29th April 2008, 7:27
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Hostelworld's PDF guidebooks: 1 million downloads
News about Hostelworld's PDF "eGuidebooks" reaching 1 million downloads:
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The site’s selection of pocket guides for cities all over the world have proved popular and have reached the one million download mark: “Downloadable PDF guides are becoming more and more popular with the tech-savvy backpacker market, which is increasingly turning away from the traditional guidebook in lieu of something more up-to-date and compact,” said Colm Hanratty, editor of Hostelworld.com.
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The market for tourist podcasts and e-guides certainly seems to be growing with a recent survey by HostelWorld indicating that 35% of backpackers bring laptops with them, while 71% bring an MP3 player or iPod.
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Hostels should be doing this also. |
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