I thought the publishers were boycotting Asda?
Harry Potter
- Thread starter Bagpuss
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Found the book on internet my gf's been reading it 
She'll be buying it tonight tho!
Asda were originally going to be boycotted because the publisher claimed to not be paid, but they have sorted that out now and asda have slashed the price.
I'm totally against the whole Asda thing. It will put smaller more book specific stores out of business if Asda do loss-leading selling like this just because they can afford to with their mountains of cash.
If the smaller book stores didn't exist Harry Potter would have never took off because it was a slow seller and the supermarkets would have just sent it back.
She'll be buying it tonight tho!Asda were originally going to be boycotted because the publisher claimed to not be paid, but they have sorted that out now and asda have slashed the price.
I'm totally against the whole Asda thing. It will put smaller more book specific stores out of business if Asda do loss-leading selling like this just because they can afford to with their mountains of cash.
If the smaller book stores didn't exist Harry Potter would have never took off because it was a slow seller and the supermarkets would have just sent it back.
Totally agree with you there Cyfr. ADSA and the like have been the death knell for shops like Wardleworths which I used to love.
ASDA notice this afternoon. From midnight tonight. New Harry Potter book £5. 2 per customer. First come first served.
If ASDA is selling the book at a loss then that is below the belt and they should be hauled over the coals because as I understand it loss leaders are not legal any more.
However if £5 generates ASDA at least 1p profit then that is market forces at work. It does begger the question though – if ASDA can sell the book at £5 and still make a profit imagine what profit a book shop is making by selling the book at the RRP of around $17.
Personally I will wait until the film comes out on DVD. I’ve got the first four because they are rattling good yarns and I’m looking forward to getting the remainder over time.
If ASDA is selling the book at a loss then that is below the belt and they should be hauled over the coals because as I understand it loss leaders are not legal any more.
However if £5 generates ASDA at least 1p profit then that is market forces at work. It does begger the question though – if ASDA can sell the book at £5 and still make a profit imagine what profit a book shop is making by selling the book at the RRP of around $17.
Personally I will wait until the film comes out on DVD. I’ve got the first four because they are rattling good yarns and I’m looking forward to getting the remainder over time.
I wonder if there'll be a ginourmous queue and if they'll run out? I don't know where to go for best! 
i was going to but i had to nip down about 30 mins ago, was told they have 3 pallets of books, i dint think that many people in accy could read lol so i think ill be safe in the morning
How many on a pallette? 
I can't get there tomorrow - otherwise engaged.
I can't get there tomorrow - otherwise engaged.
didnt say, but work it out asda has 300 stores and ordered 500000 copies thats about 1500 per store so even if smaller towns got less i bet you still looking between 500 and 750 but its just a guess, my 11 year old as just told me we are going after all lol so anyone else down there spot me in my chelsea shirt dont spit on it lol?
We just got back with ours.
Don't you dare tell me until I've read it!
I take it not much of a queue at The Works then? I had thought of going there but Busman thought ASDA was better because there you could queue inside.
I wonder how many people will buy it and never read it? They just got caught up in the hysteria of it all.
Certainly not us. I've been waiting for 2 years to find out what happens next.