Lonely Planet Goes Mobile With Nokia

Nokia announced a deal with the travel book publisher Lonely Planet to sell city guides and maps to Nokia Maps 2.0 users, CNET News reports, relieving travelers of the need to carry large, heavy paperback books with them on a trip.

On its launch, the service will let users download data for more than 100 cities, with more destinations to be added in the future. Each download will cost about $11.75 (7.99 euros) and give users background, directions and maps for major local attractions.

Navteq and TeleAtlas together (the latter of which Nokia bought earlier in the year) provide the backbone for the Nokia Maps service.

(Image credit: Lonely Planet)

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