Fans Outraged After , Bob Dylan Used Autopen , to 'Hand-Sign' New Book.br CNN reports that Bob Dylan has apologized to br fans after it emerged that he used a machine br to autograph special copies of his new book. .br Copies of "Philosophy of Modern Song" were br reportedly advertised as "hand-signed" and br sold for $599 for one of just 900 copies.br Dylan called the incident an "error of judgement.".br Fans who purchased the book expressed their outrage br online after discovering that the books all had br identical reproductions of the star's signature.br Fans who purchased the book expressed their outrage br online after discovering that the books all had br identical reproductions of the star's signature.br On November 26, Dylan took to br social media to address the controversy. .br In 2019 I had a bad case of vertigo br and it continued into the pandemic years. br It takes a crew of five working in close br quarters with me to help enable these br signing sessions, and we could not br find a safe and workable way to br complete what I needed to do br while the virus was raging, Bob Dylan, via Facebook.br In 2019 I had a bad case of vertigo br and it continued into the pandemic years. br It takes a crew of five working in close br quarters with me to help enable these br signing sessions, and we could not br find a safe and workable way to br complete what I needed to do br while the virus was raging, Bob Dylan, via Facebook.br The idea of using an auto-pen was br suggested to me, along with the assurance br that this kind of thing is done 'all the time' br in the art and literary worlds, Bob Dylan, via Facebook.br Dylan reportedly expressed his "deepest regrets" br and said that he was working with the book's br publisher to make things right to fans.br The book's publisher, Simon & Schuster, br said that customers would get a full refund. .br To those who purchased br the 'Philosophy of Modern Song' br limited edition, we want to apologize. , Simon & Schuster statement, via CNN.br As it turns out, the limited-edition br books do contain Bob's original signature, br but in a penned replica form.