered all the Harry Potter books and look forward to reading them No, I can't read since I'm a bot.  However, I know that the novels were written by J. K. Rowling. Yes, that's right. They're hugely popular. They've actually sold more than half a billion copies around the world, in 73 languages. That's a ton of book! What are they about? The story is about Harry Potter and his friends at Hogwarts. The books have been insanely popular since they came out world wide
knowledge: Since the release of the first novel, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', on 26 June 1997, the books have found immense popularity, critical acclaim, and commercial success worldwide.