The old cover that depicted a gravestone had to go because to some it represented 'curtains' and implied 'game over' for Britain, which was most definitely not what I had intended. This cover cannot be viewed as anything other than positive, the message seeking to be conveyed being... fight back, it's not all over, our kids deserve a future and it's up to us as their parents to insist that they get what their birth-right entitles them to.
Inside, the introduction is new, punchy and to the point. The meat of the content remains untouched as I still stand by every word of it. At the end is a new 'Last Word' section to sign off. That too is uncompromising in its language and allows me the opportunity to comment further and update topics tackled within the main text.
I cannot thank Brian Cantwell enough for knocking the book into shape from a technical perspective. He took care of the formatting and rearranged the typesetting to tighten it all up with the result that Sheep No More is almost eighty pages shorter, whilst not a dot or comer of text has been lost. It's more compact, easier to read, more pleasing in paper form or on a Kindle (well it will be just as soon as a printed version arrives hopefully in the next few days so I can check it through and make the new edition live online) and I confess myself to be well chuffed with the result. It's a better book and it has the potential to make an impact.
In paper and ink form it is available from Feed-A-Read now with the price set at the minimum the company will allow me to fix it at. When the new version goes live as an eBook on Amazon any day now, the price will be set at under £3 because I want to get volume.
I've just checked the Amazon, Waterstones and WH Smith sites and they're still showing the old version at the mo but it shouldn't be long until the new filters through. Now, I'd better set to work on new website material so if you'll excuse me...
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