Guinness World Records 2012 Edition to fit in the palm of a reader's hand 



Guinness World Records, the global authority on record breaking achievements and publisher of the world's best-selling copyright book, today launches the eBook version of its best-selling annual.

Guinness World Records 2012 for the eReader debuts with the same intriguing, informative and inspiring collection of superlatives found in the latest Guinness World Records 2012 book now in an easily searchable and portable format.


This latest incarnation of the world-famous book delivers nearly 4,000 new, updated and classic records, and a fully searchable archive of incredible achievements listed throughout the publication making it easy to find records at the touch of a button.

This year's book features everything from incredible vehicles, amazing pets, and colossal collections.

It also spotlights amazing record breaking human bodies from around the planet, and celebrates beauty from every end of the spectrum including, for the first time in over a decade, a brand new record holder for one of the most iconic record images - "Longest Fingernails." 



In its book form, over 110 million copies have sold since the first edition was published in 1955, and nearly 4 million copies are sold every year in more than 100 countries and in 25 languages.

This year's Edition has already topped the Overall UK To 50 Book Chart and currently holds the #1 position on The New York Times Best Sellers in the Hardcover Advice & Miscellaneous Section.