Freelance photographers working for Associated Press have had a partial victory in their battle with the news agency.
This issue contains: Photographer Survey Results, Selling On Web, New Life for Niche Marketers, Textbooks In Your Future, Textbook Market Guide, Corbis Buys Digital Stock, and Tasini & Geographic Updates.
In this brave new world ''niche'' marketers as the big agencies focus selling to the advertising market and stop accepting the kinds of images that many ''niche'' users need.
Over 200 photographers responded to our survey mailed in January. Income is up and over 35% of the photographers are prepared to consider participating on Royalty Free discs.
The textbook market is a major source of income for many photographers, but it is also a niche given the kind of images it needs and the expertise often required to properly research a request. See where selling to this market is headed.
The battle for rights marches on with new information about the Tasini appeal and National Geographic.
If you think the WEB is going to let you deal directly with clients and you won't need an agent any more, this story will give you some things to think about.
The Guilfoyle Report has produced a very useful report for those interested in the textbook market.
Corbis has moved into the Royalty Free market with the purchase of Digital Stock Corporation. This move raises more questions than it answers, chief among them ''Where is Corbis headed?''
This issue contains stories on NAFP Loses First Round To AP, Selling Individual RF Images, Subjects That Sell, Sales By Category, New ASMP Handbook, Time-Life Syndication, Rights Control and RF, Faulkner Sues Geographic, Annual Photographer Survey, New PACA Members and Estate Planning.