EXTREME DISCOUNTING OF HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

Early day motion 629, tabled 19 July 2005 by Lynne Jones (Labour). Signed by 13 members.

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.

Signatures by party: Labour 9, Liberal Democrat 2, Conservative 1, DUP 1.