TAA's Online Member Community

As a TAA member, you have exclusive access to the Textbook Authoring E-List and the Academic Authoring E-List, where you can exchange ideas, ask questions, and share your expertise. You also have access to new forums - Industry Professional Special Offers, where Industry Professionals can share links to members-only discounts, downloads and other resources; and an Online Bulletin Board, where members can post notices seeking co-authors, publishing opportunities, and more. You can also search the Member Directory to locate members with similar interests. Broaden your connections to information and to your fellow members, many of whom are veteran authors and experts in the textbook and academic authoring industry.

Build your member profile

Uploading your photo and providing information about your writing discipline, topics of interest, authoring status, etc., will help connect you with members who have similar interests. Go to your editable profile page. To upload your photo, go to the "My Profile" tab from your profile page and select "Change profile picture".

Connect and communicate with fellow members

Use the Member Directory to search for members with similar interests.

Subscribe to a TAA E-List discussion group

Gain valuable advice and insight by tapping into the collective expertise of your fellow members on the Textbook Authoring or Academic Authoring TAA E-Lists.

Browse the Industry Professionals Special offers forum

Industry Professionals: Post an offer in the Industry Professional Special Offers Forum. Members: Take advantage of the special offers.

Post notices seeking co-authors, publishing opportunities, and more on the Online Bulletin Board


It is the policy of TAA that all information contained in the TAA Member Directory and Member Community is entrusted to TAA members for their noncommercial personal use or TAA business only. TAA expressly prohibits the use of this information for any other purpose, including commercial, political, or promotional (marketing and sales). View the online community rules