Lonely Planet co-founder: 'The first book was an accident'

Launched in the 1970s, the travel empire preempted the gap year trend. Today Tony Wheeler is working on five books and is still an avid travellerTony and Maureen Wheeler co-founded Lonely Planet in 1973 after the couple travelled overland from London to Australia. The travel publisher, which has since printed more than 120 million books in 11 languages, sold a 75% stake in the business to BBC Worldwide in 2007. The Wheelers sold their remaining 25% stake in the company four years later. Related: Starbucks co-founder: 'We thought we'd have a couple of stores' Related: Hotel Chocolat co-founder on making chocolate exciting again Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lonely Planet co-founder: 'The first book was an accident'

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Lonely Planet brings photo travel books to iBookstore

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 31/05/2011 - 16:09 Lonely Planet has brought three of its photo-heavy travel books to Apples iBookstore for the first time from today. The travel publisher is offering Lonely Planet's Best in Travel for free until 14th June with The Travel Book... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Door Books founder wins Scottish picture book prize

Alan Windram, the founder of independent publishing company Little Door Books, has won this year’s £3,000 Bookbug Picture Book Prize for a title he created with illustrator Chloe Holwill-Hunter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Sonic Youth co-founder Thurston Moore cancels U.S. book tour due to 'debilitating' health issue

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Book Review: ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart,’ by Beth Nguyen

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The Steve Jobs Archive releases e-book chronicling the Apple co-founder's life in his own words

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Z-Library founders arrested after the pirated e-book site is shut down

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Drusilla Park Jones, founder of a former antique children’s book shop in Baltimore, dies

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Lonely Planet Blends Print, QR Codes in New Experience Guidebooks

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Lonely Planet Comes Out of Lockdown

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Red Ventures secures Lonely Planet

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