Lonely Planet's travel guides for Italy, Spain, France, Great Britain and Ireland – the five European countries most visited by Americans in the summer – will be sold as e-books through Apple's iBook stores. Although designed specifically for the iPad, they will be accessible on iPhones with 4.0 system software.
Like the company's Discover series of printed books, these will feature custom itineraries, maps and travel tips; as e-books, users will be able to bookmark pages, take notes, and search for points of interest by keyword. Guides for Japan, Thailand and Australia will follow.
(Reuters) | Cost: US$14.99 | Requires: iPad or iPhone 4.0 | For further info...