EXTREME DISCOUNTING OF HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

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That this House notes that copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince are selling in supermarkets for as little as £4.99 compared with the trade price for lower volume outlets of £10.70 and the retail sale price of £16.99; and therefore calls on publishers and best-selling authors like J.K. Rowling to consider the threat of such practices to the viability of bookshops offering a full range of titles and to set terms in publishing contracts to prevent this extreme discounting.