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Sucharita Mulpuru, an analyst for Forrester Research, calls the Kindle, 'a little bit of a Trojan horse' and believes stores like WalMart 'should have made this decision to not carry the Kindle a long time ago.' Apple iPads and other e-readers will remain on sale at WalMart stores. That feature has made physical chains mad, and Target decided to stop selling Kindles last spring. At issue is the Kindle Fire HD's built-in Amazon store, which allows readers to purchase all kinds of products while they pause between e-chapters. The mega-retailer has announced that it will no longer sell major competitor Amazon's e-readers. Those are reserved for Rowling's three children at the new Barnton abode. According to the real estate listing, the house is located in 'one of Edinburgh's most exclusive conservation areas,' and is sealed off by a 'discreet landscaped and walled garden.' It's been remodelled recently, but with utmost respect for the 'Victorian period features.' The home does not come with those amazing treehouses, though. The Harry Potter author has decamped from her spacious, eight-bedroom home in Merchiston on the outskirts of Edinburgh for a new house in nearby Barnton.

Rowling's house could be yours, as long as you can pony up at least $3.7 million (£2.25 million). Today in books and publishing: Emma Thompson hurls Michel Houellebecq across the room Books-A-Million exec says he was wrongly fired out-of-print books are an untapped e-goldmine. This article is from the archive of our partner.

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