Rough Guides
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| + | '''Rough Guides Ltd''' is a large travel [[guidebook]] and [[reference]] publisher, owned by [[Pearson PLC]]. Their travel titles cover more than 200 destinations, and are distributed worldwide through the [[Penguin Group]]. | ||
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| + | The series began with the 1982 ''Rough Guide to Greece'', a book conceived by Mark Ellingham, who was dissatisfied with the polarisation of existing guidebooks between cost-obsessed student guides and "heavyweight cultural tomes". Initially, the series was aimed at low-budget [[backpackers]]. Rough Guides have incorporated more expensive recommendations since the early 1990s and colour printing since the late 1990s and are now marketed to travellers on all budgets. | ||
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| + | Most of the early titles were written or edited by John Fisher, Jack Holland and Martin Dunford, who along with Mark Ellingham were co-founders and owners of Rough Guide series. In [[1995]], they negotiated the sale of the series to [[Penguin Books]], a process which was completed in [[2002]]. | ||
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| + | The initial focus on travel has broadened to a coverage of reference subjects, including music (world music, rock and hip-hop, jazz, classical and works on individual artists and bands) and a varied general reference list on topics such as film, literature, popular science, ethical living, [[Shakespeare]], pregnancy and birth, and the [[Internet]] and related subjects such as [[e-Bay]], [[Blogging]] and [[iPods]].<s></s> | ||
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| + | Much of the travel content is also available online. | ||
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| + | In [[May]] [[2007]], Mark Ellingham said he had grave concerns about the growth in air travel because of its growing contribution to climate change.[http://travel.guardian.co.uk/article/2007/may/06/travelnews.climatechange?print] | ||
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Rough Guides Ltd is a large travel guidebook and reference publisher, owned by Pearson PLC. Their travel titles cover more than 200 destinations, and are distributed worldwide through the Penguin Group.
The series began with the 1982 Rough Guide to Greece, a book conceived by Mark Ellingham, who was dissatisfied with the polarisation of existing guidebooks between cost-obsessed student guides and "heavyweight cultural tomes". Initially, the series was aimed at low-budget backpackers. Rough Guides have incorporated more expensive recommendations since the early 1990s and colour printing since the late 1990s and are now marketed to travellers on all budgets.
Most of the early titles were written or edited by John Fisher, Jack Holland and Martin Dunford, who along with Mark Ellingham were co-founders and owners of Rough Guide series. In 1995, they negotiated the sale of the series to Penguin Books, a process which was completed in 2002.
The initial focus on travel has broadened to a coverage of reference subjects, including music (world music, rock and hip-hop, jazz, classical and works on individual artists and bands) and a varied general reference list on topics such as film, literature, popular science, ethical living, Shakespeare, pregnancy and birth, and the Internet and related subjects such as e-Bay, Blogging and iPods.
Much of the travel content is also available online.
In May 2007, Mark Ellingham said he had grave concerns about the growth in air travel because of its growing contribution to climate change.[1]
