Frommer's Los Angeles 2011 (Frommer's Complete Guides) Review

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(More customer reviews)Got this for an upcoming business trip since it's the only digital guide I can find for LA. Moving thru the book is tedious on an iPad and must be a real nightmare on Kindle. The table of contents is linked, but there is no index. My downtown hotel is not listed at all. The contents aren't organized by area, so in any given section you'll find items in downtown or far-flung suburbs in any direction. Lots of history and touristy things, but I expected better and more useful maps. (The print version comes with a fold-out map.) The print edition of the Fodor's Los Angeles 2011 I got from the library is much more useful, but I hate to lug around a big paperback. For maps, you're better off using Google Maps.
As a print book, I'd give it three stars, but it's just too cumbersome in its current digital format. If publishers are going to create digital versions of their print books, they need to find out how people use these books and design digital versions accordingly. I'd recommend downloading the sample first, but there are 17 screens (on iPad) of front matter before you get to any real content so I doubt you'll get a good sense of it.

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Completely updated every year, Frommer's Los Angeles features enticing color photos of the sights and experiences that await you.
Our author, a native Californian, hits all the highlights, from the Sunset Strip to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He's checked out all the city's best hotels and restaurants in person, and offers authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the choices that suit your tastes and budget.
You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of shopping, spas, and nightlife; in-depth coverage of Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm; and advice on side trips to Long Beach, the South Coast, Santa Catalina Island, and Santa Barbara.
Frommer's Los Angeles also includes a tear-resistant fold-out color map.

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