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We’re almost halfway through 2011. You’ve got three weeks’ holiday up your sleeve, but you need inspiration to finally book that trip. What to do?

We’ve got your back. Lonely Planet has just made our best-selling Best in Travel 2011 available for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Better still, from 31 May until 14 June IT’S FREE. Sorry to shout at you but we didn’t want you to miss that salient point.

Best in Travel is a decision-making bible or, as Famous once wrote, a book that will ‘help get you off your bum and start the adventure of a lifetime.’ Browse through our experts’ top 10 cities, countries and regions for the year. Then get going with our travel lists: the best value destinations for 2011, best secret beaches, best vampire spotting locales and many more. Plus there’s a calendar so you can plan where to go when. Why aren’t you downloading already?

Oh hang on. Some of other popular titles - The Travel Book (take a tour of every country in the world on your iPad) and Lonely Planet’s Guide to Travel Photography – are also now available on the iBookstore. Best in Travel 2012 is also available on pre-order so you can get inspired early for next year’s travel.

In fact, Lonely Planet is starting to build a world of apps on Apple, from audio walking tours and city guides for your iPhone to a growing shelf of ebooks. Get started here.

PS. If you don’t have iBooks on your Apple device yet, download version 1.2 from the App Store so you can get started.

PPS. The Best in Travel 2011 ebook is only available in countries with iBookstore (though you can still get the hardcopy version from anywhere in the world).

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1. May 31, 2011 hill_billy Report this comment

   And the Android version is going to be released also??? We don’t all want or use an apple device! But we’d really like access to read this book. Please.

2. May 31, 2011 janenet Report this comment

   Thanks for your question hill_billy, I’ll pass on your feedback to the team. We are looking into it. Jane.

3. June 1, 2011 neimarguerra Report this comment

   It’s a shame it’s not available in all the countries.
   I live in Portugal and I couldn’t download it.
   :-(

4. June 1, 2011 missmax Report this comment

   Yes, we need the Android version please. Thanks

5. June 1, 2011 cosmicsummer Report this comment

   hey.. is this ebook available in NZ?

6. June 2, 2011 Jane Nethercote Report this comment

   Thanks for the question cosmicsummer. It isn’t available in New Zealand for now.

   The Best in Travel ebook is available in all countries where Apple has a paid iBookstore ie. Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Other countries may have iBookstores but they only currently offer free out-of-copyright titles.

   If you’re looking for travel inspiration, we’ve got a list of the top 10 cities from Best in Travel on our website (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/new-york-city/travel-tips-and-articles/76165) and the best value destinations for 2011 (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/argentina/travel-tips-and-articles/76216).

7. June 3, 2011 cubajunky Report this comment

   Seems not possible to download from the iStore … ?

8. June 4, 2011 tannywong Report this comment

   Yes, will u release it on android please!

9. June 4, 2011 tessaatje Report this comment

   Please, in Android!
   It would be nice to download this book!

10. June 4, 2011 a_palop Report this comment

    I can´t download it!!!!

11. June 6, 2011 travelbert Report this comment

    A PDF version would please the whole world. I have no android and no apple stuff. Such people exist! I admit I just crawled out of an earthen hole.

12. June 6, 2011 murillo_d Report this comment

    thanks for the information! ;) Always grateful to LP.
    I have a travel blog Bagpack Traveller and I really appreciated your tips.

    Thanks for it, and I hope that you would like my blog.

    Greeting from Barcelona
    @bagpacktravelle

13. June 8, 2011 pitch_a Report this comment

    It´s not available on Hong Kong iBook store… is it possible u add it please? would be very appreciated

    thanx in advance

14. June 8, 2011 r0mina Report this comment

    it´s not available in Chile!!! Just USA? how is that possible? again just USA AGAIN! its not the center of the world!!!!!

15. June 8, 2011 dewanekhas Report this comment

    thank you for the information! ;) Always grateful
    I have a travel blog Bagpack Traveller and I really appreciated your tips.

16. June 12, 2011 yurikito Report this comment

    It doesnt appear the ibook ..
    Im from Mexico City