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eBooks for Kindle

Kindle is the e-reader and tablet created and sold by Amazon (Amazon.com). Lonely Planet has a range of eBooks that are available on all devices, from the original Kindle, through to the new Kindle Fire. Only eBooks purchased through Amazon Kindle store can be viewed on Kindle devices.

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Kindle devices
Kindle devices

Experience travel in a
whole new light

Everything you love about Lonely Planet guides, plus:

  • Zoom in on the full colour images and Lonely Planet maps.
  • View maps and points of interest online via Google maps (Kindle Fire only. Requires internet connection).
  • Seamlessly flip between pages, jump between maps and reviews, or visit the websites of places we recommend.
  • Search, add notes and use the built-in dictionary.
  • Download and view additional PDF maps.

*Note: Features vary across Lonely Planet products and Kindle devices. See table below for further details.

From inspiration to on-the-road

Visit Amazon Kindle store to select from Lonely Planet’s increasing range of eBooks for Kindle including:

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Country and City Guides
  • Lonely Planet’s most comprehensive guides
  • Thousands of listings and recommendations, plus detailed planning sections and background information
  • Perfect for exploring every corner of the destination, no matter what your timeframe or budget
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Chapters
  • Chapters taken directly from other Lonely Planet guides
  • Products range from city chapters taken from country guides, through to entirely new products we’ve created by bundling different chapters together.
  • Perfect for travellers looking for only a specific part of the guide
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Discover Country Guides
  • Lonely Planet’s easy to use, photo-rich, full colour guides
  • Includes detailed itineraries, planning tools and the best of the destination
  • Perfect for travellers with limited time who want to get straight to the country’s highlights
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Encounter City Guides
  • Lonely Planet’s full colour, short break city guides
  • Less planning, more diving in and exploring neighbourhood highlights and local secrets
  • Perfect for short trips and to hit the ground running with a mix of city highlights and local tips
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Phrasebooks
  • Lonely Planet’s comprehensive language guides
  • Includes the most useful words and phrases for travellers and a guide on how to pronounce them
  • Perfect for travellers, business people and language students who want to maximise their interactions with locals
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Travel Literature
  • Entertaining travel writing from some of the world’s best writers
  • A wide range of titles, from food-travel to celebrity’s favourite journeys
  • Perfect for adventurers and armchair travellers alike
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Kindle
eBooks purchased via Amazon Kindle store can also be viewed on other devices including iPad, Android, PC and Mac. To view eBooks on these devices you must first download the free Kindle app.
Lonely Planet
Kindle Fire also supports apps that you can purchase from Amazon, including Lonely Planet Audio Phrasebook apps.

Lonely Planet eBook enhancements for Kindle

The table below highlights eBook enhancements for the various Kindle devices. Please note that the functionality will also depend on the actual Lonely Planet product (as not all products include all features) so please also check the product description on Amazon.

Kindle chart