Preorders for Deathly Hallows have set a record according to Amazon.com.

With nearly three weeks remaining before the July 21 release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that enthusiastic Muggles throughout the country have pre-ordered more than 1 million copies of the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series from Amazon.com, surpassing the previous pre-order record held by the sixth book in the epic series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Worldwide, the company has taken nearly 1.6 million pre-orders for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, eclipsing the previous worldwide record of 1.5 million.

Amazon.com today also announced the deadline for Release-Date Delivery of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in the U.S. For all orders placed by Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at 12:00 p.m. EDT using standard shipping or better (including Amazon Prime), Amazon.com will guarantee delivery of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on its release date of Saturday, July 21, to all addresses within the lower 48 states, or the cost of the book will be refunded.

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