Word Count in the Harry Potter Novels

Philosopher’s Stone– 76,944 words
Chamber of Secrets – 85,141 words 
Prisoner of Azkaban – 107,253 words
Goblet of Fire – 190,637 words 
Order of the Phoenix – 257,045 words 
Half-Blood Prince – 168,923 words 
Deathly Hallows – 204,796 words

Magic : J.K. Rowling

“I really feel that we’re not giving children enough credit for distinguishing what’s right and what’s wrong. I, for one, devoured fairy tales as a little girl. I certainly didn’t believe that kissing frogs would lead me to a prince, or that eating a mysterious apple would poison me, or that with the magical ‘Bibbity-Bobbity-Boo’ I would get a beautiful dress and a pumpkin carriage.”

– J.K. Rowling

The Difference Between Twilight and Harry Potter

“Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing what is right in the face of adversity, Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend.”
-Andrew Futral

The 39 Clues : Planning a Blockbuster & Longer Book Titles

Scholastics is hoping to invent the next Harry Potter. Philly Inquirer has the details.

Also due to Google, the titles of books are growing. Ian Williams:

Publishers want to put as many keywords in the title as possible to get the click-on traffic for online buyers.