2006-09-07 09:40:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Months ago, people speculated that the final book in the Harry Potter series would be released on 7/7/07 - the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh year (in the third millennium, that is). Why? Because it’s the seventh book in the Harry Potter series, seven is a powerfully magical number (as we learn in Half-Blood Prince), it’s Harry’s seventh year at Hogwarts, and Lord Voldemort has a seven-part soul.
Releasing it on this date would be using fantastic marketing technique. However, does something as big as Harry Potter really need any special marketing? It will sell no matter what. This doesn’t excuse, however, the fact that releasing the book on said date would be a good idea from a marketer’s perspective. (For example, The Omen was specifically released on 6/6/06.)
2007 marks the tenth anniversary of when the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was released. This may not mean much, but isn’t it better to finish off the series after ten years than an odd number like eleven - or, at least, doesn't it sound better?
On July 17th, 2005 (the day after Half-Blood Prince's publication), regarding the release of Book 7, Jo said: "I am going to say now I think it will be at least another two year wait."
Jo said in her diary [on her official website: www.jkrowling.com ] on December 25th that 2006 would be the year she would write Book 7. Seeing as it usually takes her a year (sometimes more, but usually less) to write a book, and an additional six months for the publishers to ready it for release, summer of 2007 would seem likely.
Releasing it in the summer would mean children would have more time to read the book, and therefore it would sell better. Leaving it until the next summer seems a bit long, but not entirely impropable.
Bloomsbury co-founder Liz Calder said in May that "the next 'Harry Potter' book is likely to come out in 2007." She isn't JK Rowling, but her guess is probably better than ours.
In June, JK told Richard & Judy in an interview: "The last book's not finished. But, I'm well into it now."
July 7th is "conveniently" a Saturday and, at Jo's request, all previous Harry Potter books have been released on a Saturday so as not to disturb school time.
2006-09-08 12:30:57 · answer #1 · answered by Kami 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am willing to bet that the new harry potter book will come out either in the summer of 2007 or around Christmas of 2007
2006-09-07 09:47:04 · answer #2 · answered by jack_daniels 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It already came out, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
2006-09-07 09:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no one knows yet
JKR has said that she is done with most of it.
scholastic thinks summer 2007 will be a likely date though
i personally want JKR to take her time and have another wonderful book rather than her rushing and having a not so great book
2006-09-07 09:46:57 · answer #4 · answered by Rajan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read somewhere it will come out on 07.07.2007. Sorry I can't give you a source and it was a while ago when I read it.
2006-09-07 10:24:09 · answer #5 · answered by heart_angela 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
next year
2006-09-07 09:45:12 · answer #6 · answered by RENE H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