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SEATTLE -- Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN AMZN Amazon.com (NASDAQ symbol) ) (www.amazon.com) today announced that in just the first seven hours of pre-order availability for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" the online retailer has sold over 200 percent more books than it did the entire first day of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" the sixth book in the series. In fact, sales on Amazon.com in the first seven hours today have eclipsed total sales for the entire first two days of the sixth book. Amazon.com is selling the book for just $18.89 (hardcover), a savings of 46 percent and $39.00 (deluxe de·luxe also de luxe adj. Particularly elegant and luxurious; sumptuous: deluxe accommodations; a de luxe automobile. adv. edition), a savings of 40 percent. "The anticipation for this book has been like none other in our history," said Greg Greeley, vice president of books at Amazon.com. "Customers are clearly excited about the book and we are pleased to offer it at such a low price." Amazon received more than 1.5 million advance orders of the sixth book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which was released in July 2005 and was Amazon's largest, most successful product release in the company's history. Since the company posted the detail page for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" late last year, hundreds of thousands of Amazon.com customers have signed up for e-mail notifications announcing the pre-order availability, far surpassing totals from previous years. To place an order for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and to explore Amazon.com's entire selection of Harry Potter products -- including books, DVDs, computer and video games This article is about the British magazine covering computer and video games. For the American magazine, see Computer Games Magazine. Computer And Video Games (CVG , journals and stationery The term for boilerplate in the Eudora mail client, starting with Version 3.0. Stationery files are stored on disk and brought into new messages or added to replies. See boilerplate. , and more -- visit www.amazon.com/harrypotter. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. 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