JK Rowling says she is "heartbroken

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," will be published July 21

Author J. K. 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 US$ 34.99, a deluxe edition at US$ 65.00 and a reinforced library edition at US$ 39.99.

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 released.

JK Rowling says she is "heartbroken" after finishing the final Harry Potter book.
The author says she has been in mourning since concluding the series.

Rowling wrote on her website, www.jkrowling.com: "I always knew Harry's
story would end with the seventh book, but saying goodbye was just as hard
as I knew it would be.
"Even though I'm in mourning, I feel an incredible sense of achievement. I
can hardly believe I have finally written the ending I've been planning for
so many years.
"I have never felt such a mixture of extreme emotions in my life, never
dreamed I could feel simultaneously heartbroken and euphoric."
Rowling, 41, says there is one thing that stopped her from "collapsing in a
puddle of misery on the floor" - knowing the book is the best one yet.
She explained: "While each of the previous Potter books has strong claims on
my affections, 'Deathly Hallows' is my favorite, and that is a wonderful
way to finish the series.
"If it comes as any consolation, I think that there will be plenty to
continue arguing about, even after 'Deathly Hallows' come out. So do not
despair."