Bob Dylan fans have been offered refunds after publishers of the star's new book admitted "hand-signed" copies actually featured a printed replica of his autograph.
Bob Dylan's publisher has offered refunds over books which were said to have been hand-signed by the star
The music legend's new tome 'The Philosophy of Modern Song' was released on November 1 and Dylan devotees were given the chance to buy $600 copies featuring his signature with 900 of the limited editions being made available to purchase - however, some fans complained that they weren't convinced by the authenticity of the star's scrawl.
Now bosses at publishing company Simon and Schuster have acknowledged the blunder and offered refunds. In a statement posted on Twitter, they explained: "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 suggested the autographs featured in the book had been signed using "autopen" - a machine which is able to reproduce a real signature with a pen without the author having to sign any copies himself - with many fans claiming several different variations of the singer's autograph had been used.
A tweet previously posted on Bob's official Twitter page had suggested the folk star had signed all the books himself.
It read: "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."
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