I've been trying to get hold of a number of copies of Patrick White's The Aunt's Story and even though amazon.co.uk says it is "usually dispatched within 1 to 2 working days", I have information that there is not a single copy of the book at any branch of Waterstone's (who are in league with Amazon) in the UK and that the current status of the book is "reprinting under consideration". Now, Patrick White is a Nobel Laureate and not some fly-by-night author. He's worthy of having his books kept in circulation. Wouldn't you like to see how much it takes to get a publisher to reprint a book. They do listen sometimes. If you are interested you could do one of the following:
1. Email Penguin Customer Services in the UK.
2. Call in at your local bookshop and ask them to make an enquiry for you.
3. If you work at a university, get the library or bookshop to make an enquiry.
4. Make an enquiry via your favourite on-line bookseller.
5. If you have a website or frequent forums or blogs, mention it on there and encourage others to do the above.
Give it a go. :+)
Posted by Joe at October 1, 2003 12:08 PM