<P> Writers on education and business subjects have used the book as an object lesson . Writing about clinical teaching in medical schools, Jennifer Conn contrasted Snape's technical expertise with his intimidating behaviour towards students; on the other hand Quidditch coach Madam Hooch illustrated useful techniques in the teaching of physical skills, including breaking down complex actions into sequences of simple ones and helping students to avoid common errors . Joyce Fields wrote that the books illustrate four of the five main topics in a typical first - year sociology class: "sociological concepts including culture, society, and socialisation; stratification and social inequality; social institutions; and social theory". </P> <P> Stephen Brown noted that the early Harry Potter books, especially Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, were a runaway success despite inadequate and poorly organised marketing . Brown advised marketing executives to be less preoccupied with rigorous statistical analyses and the "analysis, planning, implementation, and control" model of management . Instead he recommended that they should treat the stories as "a marketing masterclass", full of enticing products and brand names . For example, a real - world analogue of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans was introduced under licence in 2000 by toymaker Hasbro . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> Edition (Hardback / Paperback) </Th> <Th> Publisher </Th> <Th> Pages </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 1 December 1998 </Td> <Td> Hardback Children's Edition </Td> <Td> Raincoast </Td> <Td> 223 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paperback Adult Edition (Original) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 November 1999 </Td> <Td> Hardback Signature Special Edition </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 August 2000 </Td> <Td> Paperback Children's Edition </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 October 2002 </Td> <Td> Paperback Magic Edition </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4 October 2004 </Td> <Td> Hardback Adult Edition (Re-issue with new cover) </Td> <Td> 336 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 January 2011 </Td> <Td> Paperback Adult Edition (Re-issue with new cover) </Td> <Td> Bloomsbury </Td> <Td> 223 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paperback Harry Potter Signature Edition </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 August 2013 </Td> <Td> Paperback Adult Edition (Re-issue with new cover) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 26 June 1997 </Td> <Td> Hardback Children's Edition </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paperback Children's Edition </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 September 1998 </Td> <Td> Paperback Adult Edition (Original) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 September 1999 </Td> <Td> Hardback Signature Special Edition </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 October 2001 </Td> <Td> Paperback Special Edition </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 July 2004 </Td> <Td> Hardback Adult Edition (Re-issue with new cover) </Td> <Td> 336 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4 October 2004 </Td> <Td> Paperback Adult Edition (Re-issue with new cover) </Td> <Td> 223 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 November 2010 </Td> <Td> Paperback Harry Potter Signature Edition </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 July 2013 </Td> <Td> Paperback Adult Edition (Re-issue with new cover) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 October 2015 </Td> <Td> Hardcover Illustrated Edition (Illustrated by Jim Kay) </Td> <Td> 256 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 1 September 1998 </Td> <Td> Hardback </Td> <Td> Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic </Td> <Td> 309 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 September 1999 </Td> <Td> Paperback </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 November 2000 </Td> <Td> Hardback Collector's Edition </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 November 2001 </Td> <Td> Mass Market Paperback </Td> <Td> 400 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September 2008 </Td> <Td> Paperback (Exclusive Scholastic School Market Edition) </Td> <Td> 309 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 October 2008 </Td> <Td> Hardback 10th Anniversary Edition </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 August 2013 </Td> <Td> Paperback (Re-issue with new cover) </Td> <Td> 336 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 October 2015 </Td> <Td> Hardcover Illustrated Edition (Illustrated by Jim Kay) </Td> <Td> 256 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> Edition (Hardback / Paperback) </Th> <Th> Publisher </Th> <Th> Pages </Th> </Tr>

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