Unofficial Guide to BETT 2013 Out now!

January 23, 2013

With 125 tips and advice from 34 visitors to last year’s BETT, this is the biggest edition of the Unofficial Guide to BETT ever! You’ve read the rest, now read the best, and any other marketing slogan you care to think of! Oh, and it’s free!

Planning for BETT 2013

January 20, 2013

With BETT just over a week away, I have just completed this year’s Unofficial Guide. It’s a much expanded edition, containing 125 points altogether, plus a Supplement containing views and advice from visitors to last year’s BETT.

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