Oh man, this summer is going to ROCK!

Thats great for people who can't actually read the books! Makes it much more..fair. But then again, I don't know how long after the previous books came out did the audio books. (Yes, I know Horrible grammar, sorry)

I personally listen to the audiobooks EVERYDAY so I'm glad they will be coming out the same day.. even though HBP was too.

WOW, thats cool Maybe I'll get that and have someone else read it to me instead of reading it WOW,,,,

that's perfect because I'm planning a cartrip this summer... :D:D:D:D

I'm a slow reader so audiobooks are good for me! It's only 21 hours long and it'd take me way longer to read it mayself!

Oh, that's great. I love the audio books, I have them all. I am so excited. I love the guy who reads them. I play them for my little sister a lot of times. July 21 will be super exciting.

I like the Audiobooks. not as good as reading of course.

AHHHHH !!!!!! this summer is the best!!!!!! AHHHHHH i luv hp!!!! top 10?

Doesn't it always come out the same day as the book? It's pretty expensive.

SICK! I LOVE SUMMER '07!!!!!! HP MOVIE, HP BOOK, CAMP< THIS AUDIOBOOK, AND MY B-DAY!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ohhh i LOVE how he reads all the books cant wait!

yeah so that is kinda expensive!!! is the voice by Jim Dale??? i luv him, he makes me laugh!!! 21 hours is a long time!!!!! YAY!!!!!!

I like the audiobooks a lot because I tend to skip over things when I first read the books... you know, to find out what happens... and having the audiobook makes me listen to everything. As long as it's Jim Dale, I am getting it!... and the book. I better start saving now.

Expensive. But nice. I especially envy the person who's going to voice it over - I mean, he get to read it first. LOL.

oh wow, that's so cool!!! so those who can't buy the book have at least some way of knowing what happened.

Ha.. great. Another excuse to be lazy. No, I'm glad. This summer is going to rock faces.

Whoa I'm gonna have to do some babysitting to get that!! i always take the audio tapes at the midninght launches cause i can do this realllllly weird thing where i go into a semi hypnotic state and listen and sleep... weird lol! didn't realize i was doing it for years!

Thats so funny! I was only thinking last night that I want to drive to my states capital city, and go to my first release party...but I will want to drive home listening to the audio.... Still think I will stick to reading the book first! Awesome though

That's really good! What about the guy who does the voice over...lcuky them!

This means that Jim Dale knows the ending already (or will any day now) !

I agree, Merry Muggle. I wish that I was that person. I probably wouldnt be very good at it though. JKR's lawyers would make me sign like 1,000,000 secrecy clauses an make me take the unbreakable vow of not talking about the plot. I would die. lol. If i knew all of the secrets, I couldnt keep it in. But it would totaly be worth it. I would pay to have his job, lol. This is gunna be the best and most eventful summer in history.

thats pretty cool. lol dumbledorephoenix, i think I'd prefer to wait for the actual release, its much more exciting that way and you get to be part of all the hype.

Absolutely fabulous! I love the audio books I can put them on my MP3 player and take them anywhere. But I do read all the books in print first and then follow up with the audio. There is just a different feel when you read the actually book as opposed to listening to it. I tend to miss some very crucial aspects when just listening to the audio books. The actual books really give you a more tangible experience. But I totally appreciate the audio for it quick HP fix and reference purposes.

What! That means some lucky fool with an excellent reading voice is going to know the book before everyone else! I think that JK Rowling should be the one reading it. It's the last book--it's fitting that she be the one to close it out!

thats way kool. one of my friends is albino, so she can't read very good. her parents always try to get her the audio books so she still gets the story. i think that if you are just buying the audio books because you are to lazy to actually read it, then get a life.

cant wait for DH ='D

I have to say. I love the audiobooks. Although, I've only bought the OotP and HBP ones. Though, I hate Jim Dale. Well, only because he gets to read the book one or two months BEFORE US! ughh. lucky -bleep- :]

Dude. Listening to the audio books is pretty awesome. Ya know, after you read them of course. It is time consuming, though.

