I just wanted to do a super quick simple
FAQ about the second edition of the
world atlas a copy that is out in a few
days time the launch date is the 4th of
October that's Thursday that is
available from orchid book shops now on
the internet I announced this a little
while ago and a few of you had some
questions for me so I wanted to answer
your questions so I'm going to answer a
few quick things
what's new what's changed do I need to
buy this if I've got the first edition
and should i preorder it so let's dive
in to what's new now there's not a ton
added to it now there are six new
producing countries added to this
particular edition they are the
Democratic Republic of Congo Uganda
Thailand China Haiti and the Philippines
now a broad range there but definitely
countries I wanted to make sure were
included in this edition alongside this
there's one more chapter towards the
start of the book that is a short
history of coffee drinking as for what's
changed between the first edition and
the second dition the statistics on
population and production for every
country have been updated just to the
latest numbers that I could get hold off
in a couple of cases small errors have
been removed in histories of a couple
countries but they're pretty small
changes we've updated the typeface
throughout the book and in a few cases
we've updated some maps where we've
added kind of county lines where the
counties themselves are used to describe
or define certain regions so some small
updates to maps throughout the book and
they're a little bit more standardized
throughout the book as well
if I own the first edition do I need to
buy this second edition well I would say
no not particularly most of the
information that's in that first edition
is pretty much identical to what's in
the second edition it's a little bit
like when they release an iPhone on the
kind of s year where you get a little
bump and specs but it pretty much is the
same if you're a completist sure
absolutely if you have a particular
interest in a new country that is a that
is added to the book then it may be a
worthwhile inclusion for you if you if
you had the first and you're worried
about missing out really I wouldn't be
you know like if like I'm very proud of
that first edition of the information in
there I've bit continues to be very
useful the world of coffee does change
and evolve but most of that information
is is really pretty fixed and permanent
and wouldn't change in a third or fourth
or fifth edition so unless you're a
completist unless you have a particular
interest in one of the new countries
then I would say don't worry if you've
got the first edition don't feel
compelled to buy the second edition I
wouldn't pretend I wouldn't appreciate
it but you really don't need it right so
so don't worry about buyer's remorse it
is just important to me and the
publisher that we do keep stuff
up-to-date
should i preorder well I'll be truly
honest pre-orders are really really
really helpful the first week of a book
sales are its best week ever typically
and so if you ever stand a chance of
getting onto bestseller lists or that
kind of stuff
pre-orders are how you get there if you
want to preorder
a copy from square-mile they'll be up
relatively soon but they don't actually
count towards those kind of lists if you
want the book at the best possible price
amazon is going to be the best place to
do it and certainly pre-ordering there
is incredibly helpful towards the
success of the book that definitely
counts and definitely drives a kind of
bit of momentum behind the book however
if you don't a pre-order of your nowait
it comes out that's totally okay if you
want to come down and see me on launch
day I'll be a Prufrock all day doing
some fun stuff that me a couple of
workshops there's still some spaces for
I think but just come down and have
coffee that's all you need to do for it
to be fun and interactive and get a
glimpse into what I kind of hoped people
would get out of the Atlas that will
make more sense I'll make a video of
what happens that day but if you have
any other questions I'd be delighted to
answer them there the comments below are
open thank you so much for watching and
I hope you have a great day