J.K. Rowling has been making headlines in recent weeks for her views on the transgender community which has seen fans and actors associated with the Harry Potter franchise distance themselves from the author.There are conflicting reports of sales of Harry Potter titles from the U.S.
and U.K. markets as figures are analyzed in light of the recent controversies.So have Rowling's book sales been affected by her sharing her problematic views?
Yes and no—depending on who you ask.Figures from NPD BookScan per Variety show that sales in print books in fiction overall rose 31.4 percent in the U.S.