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Rockyp44 · Sep 3rd, 2009, 01:40

Does anyone have an LP Laos I can borrow for photocopying purposes?

Haylo · Sep 3rd, 2009, 01:52

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Originally Posted by Rockyp44

Does anyone have an LP Laos I can borrow for photocopying purposes?

While owners of a publication can take limited photocopies of it for personal use, this would be a breach of copyright. Lonely planet has a travel forum, and IndiaMike tries to play nicely.

Perhaps you may still be interested in borrowing a copy just to look at?

PeakXV · Sep 3rd, 2009, 02:10

I think you can download individual chapters off their website for a small fee - & save a tree in the process.

abracax · Sep 3rd, 2009, 08:28

I'm just shocked - the proper use of a Lonely Planet guide is to use it to beat off footpads and miscreants. Unless you have a Rohinton Mistry novel handy, that is.

costaguana · Sep 3rd, 2009, 11:07

The India LP is also useful for anchoring small boats

All joking aside, I think you will find it is worth the 20-odd dollars it will cost to buy the kosher Laos LP if you want to use the material. LPs are surprisingly durable and a photocopied version won't last very long. Unless, of course, you are one of those travellers who use the LP but wouldn't be caught dead reading a copy in public!

Hal · Sep 3rd, 2009, 11:25

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Originally Posted by Rockyp44

Does anyone have an LP Laos I can borrow for photocopying purposes?

I do, but the airfare and photocopying charges will probably outweigh any savings.

machadinha · Sep 3rd, 2009, 11:31

One thing I always love on the road: The many folks who refuse to carry any guidebook whatsoever (presumably they think it's uncool or something -- and it's so heavy to carry, too! Man!), then pick your copy and/or your brains about all the stuff they have no way of incorporating into what they have no way of incorporating anyway. (Sleeper Class, huh? Booked-up trains? Come again? But, no, dude, like, I just want to get from Rishikesh to Goa, like, now, man!! Sheesh, why you have to make it so complicated, you stuck-up or sumpin'? Relax, man. So, now how do I get to Goa from here?

)

As for the OP, I'd meant to copy some relevant chapters of my old LP edition for my last trip (since some details varied from my new copy). Those ultra-thin pages soon add up to more copying to do than you might think, and I wonder if it would save all that much money too, indeed. After a bunch of pages I thought oh sod this and just gave up. (Soon works out to be quite a stack of not-quite-so-thin paper, too.)

Haylo · Sep 4th, 2009, 03:53

Where I've had a book which I've only wanted a few pages of, I've scanned them and saved them to my netbook, which is great in terms of saving space (if you're already bringing a netbook or laptop) but only feasible for a few pages.

It's a shame you can't buy Lonely Planet guidebooks as PDFs, as you can with some climbing guidebooks.

PeakXV · Sep 4th, 2009, 04:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeakXV

I think you can download individual chapters off their website for a small fee - & save a tree in the process.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haylo

Where I've had a book which I've only wanted a few pages of, I've scanned them and saved them to my netbook, which is great in terms of saving space (if you're already bringing a netbook or laptop) but only feasible for a few pages.

It's a shame you can't buy Lonely Planet guidebooks as PDFs, as you can with some climbing guidebooks.

The chapters/sections are available for all their printed publications in PDF & downloadable for $5.00/chapter or so.

Central Laos

Indizen · Sep 4th, 2009, 14:52

Rough Guides has a lot of useful material on their website for India. Perhaps for Laos as well. Check it out.

Sep 3rd, 2009, 01:40	#1
Rockyp44 RP Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 251	Lonely Planet Does anyone have an LP Laos I can borrow for photocopying purposes?

Sep 3rd, 2009, 02:10	#3
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 5,881	I think you can download individual chapters off their website for a small fee - & save a tree in the process. __________________ What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

Sep 3rd, 2009, 08:28	#4
abracax Mahaguru Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 709	I'm just shocked - the proper use of a Lonely Planet guide is to use it to beat off footpads and miscreants. Unless you have a Rohinton Mistry novel handy, that is. __________________ tbontbtitq (Shakespeare's password)

Sep 3rd, 2009, 11:31	#7
machadinha brother my cup is empty member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 14,391	One thing I always love on the road: The many folks who refuse to carry any guidebook whatsoever (presumably they think it's uncool or something -- and it's so heavy to carry, too! Man!), then pick your copy and/or your brains about all the stuff they have no way of incorporating into what they have no way of incorporating anyway. (Sleeper Class, huh? Booked-up trains? Come again? But, no, dude, like, I just want to get from Rishikesh to Goa, like, now, man!! Sheesh, why you have to make it so complicated, you stuck-up or sumpin'? Relax, man. So, now how do I get to Goa from here? ) As for the OP, I'd meant to copy some relevant chapters of my old LP edition for my last trip (since some details varied from my new copy). Those ultra-thin pages soon add up to more copying to do than you might think, and I wonder if it would save all that much money too, indeed. After a bunch of pages I thought oh sod this and just gave up. (Soon works out to be quite a stack of not-quite-so-thin paper, too.) __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links Last edited by machadinha : Sep 4th, 2009 at 00:47.

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Sep 3rd, 2009, 11:07	#5
costaguana a vagabond of sorts Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 205	The India LP is also useful for anchoring small boats All joking aside, I think you will find it is worth the 20-odd dollars it will cost to buy the kosher Laos LP if you want to use the material. LPs are surprisingly durable and a photocopied version won't last very long. Unless, of course, you are one of those travellers who use the LP but wouldn't be caught dead reading a copy in public!

Sep 4th, 2009, 03:53	#8
Haylo Structural Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Middle East and heading Easter Posts: 5,804	Where I've had a book which I've only wanted a few pages of, I've scanned them and saved them to my netbook, which is great in terms of saving space (if you're already bringing a netbook or laptop) but only feasible for a few pages. It's a shame you can't buy Lonely Planet guidebooks as PDFs, as you can with some climbing guidebooks.

Sep 4th, 2009, 14:52	#10
Indizen Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 2,507	Rough Guides has a lot of useful material on their website for India. Perhaps for Laos as well. Check it out.

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