I am working on a blog post about moral frameworks in stories (classic black-and-white, complicated black-and-white–yes that’s a thing–gray with hope? Gray with no hope?) but we interrupt your regularly scheduled programming with both a technical difficulty and it’s most practical solution.
Several people who pre-ordered the hardcover (just, specifically the hardcover) on Amazon never received their copy. They got delay notices, requests to cancel, or back-order notifications. Things like that. As far as I can tell, Amazon didn’t fulfill ANY of the hardcover pre-orders since they don’t print those books and they aren’t making the same buck off of them.
If this happened to you OR if you are just looking for a better deal for a hardcover or a much nicer paperback than the Amazon one, I present to you the e-commerce direct links from the distributor.
They are priced to offset the cost of shipping. So, once shipping is added in, you are still only paying the regular market price for the book! Just like you would if you were using Amazon prime! Only this time you actually get the book!
So here is the e-commerce link for the hardcover:
NEW LINK: Ingram spark hardcover
And here is the e-commerce link for the paperback. It is worth noting that the paperbacks from Ingramspark are MUCH NICER than the Amazon ones. The binding is nicer and the color is more vivid. And, as I’ve said, it’s priced to offset shipping costs.
NEW LINK: Ingramspark paperback
I am so sorry if you had any issues with a book you’ve ordered! These links are up for one month, so hopefully anybody who had issues with Amazon will be able to get the book (at better quality) direct from the source.
And hopefully I’ll get that Black-and-White vs. Gray morality post up soon!
J. L. Odom 
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