News: Amazon CBT Delivery Delays

Several folks report having received an e-mail from Amazon.com earlier this week regarding their pre-order for the limited edition of Comic Book Tattoo. Amazon indicated they were “still trying to obtain” the limited edition and requested confirmation to keep the order open. Not confirming by August 23rd would cause the order to be automatically canceled.

Understandably, those who got this letter contacted Amazon to express their concern. In all cases, Amazon said that, as of Thursday, they have not received copies of any edition of the book (paperback, hardcover or limited edition) due to a publisher’s delay. They also stated that they anticipate receiving the delivery within the next few days and will be shipping them out as soon as they arrive.

We’re not entirely sure what to make of this. The cynic would say Amazon over-sold their allotment of the limited edition, but the tale is consistent across several sources and there was a delay in getting the books to Comic-Con as well. Since the actual street date for the paperback and hardcover for non-comic shops and the limited edition for all outlets is this week, a delay of a few days, given the tight production schedule and rush up to Comic-Con, is perfectly plausible. We’re optimistic but how things play out this week will be the proof in the pudding. We’ll see what we can find out and ask that if anyone hears anything (whether from Rantz at SDCC or Amazon or anywhere), please let us know so we can share the information.

Thanks to susan, lol, Paul and Erinn for helping out with this.

Update: Several people have reported receiving shipped notices or copies of the paperback from Amazon so it’s pretty obvious that the sales rep who said they had not received any editions of the book was mistaken. However, to date, no one has reported receiving the regular hardcover. If you have, please let us know!