I pre-ordered a copy of The History of the Medieval World from Amazon.com months ago, back when the book went into production (I always do this, just to keep tabs on availability). Today I get this:
Hello from Amazon.com.
We have received new release date information related to the order you placed on April 27 2009 (Order# 002-0268788-5901075). The item(s) listed below will actually ship sooner than we originally expected based on the new release date:
Susan Wise Bauer “The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade”
Previous estimated arrival date: February 24 2010
New estimated arrival date: February 03 2010If you have more questions about this order, you can e-mail or phone Customer Service by clicking the “Contact Us” button on the right side of any Help page (www.amazon.com/help).
Sincerely,
Customer Service Department
http://www.amazon.com
Whaddya know.
Addendum: Also shipping now from Barnes & Noble!
Oh my. Those of us writing blog reviews will have to get cracking! You might want to send out an email about that….
Oh, we’ll still go by pub date–mythical though it is. The window is still within 14 days of Feb. 22.
I better get cracking on finishing the Ancient World.
My pre-order from Amazon.co.uk isn’t due to be delivered until the end of May!!! 🙁
Just got mine in the mail today from B & N. Hooray!