I just received an email from Amazon.com, apologizing profusely for the fact that a book I’d ordered would not, in fact, be delivered before Christmas. The new estimated delivery date is December 28.
We are sorry not to have met your expectations for this important order. We do value your business, and hope that you continue to favor Amazon.com for your online shopping needs.
That’s odd, because the book in question – Dan Dennett’s Breaking the Spell : Religion as a Natural Phenomenon is scheduled to be published on February 2…