Singer Bob Dylan fans will be capable to get refunds after publishers of the star`s new book admitted “hand-signed” copies really featured a printed reproduction of his autograph. Dylan devotees got the possibility to purchase $600 copies that includes his signature after the music legend`s new tome `The Philosophy of Modern Song` was launched on November 1, however some fans complained that they weren`t satisfied by the authenticity of the star`s scrawl, stories aceshowbiz.com.
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Acknowledging the blunder and providing refunds, bosses at publishing firm Simon and Schuster issued a press release: “To those who purchased the `Philosophy of Modern Song` limited edition, we want to apologise. 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.” It has been urged that the autographs featured within the book had been signed utilizing “autopen” – a machine which is ready to reproduce an actual signature with a pen with out the writer having to signal any copies himself – with many fans claiming a number of totally different variations of the singer`s autograph had been used.
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A tweet beforehand posted on Bob`s official Twitter web page had urged the people star had signed all of the books himself. It learn: “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 and Schuster.”