It’s a hard market for travel writers now, especially with everything being online. One innovative tactic that has recently come to my attention is mobile applications. Travel writers are now creating mobile apps to release their work.
In the article, “Apps-the Future of Travel Journalism”, Lee Foster explains how he makes more money off of applications than he did books. Foster says, “Royalty rates for authors of apps are much higher than for authors of books, and for good reason.” Now we see that royalties are larger than books, so it might be easier to create an application and submit your work through there.
He also points out that the low price point will build a new market. For applications you can set your own price, which can help by determining worth and profit. The applications are also available everywhere. You can supply applications for all types of phones, like Android or Apple. People can also access the application at anytime, unlike a phone where you have to carry it with you wherever you go.
Articles and books are also available on many other formats now. Books and articles can be found on Kindles, Nooks, phones, tablets or iPads. Text be can be accessed everywhere at any given time. If you are a travel writer that does not have a book out, well magazines, articles and blogs can all be accessed on these devices. I suggest that you release your work on every platform possible. That you have more of a chance of reaching the most amount of people.
It seems to me that travel writing is becoming technologically advanced like the rest of the world. I think it is a great thing because before travel writers were down on how they could make a profit since everything relates to phones and Internet now. I feel like travel journalism now requires the author to be creative in ways he or she has never imagined.
http://www.fostertravel.com/apps-the-future-of-travel-journalism/?utm_source=Foster+Travel+Publishing&utm_campaign=017f183bcc-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email
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