Hey everyone,

I was wondering whether there were any other stores in Kunming, other than Mandarin Books, that has English-language Loney Planets? Thanks in advance.

I second the question, is there really no other place?

Or, can I get the English version of the Southeast Asia Lonely Planet (2007 or 2009) cheaper than on Amazon.com somewhere in Kunming?

Thank you.

Hey Guys,

There's a good batch of lonely planet guides at the Book Exchange and the Book Nook. Here's the current list:

The Book Exchange (15, 40 Wen Lin Jie - The Vintage Cafe)
South East Asia on a Shoestring Lonely Planet
Central Asia Lonely Planet
South East Asia on a Shoestring Lonely Planet
Israel & the Palestinian Territories Lonely Planet
Thai Phrasebook Lonely Planet
China: Phrasebook Lonely Planet
Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijian Lonely Planet
Cambodia Lonely Planet
Vietnam Lonely Planet

The Book Nook (Beichen, Silver Spoon Cafe)
Q2 Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania Lonely Planet
Q3 Baltic Phrasebook Lonely Planet
Q4 China Lonely Planet

Hope that helps...

RE: The Book Nook (Beichen, Silver Spoon Cafe)

Walked past the Silver Spoon yesterday and it is in some sort of transition. Either a major renovation or is closing. The sign was on the ground and a lot of stuff outside.

Anyway, it did not look open for business. Wasssup?

Thanks for the list! I'll go check it out today.

Oh, is the Book Exchange right in the Vintage Cafe? I went there today, saw the cafe and thought that I'm probably at the wrong address or something... Well, gotta go again. :)

The Silver Spoon has changed management/owners so they may be closed for a bit. I wasn't sure when they were going to make the change, but apparently, now's the time. The Book Nook will still be located there in the future. DenLee - Yes, the Book Exchange books are in the Vintage Cafe.

Hopefully standards will raise and we will have another great place to go in Beichen.

OK, bad luck today at The Book Exchange. One couple who entered the cafe literally about 5 second before me aimed for the same thing - Lonely Planet: South East Asia on a Shoestring, 2008. :(
Is there any other place in Kunming with this book in English (for no more than, say, RMB 160) or I should just buy it on Amazon.com, or another Internet store?

You can actually just buy individual chapters on the internet in PDF format from Lonely Planet:

shop.lonelyplanet.com/[...]

The chapters of this book cost USD 5 each, or USD 19 for all of them.