I understand the failure, but what about the success?
I fail to see what is successful about reading a book full of short stories, and then becoming so obsessed with that book that it takes over every single aspect of your life.
The Bible and the Koran = written by the two most successful authors of all time? Of course, if JK Rowling gave her books away for free, then maybe she would beat them? then in 150 years time we can have a religion called Hogwartism and god will be a small wizard on a broomstick?
Oh dear, I guess I will upset somebody here...