Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Next Harry Potter Release Date Set
from a Bookselling This Week flash email this morning:
Pub Date Set for Next Harry Potter Title
The sixth title in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series -- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- has been scheduled for release on July 16, 2005, in the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia, it was announced today by Scholastic and Bloomsbury, her publishers. Rowling announced on her Web site (www.jkrowling.com) on Monday, December 20, that she had delivered the manuscript to her publishers.
Scholastic will publish the book in hardcover under the Arthur A. Levine imprint. The title’s suggested retail price will be $29.99, and it will again feature cover art by Mary Grand Pre. The book’s ISBN will be 0-439-78454-9.
In making the joint announcement, Barbara Marcus, president of Scholastic Children’s Books in the United States, and Nigel Newton, chief executive of Bloomsbury Publishing in Britain, said, "We are delighted to announce the publication date. J.K. Rowling has written a brilliant story that will dazzle her fans in a marvelous book that takes the series to yet greater heights."
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Pub Date Set for Next Harry Potter Title
The sixth title in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series -- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- has been scheduled for release on July 16, 2005, in the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia, it was announced today by Scholastic and Bloomsbury, her publishers. Rowling announced on her Web site (www.jkrowling.com) on Monday, December 20, that she had delivered the manuscript to her publishers.
Scholastic will publish the book in hardcover under the Arthur A. Levine imprint. The title’s suggested retail price will be $29.99, and it will again feature cover art by Mary Grand Pre. The book’s ISBN will be 0-439-78454-9.
In making the joint announcement, Barbara Marcus, president of Scholastic Children’s Books in the United States, and Nigel Newton, chief executive of Bloomsbury Publishing in Britain, said, "We are delighted to announce the publication date. J.K. Rowling has written a brilliant story that will dazzle her fans in a marvelous book that takes the series to yet greater heights."
