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Amazon.com: Now Shipping!

By on October 29, 2008 in The Book with 9 Comments
Amazon.com: Now Shipping!

Not long after posting yesterday’s update about Amazon saying they wouldn’t ship U2 – A Diary for another month, I got an email from Beth B., who’s helping to promote the book, letting me know that the book had arrived at the warehouse in New York. That confirmed my suspicion that Amazon wasn’t really going […]

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Another Amazon.com Delay … Don’t Know Why

By on October 28, 2008 in The Book with 1 Comment
Another Amazon.com Delay … Don’t Know Why

Several friends emailed me this morning to share the news that Amazon.com is telling people who pre-ordered U2 – A Diary that the book won’t be shipped for another month: Ouch. Sorry, gang. I have no idea what’s going on. I have an email in to Omnibus to see what they know, but it’s already […]

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Amazon UK: “In Stock”

By on October 22, 2008 in The Book with 3 Comments
Amazon UK: “In Stock”

Declan M. just emailed with great news: Amazon UK has U2 – A Diary in stock, and has started shipping it out to people who pre-ordered. SUH-WEEEEEEET! 🙂 Awesome news, very exciting … only downside is that many of you will see the book before me. But that’s okay. I’ll live. (Amazon.com doesn’t appear to […]

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Amazon Germany ETA: Early November

By on October 12, 2008 in The Book with 1 Comment
Amazon Germany ETA: Early November

Thanks to Flo (from U2tour.de) for this news from Amazon Germany: People who have pre-ordered U2 – A Diary are being told to expect the book between November 1 and November 4: So that target date is now pretty much the same as the North American target date. I’ll do my best to keep you […]

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Update: Arrival Dates for

By on October 8, 2008 in The Book with 3 Comments
Update: Arrival Dates for

In the previous post, I mentioned that Amazon.com started emailing customers with a target date of October 22-24 for the book to arrive. Now, a couple @U2 staffers have received emails with a later date: Meanwhile, if you go to Amazon.com, it says Usually ships in 1 to 3 weeks, which I think is codename […]

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