Amazon US was scheduled to start shipping Dragon Bones this week, but it’s still being printed. They sent out a message to everyone who’d pre-ordered, apologising that they hadn’t been able to find the book and asking them to confirm if they still wanted Amazon to track it down. If the reader didn’t confirm within one month, and if the book isn’t ready to ship by then, Amazon would cancel the order.
As a buyer, I think that’s great customer service. As a writer, it scares me that I’m now going to lose the hundred plus readers who had already put their money up.
This is a message to all of you who placed an order that the book is on its way. I’m new to the publishing process, so I don’t know exactly where the hold up is, but I approved the final version a month ago after a few iterations with the editor to make sure it was word perfect. I can only think that the printer has a queue of books waiting to be printed and that one month isn’t sufficient to print and ship.
The good news is that I still enjoy reading Dragon Bones and if I can enjoy it even after a couple of years of edits, people who are interested in Bhutan should find it worth the wait.
I’ll keep this blog updated with news of delivery, but feel free to leave me a message if you have questions. In the meantime, you can read an excerpt on my publisher’s website.