U2-A Diary

This might be an impossible task, but that’s never stopped me from trying something before. :) I’ve been scouring the internetz for online stores that are selling U2 – A Diary. So far, with your help, we’ve found the book available online in 11 18 19 20 countries.

Important note: All of these stores are selling the English-language version of the book. As I wrote a few months ago, it’s too early to know if the book will be translated and published in other languages.

Where to Buy U2 – A Diary

Here’s the current list of online stores I’ve found to be selling the book. This list will be updated as often as needed. If you know of a country/store that’s missing, please email me!

U.S.
Amazon.com
Barnes and Noble
Borders
Powells
Overstock.com
BooksAMillion.com
BiggerBooks.com
eCampus.com
Buy.com
Boone Bridge Books
BiggerBooks.com

UK
Amazon UK
Blackwell
Waterstones
PickABook
Play.com
Lovereading

Canada
Amazon Canada

Germany
Amazon Germany
JPC
BOL.de
Buecher.de
Buch.de

France
Amazon France
alapage

Japan
Amazon Japan

Australia
Holistic Page
Booktopia
Dymocks
Boomerang Books
BuyAustralian.com
Fishpond.com.au

Denmark
eLounge

Sweden
Bokus.com
Saxo.com
Internetbokhandeln.se

Finland
Booky
BookPlus
Suomalainen.com
Info.fi

Norway
Akademica

Belgium
Proxis.be

Bulgaria
Store.bg

The Netherlands
BOL.com
van Stockum

Ireland
Books Unlimited

Italy
Libreria Universitaria

India
Infibeam

New Zealand
Real Groovy
Paperplus Books

South Africa
Kalahari.net

Brazil
Saraiva

Thanks

Thanks to Hans, Beth, Anna, and Janne for help.

Mark your calendars:

October 13, 2008

That’s the expected release date for U2 – A Diary. You can safely ignore the estimated dates that appear on Amazon and other booksellers. Still, we’re less than freakin’ month away! How cool is that?

Chris, my editor at Omnibus, tells me that the book is expected to arrive in their warehouses sometime the week before. I’m not positive, but I think this means the book will reach UK stores first, and then Europe/North America after that. It seems publishing is an inexact process, unless you’re a Big Author putting out a Big Book, in which case the publication date is set well in advance and timed to coincide with a huge promotional push. In our case, the book will be available when it gets shipped to your local bookstore, or your online store of choice. :)

What’s Next

While there won’t be a huge promotional push for U2 – A Diary, I do have lots of ideas and plans for spreading the word about the book online. There’ll be some contests and games and things like that where you get to participate and maybe have a chance to win a copy of the book … I’ll even sign it if you want. :)

I invite and encourage you to bookmark this blog (or subscribe to the free RSS feed) and visit regularly from this point forward for the latest news, status reports, contests, and much more about U2 – A Diary.

If this is your first time visiting U2diary.com, feel free to use the Category links on the right to read up on what you’ve been missing. You’ll find several Book Samples, the various Calls for Help that I put out (and the great answers fellow U2 fans provided), some Unsolved Mysteries, and more.

Less than a month to go; this only hit me when the calendar reached September and I realized … Wow. Next month. I can’t believe it.