Signed copy?

Did everyone receive a signed copy of the book? When I opened up my copy, I was excited to see it's been signed by the author. Such a nice surprise!

That was a wonderful surprise for me too!

Just now noticed that mine is signed also!!

No, mine is not signed, but I think I got one of the last copies sent out, so maybe there were not enough signed copies to go around.

I might be able to clear up the mystery...the publisher sent me several cases of books last spring for me to sign. I remember it well because in my glee at seeing boxes of my book, I hugged the startled Fedex man (I don't think they get hugged very much). I signed something like a hundred and fifty books and sent them back to the publisher. They were all first printings (look at the copyright page: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -- if that's what yours says, it's a first printing (first editing, first printing). The book is now at an 8th printing (as of yesterday), and I think the signed firsts were all gone by December. Anyway, what you have must be that shipment I signed last spring. I don't know where they wound up, but at bookstores around the country, I imagine.

--Anna Jean

I see that the reason mine is not signed is that it is an "advance uncorrected proof.

You're lucky to have a proof copy...the book is now in its 8th printing, 77,500 copies, and the proofs are rare. I did sign a few at the SIBA meeting in Daytona Beach in 2010, but not since then.

--Anna Jean

I don't have a signed copy, I must have gotten a late copy. I think I was one of the last people to get the book.