PRESS RELEASE Of interest to editors and journalists covering: Business/Finance, Books/Publishing, Dotcom, Entertainment, IL Business Beer Author Says Wine Can Also Make The Pounds Melt Away 'Carb Counts For Wine And Beer Now Available,' Just in Time For New Year's Resolutions CHICAGO, IL - Jan. 5, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Low carb dieters vowing to lose weight can welcome in the New Year with the carbohydrate counts of wine and beer. Compiled by Bob Skilnik, author of "The Drink Beer, Get Thin Diet: A Low Carbohydrate Approach" (ISBN: 1410733858), 1stBooks, the addition of over 275 wines with their carbohydrate counts, now available on the author's website (www.drinkbeergetthindiet.com), compliments the information found in his book for beer drinkers and adds new hope for wine and beer drinkers practicing a controlled carbohydrate lifestyle. "Knowing how many carbohydrates are in wine or beer is the key to weight loss," says author Bob Skilnik. "It's a numbers game. There's literally a whole world of wines from popular priced to reserve bottlings that can be incorporated into The Drink Beer, Get Thin Diet book. I predict that with this new information, dieting wine drinkers will also be joining beer drinkers in celebrating their weight loss in 2004." Skilnik's website (www.drinkbeergetthindiet.com) is offering the carbohydrate counts for popular beers, wines and liqueurs. "The enormous customer response from wine drinkers who bought the beer diet book told me that man does not live by beer alone," notes the Chicago-based author. More information about "The Drink Beer, Get Thin Diet: A Low Carbohydrate Approach" can be found at 1st Books (www.1stbooks.com). The book can be ordered toll free from the publisher ($10.50) at 1-800-839-8640, or on Amazon.com, or local bookstores ($12.50). ABOUT THE AUTHOR A freelance writer from the Chicago area, Skilnik has written for the Chicago Tribune, Collector Magazine, the American Breweriana Association's Journal and the National Association of Breweriana Advertising's Breweriana Collector. He is a certified brewer and an expert in beer, brewing history and breweriana collectibles. He is also a featured columnist in The Tap, a newspaper of Chicago bar and saloon culture. The Drink Beer, Get Thin Diet: A Low Carbohydrate Approach is his third book. ABOUT 1STBOOKS 1stBooks was founded in 1997 and has helped more than 13,000 people worldwide realize their dreams of becoming published authors. Visit http://www.1stBooks.com for more information. MEDIA CONTACT: Charlene McGlashan of 1st Books, Promotional Services Department +1-800-839-8640 ext. 244 Fax: +1-812-339-6554 pressreleases@1stbooks.com # # # [ source of news = 1st Books ] ref: http://www.send2press.com/2archive/2004/pr_04_0105-1stbooks.txt http://www.send2press.com/2archivePDF/pr_04_0105-1stbooks.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT NOTE TO MEDIA: to reach the organization releasing this news, please contact: pressreleases@1stbooks.com If used for publication, please send specimen copy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- S2P-NS [c]/0c/ IL / CHICAGO, Ilinois / Copr. (c) 2004 Send2Press. This release was issued on behalf of the above organization by Send2Press(tm), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com .