Free (nook/Kindle/Kobo) Across Asia on the Cheap [Vintage Historical Travel Guide]

[ATDrake]

Across Asia on the Cheap by Tony Wheeler (Wikipedia), co-founder of the popular Lonely Planet franchise, is an e-book facsimile reprint of his seminal first travel book which launched the imprint, free courtesy of travel specialty publisher Lonely Planet, which originally published it in 1973.

This has actually been free for a couple of years as an historical piece to celebrate Lonely Planet's then-40th anniversary (another one you might be interested in is Fodor's 75th anniversary offering: 1936… On the Continent: The Entertaining Travel Annual, which is still free in multiple stores after all these years). It's actually really nifty, showcasing the means and methods of travel to some less well-known areas back in the days when they were considerably less accessible than they are now, and the historical prices and local customs and such. There's also a retrospective introduction by LP founders Tony & Maureen Wheeler.

Currently free @ B&N (also Sainsbury), Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK), Kobo & iTunes & Google Play (all available to Canadians)

And this has been the (late!) selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day.

Because it's always nice to get a glimpse into history like this, and even though this is several years old (and has happily stayed free all this time), it's the sort of thing that deserves a feature spotlight.

Enjoy!

Description
Lonely Planet Across Asia on the Cheap is a reprint of the very first Lonely Planet guide, originally published in 1973. It gives anyone interested in travel a unique insight into how Lonely Planet began and an idea of what it was like to travel overland from Europe to Asia, 40 years ago.

Inside Lonely Planet Across Asia on the Cheap

• Introduction to the Lonely Planet story
• Latest eBooks Discover how far Lonely Planet's books have changed over the last 40 years
• Country by country get an understanding of what it was like to travel overland in the 70s... ideal for the armchair traveller

eBook Features

• Seamlessly flip between pages
• Quickly find what you are looking for with search capabilities
• Use bookmarks to quickly return to a page
• Add notes by touching a word to personalize your guidebook
• Inbuilt dictionary allows you to quickly look up the meaning of any word