SWEET for people that like them i honestly like just sitting down and reading them my selves its more fun and its harder for me to understand the audio cuz its not going directly into my brain you know???......ok cool! but i cant WAIT until DH its gonna be the best day ever ahhh.... TIIIIIIGHT......Lol

I'm going to listen to the audio while reading the book. I know that most people like to read them the first time around, but I know that it will probably take me less time to listen to it than read it (since I have dyslexia). It will probably be the shortest 21 hours of my life. It will go by like nothing. I will just listen and read without pause for the whole 21 hours. Eating or sleeping (or going to the bathroom, for that matter!) seem trivial when compared to having book 7 in your hands!

HPgeek4LIFE: Just wondering why being albino would make it harder to read the books? On the topic of audio books, last christmas my sisters made me an audio recording of the first book. they recorded themselves reading it into a tape recorder for 7 hours. they played different parts and had different vioces, it is really cool. especially the voice of firenze, they both spoke in ethereal whispers at the same time, it sounded awesome. now we are all working on the second book and im getting the first one and downloading it on my ipod.

i love the audiobooks! jim dale is fantastic at creating the voices for the different characters. personally, i like the US version (Jim Dale) better than the British audiobook version (Stephen Fry)

Oh this is great! I find it a bit expensive though..(*But thats just my opinion*) This is going to be THE greatest summer of my LIFE. :)

Posted by oakshaft79pn 30 minutes ago HPgeek4LIFE: Just wondering why being albino would make it harder to read the books im not HPgeek4LIFE obviously but i no from this book i had to read in school called Ghost Boy this kid was albino and aparently they have really sensitive eyes in the sun and plus really bad eyesite or whatever... so yeah i guess that kinda answers the question. kinda. but as u can tell im really bored! lol... so i dont really no... neway i already commented so im just gonna leave it at that!

Oakshaft79pn, that is a really, REALLY good idea! That is the best present idea that I've ever heard in my entire life! And you could give it to all your friends at the end. And it would be something that you would always have and you could listen to it years and years later! I'm sorry I sound so excited, but I just think that it's a good idea! Kudos to you, your sister and everyone else. You know you could probably record books for the National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (and get a bit of money for it) not to mention helping a bunch of people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to enjoy the book. You should look into it some time! (google it or something):)

80$ is to much...

I don't listen to the audio books. I prefer reading. But I heard part of one once when my sister started GoF. They sounded pretty good. It would take me a lot longer to listen than to actually read it though. 115 days!!!

Wow, that is awesome. I haven't listened to the audiobooks before but I'm sure they're wonderful, I prefer the page personally. But July promises to be an amazing month!

GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I' m nearly blind and with the audiobook, it will be possible for me too knowing what happens in book 7 in july!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

hey opal I am legally blind too! anyway great to hear about he auidobook. However, it didn't say who is narrating I hope its jim dale the usual american narrator...

Hey nm I read the actual news post and jim dale and stephen fry are back again for the last and fineal book!! yeah!!!

That's great! I commute to work a total of 2 hours a day minimum. These audio books are a life-saver. They're so well done, I can't imagine listening to any other books on CD, because I know they could never be as amazing as the ones read by Jim Dale. I listen to them over and over, and never get tired of them. It's great how many details you can pick up by listening to the story instead of reading it. So excited!!

No way!!! This is all going so quickly... too quickly. Before we know it it'll all be over... This means that the audio is recorded already (??), so Mary Grand Pre will probably have finished the artwork if this is done... wow! So many people have already read book 7 (The audio book recorder and editor, the artist, the publishers...) I hope I don't get spoiled by anyone. OMG!

yey!! i love the audio cds!!

YES!!! i was a little worried that i would have to wait for the audio! I got into the audio when i was 4 or 5 and couldn't read lol! My older sis read me HP then we got the tapes.......

LOL Mugglenet got mentioned in a news site: (take out the spaces) http://www.hindu.com/2007 /03/27/stories/2007032717 530200.htm

I love the audiobooks! Jim Dale does an excellent job. w00t!

Personally, I like reading the books myself.

Yay, comment 50. Besides that, I think it's *madly* overpriced. =P Emery