'Experts' have put the cost of securing the release of the final Harry Potter book at £10m, according to the Telegraph. "It is from Tuesday, however, when copies begin to be sent out to retailers, that the most crucial part of the security operation will come into effect. The trucks Bloomsbury will use are fitted with...

Bloomsbury has hit back at critics of its Harry Potter publishing strategy, as the UK and international book industry prepares for the record-shattering release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in a week's time.

Nigel Newton, Bloomsbury chief executive and chairman, said it was impossible to prevent supermarkets and...

The release of J K Rowling’s last outing with her creation at one minute past midnight on Saturday, 21st July, will be the culmination of the most fraught operation in publishing history, reports the Times. "Boxes have been chained shut, barbed wire has been uncoiled and satellite tracking systems for delivery vans have been double-...

An MP has called for an urgent inquiry into the prices supermarkets will charge for the new Harry Potter book, reports the London Evening Standard. "Millions of fans will pay less than half the recommended retail price when the JK Rowling hardback hits the shelves this month, as big stores use it as a loss leader."

Conservative...