The final Harry Potter book release date revealed

**greysfang** · February 1st, 2007, 08:59 AM

LONDON

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the last of seven installments of the boy wizard's adventures, will be published July 21, author J.K. Rowling said Thursday.

Rowling announced the publication date on her Web site.
Bloomsbury, her British publisher, said it would publish a children's hardback edition, an adult hardback, a special gift edition and an audio book on the same day.

Scholastic Children's Books, the U.S. publisher, said it would offer a hardback edition at a suggested retail price of $34.99, a deluxe edition at $65.00 and a reinforced library edition at $39.99.
Bloomsbury noted that this year is the 10th anniversary of the publication of the first "Harry Potter" book in the phenomenally successful series.

The "Potter" books have sold 325 million copies worldwide and been translated into 64 languages, Bloomsbury said.

The last book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," sold 2,009,574 copies in Britain on the first day of its release, Bloomsbury said.

The Potter franchise is so important to the company's earnings that it announced the publication to the London Stock Exchange.
Bloomsbury shares were up 2.2 percent to $4.40 after the announcement

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/...people_rowling

Anyone else as exceited as I am?

**latinaforever** · February 1st, 2007, 10:14 AM

i thought this day would never come

i preordered my book last year.

**twitchy** · February 1st, 2007, 10:48 AM

Excited and a bit sad that it's coming to an end.

**greysfang** · February 1st, 2007, 10:49 AM

I'm still shocked that Dumbledore is dead.

**DevilDoll2025** · February 1st, 2007, 11:25 AM

I can't wait to read it!!

**Bellatheball** · February 1st, 2007, 12:40 PM

The other sources I've read said it would be published "by July 21st" which means the 7th book could still come on 7/7/07. Yes, I am a nerd for hoping this is so.

**mella** · February 1st, 2007, 05:07 PM

I hope Harry survives the last book .

**Mel1973** · February 2nd, 2007, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by greysfang

I'm still shocked that Dumbledore is dead.

I know - I'm super pissed at Snape about this and that little bastard Malfoy too! I hope Harry throws one of those deadly curses on both their asses.

Excited the book is coming out but so sad that it's ending. I keep hoping that Rowling will change her mind and write further books once he becomes a professor at Hogwarts

such a fucking harry potter nerd....

**Bellatheball** · February 5th, 2007, 02:00 PM

^^ I think DD had to die. That's the only way for Harry to face Voldemort truly on his own, which is something I think he must do. Does this mean you think Snape is a good guy who followed through on a plan? Or do you think Snape is a deatheater to the end?

Damn, I think I've read every book 5-6 times. Talk about nerds!

**Karistiona** · February 25th, 2007, 06:42 AM

Ooh I can't wait, although secretly in my heart of hearts i had hoped that it would be maybe next year or so...it seems it's coming so quickly, and I don't want it to end. I've started my big re-read of all the books in the run up to it... so excited though!

I think Snape is a secret good guy, but I still hate his greasy black guts.

**Soth** · February 25th, 2007, 07:33 AM

Do a wikki on this, if you want to be dissappointed. After you filter through the crap, the answer is clear......Poor Malfoy *jokes*

**roslyntaberfan** · February 25th, 2007, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by greysfang

I'm still shocked that Dumbledore is dead.

I think he'll be back and I don't think that Snape is really bad either. At least I'm hoping so!

**Karistiona** · February 26th, 2007, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by Soth

Do a wikki on this, if you want to be dissappointed. After you filter through the crap, the answer is clear......Poor Malfoy *jokes*

I disagree, JKR is so amazing with curveballs that wikki, or anything, cannot predict what's gonna happen

**Soth** · March 1st, 2007, 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by karistiona

I disagree, JKR is so amazing with curveballs that wikki, or anything, cannot predict what's gonna happen

Sorry I was obtuse, I just enjoyed the curveballs and rumors that were listed as we all count down to the inevitable mania this book will bring. There are some interesting little tid bits and suppositions. Munchies for the Potterheads, if you will