Another half-week, and still Amazon are arsing about with the book. Emails continue to tumble into my inbox from people who are waiting for pre-orders, and now post-orders, non of which seem to have been delivered.

It really is fucking unbelievable.

Other emails tumbling into my inbox - from both inside and outside the UK - include a surprising number from people asking about getting hold of signed copies of BNTTP. I have no idea why, but really they have.

To be honest, the whole signed copy thing seems weird to me, given that I’m not Martin Amis or JK Rowling. It’s also a bit boring.

UNLESS.

I’ve had an idea that might make amends to disgruntled Amazon customers while satisfying the signed copy folks AND making for an interesting experiment for me. Three things in one - a veritable Kinder Egg of an idea.

What if I was to offer a limited number of signed copies direct from the site, but as well as signing them (dull) I was to scrawl an individual and very personalised haiku on the inside cover of each one? And what if I was arrange for someone reliable to send them by first class post /Airmail so Amazon customers can cancel their orders? Might that be a fun and interesting thing to do?

Maybe. Let’s give it a whirl.

If you want to cancel your Amazon order/pre-order and try something less boring instead (or if you just fancy a signed/haiku’d copy of The Book) click here for info and the payment/ordering page.

I’m doing a maximum of 100 because that’s all the creativity I have. Offer ends when they’re all haiku’d, sealed and delivered.

That link again.

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(If you’ve already ordered/bought a copy, either come and see me in Edinburgh on Thursday evening or accost me at any other event I happen to be at and I’ll gladly write a haiku in your copy there and then. Would hate for you to miss out)