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The publisher of the final Harry Potter book has cancelled an order to supply 500,000 copies to Asda supermarkets across the UK.
Bloomsbury said it had taken the decision because it had not been paid by the chain.
But Asda claimed the publisher was unhappy that it had criticised the book's price tag of £17.99.
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, the seventh book in the series, is due to go on sale on Saturday.
£17.99 = $36. Seriously. Who's going to pay that? Most people who want the book at launch pre-ordered from Amazon at half-price