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couple that had a dream of traveling and sharing that experience with the world. In that, they have certainly succeeded. But Lonely Planet or LP is a publishing company and
like any other seeks authors and new ideas for its future longevity. While it may be difficult to break into this company as they seek specific types of authors with
travel experience, it is a great niche for the right author. Above all, Lonely Planet comes with a sense of excitement and wanderlust that seems to be a part of
its intrigue. Most readers understand the publishing houses message, which is that only through travel can a writer convey the spirit of a locale. In fact, they demand that their
writers are well traveled and are thoroughly knowledgeable about the topics they write about. II. History Lonely Planet has its roots in 1973 when Maureen and Tony Wheeler
had visited Asia (Mantelll, 2006). This is when Tony Wheelers first publication called Across Asia on the Cheap emerged (Mantelll, 2006). But it should be noted that this was not
some business-like decision. Rather, Tony and Maureen married and because they loved traveling, went through Europe and Asia with very little money ("Lonely Planet: Company History," 2008). When they came
home excited about their journey, they decided that they wanted to share the experience ("Lonely Planet: Company History," 2008). They self-published the book and would sell 1500 copies immediately ("Lonely
Planet: Company History," 2008). Within two years time, they ended up in Southeast Asia, something that would coax them to write books on East Asia, Nepal, and other destinations ("Lonely
Planet: Company History," 2008). It seems that these travel writers who created a publishing company would do well for a time simply writing about their own experiences, and Lonely Planet
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