Bloomsbury announced today that the final installment of the Harry Potter books will be released in paperback format on Saturday the 5th of July, 2008.

Both adult and child covers will be released in paperback, and the books will also be printed on 100% Ancient-Forest Friendly paper, like the hardback versions. The retail price for the both versions of the paperback novel is £8.99.

So far, Scholastic, the U.S. publishers, have not announced a release date, but we'll let you know as soon as they do.

Source: TLC