After Harry Potter was published in Britain JK Rowling received a call telling her that a Harry Potter bidding war was going on the United States. Scholastic bought Harry Potter and is the American publisher of the books. Harry Potter has been translated into 67 languages and on the first day the last book was on sale, books stores sold over 7,000 books per minute. Astounded, JK finished her last sentence in the last book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and said "so much expectation from the hard core fans I am not sure I will ever be able to match up to it." She also said she was so lucky for having the idea.