Happy Hour Goes Mobile - New Application

Five O'clock Can Be Anytime and Anywhere Introducing The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bartending Application

The Complete Idiot's Guides has gone mobile with its first smart phone and tablet application, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bartending. With this app, the perfect cocktail can be shaken, blended, muddled or stirred - no matter where one finds the party. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bartending app is the first developed by Alpha Books and has more unique features than any other cocktail app available, and contains additional content not included in the book.

"The Complete Idiot's Guides are all about getting the best information to readers. People want drink recipes, games and fun facts readily at hand when they are at a party, or event. Carrying a book isn't convenient, but an app makes The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bartending accessible any time and place," said Mike Sanders, Alpha Books publisher.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bartending app includes the following features:
- 1500 mixed drink recipes searchable by name, ingredient, type, mood, or occasion
- A glossary of mixology terms and techniques
- A liquid measurement unit converter
- An interactive Blood Alcohol Checker (Disclaimer: This feature is for entertainment purposes only. The calculations of the Blood Alcohol Checker function should not be used to determine whether a person is able to drive.)
- A collection of drink and alcohol trivia
- Instructions on how to play dozens of popular drinking games
- Pickup lines to help break the ice with anyone
- Call a Taxi and Find a Bar guides, using built-in Google Maps and Yelp

Favorite drinks can be bookmarked, personal recipes can be added, and information about the best drinks and bartenders at the best watering holes can be stored. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bartending app is available for iOS and Android devices for $4.99.

About The Complete Idiot's Guide Series The Complete Idiot's Guide series is published by Alpha Books, an imprint of DK Publishing. For more than 16 years Complete Idiot's Guide books have informed, entertained, and enriched tens of millions of readers worldwide. Our readers are savvy and smart, but like most people, they sometimes encounter tasks or topics that make them feel like ... well, complete idiots. Complete Idiot's Guide authors understand that feeling and know how to take the sting out of a steep learning curve. They offer simple steps, clear information, inside tips, and an occasional dollop of humor. There are more than 450 titles available in print and/or electronically, with new subjects and new ways to learn coming all the time. The Complete Idiot's Guide brand ensures consistent quality, reliability, and results.

About Alpha Books
Alpha Books, a member of DK Publishing, publishes high-quality lifestyle and reference books in 30 different categories. The Complete Idiot's Guides, Humongous Book math series, The Essential Guides, Living Free Guides - as well as other series and stand-alone titles - provide helpful how-to information and general knowledge in an easily accessible manner.

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For a sample of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bartending app, please contact Wilks Communications at bre@wilkspr.com, or 708-434-5006.