Re: What's so special about Harry Potter...???
Back in 2001 I used to worked part-time at BooksAMillion. They used to have all kinds of nights for children from Pokeman to classics. Harry Potter was popular too but not more than others.
Anyway, I tried to read the first one but it was so damn boring that I never could finish it.
The series is over rated but anything that will make the kids read is ok with me, even if it is the mass media marketing front.