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August 26, 2009

MIllion dollar book?

wineA British publisher known for art-heavy (and just plain heavy) books has announced plans for an edition on wine -- with a price tag of more than $1 million.

"The Wine Opus," a hefty 850 pages and more than 55 inches square, will feature a list of the 100 best wineries in the world. And besides being a limited edition of 100, it will come with a nice sweetener: Purchasers will receive six bottles of wine from every winery listed.

"Whoever buys the books will instantly have an incredible wine collection. Some wineries we expect to be included have waiting lists of 16,000 people for some wines," Karl Fowler of Opus Media told the London Evening Standard. Publisher Kraken Opus is known for luxurious works whose weight approaches 100 pounds, and subjects include the Super Bowl, the Machester United soccer team and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. It has also launched a book on Michael Jackson.

This is one book that won't be available for $9.99 on the Kindle. I think I'll wait until "The Wine Opus" hits the clearance bins -- I can probably steal it for $300,000.

Posted by Dave Rosenthal at 11:30 AM | | Comments (2)
        

Comments

Pretension knows no bounds.

Wow - it would actually worth it just for the wine. Not that I can imagine spending $1million on a book.

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Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is the Maryland Editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.
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