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29-05-2013, 12:26
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One of my favourite points in the birth of a book is when it first appears on Amazon - it's the point where it becomes real, out there as opposed to being just part of the author's world. It's also when we get to show off about the cover! (Yes, I'd prefer it to be bought for real bookshops that pay their taxes, but Amazon is the place where you can get it most easily.)

World's Best Cider is a departure from my previous books in that:

a) It's co-authored - on this occasion with Bill Bradshaw, AKA IAMCIDER (http://iamcider.blogspot.co.uk/) in the blogosphere.

b) It has a simultaneous release in both the UK and the USA.

c) It's more of a typical, illustrated coffee table type book rather than being narrative-led like my previous ones. When Bill and I decided to work together on cider we were looking at doing some kind of illustrated 'Three Sheets'-style travel caper. But when we realise that no one had ever given cider the 'world guide' treatment that beer got from the likes of Michael Jackson (http://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Guide-Beer-Michael-Jackson/dp/1861607881/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1369826564&sr=8-3&keywords=michael+jackson+world+guide+beer) and, more recently, Ben McFarland (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Worlds-Best-Beers-Unmissable-Portland/dp/1906417288/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369826659&sr=1-1&keywords=mcfarland+beer) and Steve Beaumont and Tim Webb (http://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Atlas-Beer-Tim-Webb/dp/184533633X/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369826598&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=tim+webb+steve+beaumont), we just had to jump in there and do it. I'm glad we did. We've tried to minimise the number of pages that are just bottle shots and tasting notes - although we've still given that treatment to around 250 ciders from around the world - and give a flavour of cider based on its history, regional styles, terroir, and most importantly, the characters who make it. So as well as looking great, we hope it's a book people will enjoy reading cover to cover.

Publication dates are 1st October in the US and 17th October in the UK - just in time for Apple Day!

So anyway, here's the cover of the UK version (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Worlds-Best-Cider-Tradition-Somerset/dp/1906417997/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369825407&sr=1-1&keywords=worlds+best+cider):


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yUWvbN1aEDg/UaXiyqkTMII/AAAAAAAABdg/3-zqCCbBSaQ/s640/61CSierN68L.jpg (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Worlds-Best-Cider-Tradition-Somerset/dp/1906417997/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369825407&sr=1-1&keywords=worlds+best+cider)


And here's the US version: (http://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Best-Ciders-Tradition-Terroir/dp/1454907886/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369825944&sr=8-2&keywords=world%27s+best+ciders)


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qYtEwqlMqDE/UaXkBXnSzdI/AAAAAAAABd0/X2M7bJlbALY/s640/World'sBestCiders+US+cover.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Best-Ciders-Tradition-Terroir/dp/1454907886/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369826369&sr=8-2&keywords=world%27s+best+ciders)


Which do you prefer?

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