I'd like to share several websites where one can find the entire catalog of available titles from respected guidebook publishers. I've chosen to list them alphabetically rather than in order of personal preference. I'm not actually sure that I could put them in preferential order as that would change circumstantially each time based on my intended destination. This list should serve, though, as a great starting place and an excellent grab bag to choose from when you're trying to find a guidebook that will work for you.
Bradt Travel Guides: www.bradt-travelguides.com
Footprint Handbooks: www.footprintbooks.com
Let's Go Publications: www.letsgo.com
Lonely Planet Publications: www.lonelyplanet.com
Moon Handbooks: www.moon.com
Not For Tourists: www.notfortourists.com
Rick Steves: www.ricksteves.com
Rough Guides Travel: travel.roughguides.com
Travelers' Tales: www.travelerstales.com
More often than not, you can find these books at Amazon.com, and in many cases you'll have the option to "Look Inside". Purchasing through Amazon also means you can generally find your title at reduced prices. The nice thing about going to the above websites, though, is that you can see the entire catalog of a particular company's books, all in one place. Once you find a title that you're interested in you can go to Amazon to "Look Inside" and compare prices.
My most recent purchase (at a local bookstore) was Moon Handbooks: North Carolina. This purchase is only several days old.
If you have a favorite guidebook from the list above, or from a company that I failed to mention, drop a comment and let us know about it. How about a great traveling story or debacle involving a particular guidebook?
Happy reading and happy traveling!
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