Fans who forked over $599 to buy “hand-signed” copies of Bob Dylan’s new ebook The Philosophy Of Modern Song will get their a reimbursement, in line with writer Simon & Schuster, who’ve been receiving complaints that the signatures are executed in a “penned replica form.”
“To those who purchased the Philosophy Of Modern Song limited edition, we want to apologize,” stated a tweet from Simon & Schuster. “As it turns out, the limited edition books do contain Bob’s original signature, but in a penned replica form. We are addressing this information by providing each purchaser with an immediate refund.”
As books arrived in mailboxes on Friday, patrons realized that the “signatures” had been executed utilizing “autopen,” which captures an actual signature and reproduces it mechanically. Variety factors out that patrons had been sharing pictures in public boards, realizing that 17 totally different signature variations had been used.
Initially, the writer refused requests for refunds, sustaining that “each individual copy of the limited signed edition of Bob Dylan’s THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG was personally signed by the author and is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the publisher of Simon & Schuster.”
Autopen complaints have been additionally levied in opposition to Dolly Parton and Kenny Loggins’ “signed” books this yr, with Parton’s signed limited-edition model of Songteller: My Life In Lyrics going for $325. When a Twitter consumer known as out Barnes And Noble for promoting autopenned editions of Kenny Loggins’ Still Alright, the bookseller conceded that the writer had despatched them solid signatures.