We received an advance copy of the Third Edition of Jo Ippolito Christensen's The Needlepoint Book today in the post. This is now a hardback book with 4 additional chapters, 2 expanded chapters, new projects and new diagrams. Many of the diagrams and photos are the same as in previous editions, but they improved a lot of them, where it was harder to see them in previous editions.
As a hardback it does lay a lot flatter than the softbound editions. The paper is an excellent quality as are the photos. At $60 I think this is still a great value for the $$. I met Jo briefly at a trade show last year and let her know how many of regularly use this book and were looking forward to the new edition.
There is a note on the front of the book that notes there is a companion app - "One free iOS or Android download code per purchase". We're waiting to hear how that will work for redemption and will post a note when we find out. I love having my reference books on my portable devices so I think this is a fabulous idea.
We expect to receive our copies around the end of the month as the official release date is 4/28. You can pre-order your copy now through our online catalog.