As each edition of the guide is a substantially different product it does require a separate purchase. However, discounts are offered by email to past customers (see below).

90-day exception: Any customers who purchased The Koh Samui Guide within 3 months (90 days) of a new edition release are eligible to upgrade their existing guidebook at no further cost. Eligible customers will receive a code by email.

Discounts: All past customers (subscribed to email updates) will receive a limited-time discount code to purchase a new edition release. Subscribe here if you’re not already on the list.

Yes, you'll receive pertinent updates by email (if you choose to subscribe). However, future editions of The Koh Samui Guide are substantially different products that require a separate purchase.

Email updates: If you choose to subscribe to email updates, you receive any pertinent updates by email within the "lifespan" of that edition. With 8 editions published between 2012 and 2024, each edition typically spans one to two years (or thereabouts – pandemics, y’know).

What do email updates cover: I do my absolute best to keep 'my baby' current and my readers informed. Any adjustments are made as needed – even details like "the mini-golf course became a bungalow resort". Rarely are such updates anything of global significance (unless you love mini golf) – but I try to cover them. As mentioned, customers receive these updates by email (should they choose to subscribe).

Tip: When you checkout, make sure to keep the blue box for "Yes! I want my updates emails" checked. If you uncheck this box I'm legally prohibited from emailing you – spam laws and all that. And there’s your mini-golf career down the drain.

Very easily. Three quick steps will take you less than three minutes:
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(1) purchase your copy
(2) receive your download link
(3) download your PDF guide to your computer, phone or tablet.

It’s a digital download guidebook (PDF) so you’ll never wait for shipping.

Need more help? These instructions were tested on a real live Baby Boomer.

It's 434 A4 pages of just Koh Samui – there's no room for anywhere else.

The Koh Samui Guide points a laser beam at Koh Samui. Top to bottom, over some rivers, around some waterfalls, backwards, frontwards and all the way to Tuesday. Intense, obsessive, multi-decade Koh Samui coverage.

As for specific places, the guide covers (A) getting you in and out of Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport on your journey to Samui and (B) light coverage of how to get to Koh Tao and Koh Phangan – you're on your own after that.

However, if you're travelling elsewhere in Thailand, you might get value from the guide's preparation chapters: packing tips for a tropical climate, what to expect from Thai culture and Thai laws, plus some safety details.

True story: A reader commented on the 2nd (2013) edition that "the only thing missing was where the good bird viewing spots were (LOL). A bit specialised I know".

Challenge accepted. You'll now find bird-watching tips and the 50 bird species I've seen on Koh Samui in Chapter 17.

Wondering whether The Koh Samui Guide covers your particular questions and concerns? Whether it's Koh Samui beaches, car rental, family hotels, Lamai, nannies, nightlife, travel insurance, what to wear, the weather in a particular month, coffee and cocktails, the answer is – very likely – yes, it does.