I received this from Simon, about his latest book, 'The World's Shortest Wine Book', which is now available through the Amazon store at £2.49/$3.99.

He writes:

Why another book about wine? Well, there are more than 100 wine books on the shelves in front of my desk, but rather too many of them fall into the ‘worthy’ category. They’re like textbooks, packed with info, but not exactly light reading. And they're too heavy to read in bed.

Those books are all very well, but you’ve got to start with something a little more user-friendly, the sort of thing you can read on the toilet. ‘The World’s Shortest Wine Book’ is for those millions of people who just don’t know where to begin an exploration of the wonderful world of wine

It's already getting 5-star reviews in the Kindle store - if you're getting a Kindle for Christmas, or you're giving one to someone else, it's an ideal stocking-filler-size book. If you don't have a Kindle, there are apps for iPad/iPhone/PC/Android and most other platforms.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Simon

PS The only negative comments so far on the book have been that people would like there to be a print version - watch this space...

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mel