eReader tour & audio on ipod

Are you thinking iPad or iPod Touch? Just double checking.
I've used RS ebooks and guides on my iPod Touch. Easy. Upload free travel apps such as Tripit, Currency Convertor, Sit or Squat, Weather + Free, Gateguru and Kayak. My first generation iPod Touch has over a thousand songs, 3 books, some word games, and still has space. Get one. Nice travel tool. New ones have a camera so also upload Skype to stay in touch while traveling.

I have a 4th gen iPod touch and have found it to be a wonderful travel "companion". I PDF things I used to bring as paper notes (depth info about various places I want to visit) and load them via GoodReader app. Plus apps for translation, city walking tours, etc; and downloaded TV shows/movies/music are great for the long flight and down time. It's also great for general reading. The RS audio tours are really good for getting an overview of a site. However, last trip I downloaded the RS Italy guidebook as an experiment and found it to be awkward: index doesn't work, so you have to use search function to find things; flipping through a paper book is easier and faster; finding a bookmark in a paper book is also easier and faster. It was fine for me because I NEVER bring the paper RS book on my trips (just a few isolated pages/sections). I find his guidebooks too selective to use as tour guides; too many great places are ignored and the info focuses too much on his perspective; I just use his books for logistics. Based on this experience, I will continue to bring important guidebooks in paper copy.

I took Rick's Spain and Lonely Planet Spain (on my IPad) for my trip last year - no paper guide books. I could not possibly been more sorry! If you think it is conspicuous and inconvenient to follow a walking tour from a paper guide, try it from an electronic one some time. Also there were many times when I would have preferred to leave my IPad in my hotel room when I went out, but was uncomfortable without the guides ...

Wow! You guys are great! This is just the type of info that I was looking for! thanks

For the last several trips, I have taken my Barnes & Noble e-Reader Nook. It works pretty well, though not perfectly. (Books aren't perfect either.) I read a lot, so I like not bringing a bunch of fiction books on my trip, that take up storage space. I have loaded Rick Steves' books on the Nook (smaller in size than an iPad), and used the various tours in museums. It's worked well for us, and it's definitely smaller and lighter than the actual Rick Steves book. Depending on which book/destination, the indexing may be good (Paris, London) or not so good (Scotland). I consider whether or not to buy a Nook for a long time; at home, I read books on the Nook and also still read print books (primarily from my public library). It was a worthwhile investment, mostly for its use while traveling.

Thanks, Lexma, I also have pretty much decided on a Nook, if and when I purchase an eReader. I am an avid reader, even when traveling. I only take inexpensive paperbacks and toss them when done, so by the end of the trip the load is considerably lighter. My greatest fear is to run out of reading material before the end of my trip (and the flight home)! ha