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Summer 1987 - Vol 1, No 1

Textbook Author Group Newly Formed

Anderson Heads Committee on Working Conditions

Committee on Comp Copies Headed by Anton

Fall 1987 - Vol 1, No 2

Tax Reform Act Zaps Authors

TAA Lobbies on the Tax Question

Member Suggestions Assure Plenty to Do.
Used Books Get Top Priority

Publishers Help TAA

Headquarters Staff Grows

A Members' "Clipping Service"

Las Vegas Meeting Set

Authors Urged to Help with Tax Law Amendment

Auhors Lending Royalties Established in Canada
Is U.S. Next for ALR?

John Saxon, Author, Maverick, Entrepreneur

Publishers Lobby Against Tax Law

TAA Membership Grows

Moynihan Works for Authors on Tax Problem

January 1988 - Vol 2, No 1

Las Vegas Meeting a Winner

Professionalism Urged in Short Keynote Speech

Is the Textbook Industry an Endangered Species?
An Editorial by Mike Keedy

Charter Members Designated

Tax Battle Not Yet Resolved

Membership Growth Still Primary Objective

Three Committees Pursue TAA Interests

Some Tax Questions Answered:

A Members' Clipping Service

Member Services in a Growth State Members' Help Asked

Many Disciplines, Academic Levels and Media Represented Among TAA Membership

Committee's Plan for Solving the Complimentary Copy Problem

Reviews

Briefs

From the Mail Room

April 1988 - Vol 2, No 2

St Louis Chosen for 1988 Annual Meeting

Copm Copy Sale Illegal in Alabama

Cincinnati Faculty Senate Votes Hands Off

Lousiana Number Two Dominoes? Forty-eight to Go?

TAA Council Formed, Meets in Orlando

Of Names and Faces
An Editorial by Mike Keedy

PWS-Kent Furnishes No-Sale Stickers

Professors Should Take a Stand on the Issues of Price and Quality of Textbooks
by Marine Estabrook and Robert Sommer

Senators Continue Support of Authors

Tax Questions: A Clarification

Tax Problem Can be Taxing

Educom to Review Educational Software

IBM Funds Study and Discussion of Role of Computers in Education

Textbooks and a Nation of Children at Risk
by Robert Boynton

Book Review

Two Textbook Cases Lost by Fundamentalists

Publishers Miss the Mark

Briefs

From the Mail Room

July 1988 - Vol 2, No 3

Progress on the Comp Copy Problem

Publishers Consider Used Book Co-op

Educom and TAA Explore Common Interests

A Battle Has Been Won in the Tax War, but the War Is Not Over

Strength and Diversity
An Editorial by Mike Keedy

Scott, Foresman Identifies Comp Copies

Educom Develops a Code

Conduit Publishes Submission Guide

TAA Begins Ombudsman Service

Three Categories of Membership Dues Established

College Royalty Rates on the Decrease Since Net Pricing

TAA to Establish Author Experience File

1988 Annual Convention of TAA Proceedings in Abstract

Briefs

From the Mail Room

October 1988 - Vol 2, No 4

Historic Hotel the Site of 1989 Annual Convention

Tax Question Not Yet Settled

American Accounting Association Takes Stand Against Paola

TAA Members vs CBS, a Decision in Three Rounds

Textbooks and Curriculum - Whose Dilemma?
An Editorial by Mike Keedy

Anthology Photocopying Under Scrutiny

NACS Committee Makes Recommendations on Photocopied Anthologies

Copyright Violators to be Sued

Copyright Clearance Center Collects Royalties

TAA Members Asked to Help

Association of American Publishers Adopts Code of Ethics

Alabama Ethics Commission Backtracks

Educom/NCRIPTAL Awards Announced

Publisher and Author: The Unwritten Contract
by W. Ross Winterowd

Book Sales Up for 1987, Higher Ed Disappointing in 1988

California Looks at Reading, Language-Arts Texts

Standardized Tests Downplayed by Secondary School Principals

Is it the Business of Books - Or Information Access?
by Michael Looney

A Release Form That May Be One-sided?

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Digest 1988

Historic Hotel the Site of 1989 Convention

A Battle Has Been Won in the Tax War, But the War Is Not Over

Professional Urged in Short Keynote Speech

TAA Members vs CBS, a Decision in Three Rounds

Louisiana Number Two

Committee's Plan for Solving the Complimentary Copy Problem

Many Disciplines, Academic Levels and Media Represented Among TAA Membership

Educom and TAA Explore Common Interests

Anthology Photocopying Under Scrutiny

TAA Members Asked to Help

Legal Plan Under Study

TAA Members Win Awards

College Royalty Rates on the Decrease Since Net Pricing

TAA to Establish Author Experience File

American Accounting Association Takes Stand Against Paola

Briefs

January 1989 - Vol 3, No 1

Karen Arms is Program Chair

Work-for-Hire Case to Supreme Court

Authors Win Texas Battle

1989 - A Vital Year for TAA

In Jure - The Need to Negotiate Better Contracts

The Emergence of Kickbacks in University Textbook Adoptions
by Richard McKenzie

Psychologists Oppose Kickbacks

Psychologists Concerned with Bad Faith in Publishing

Kearney State Decries Comp Sale and Kickbacks

TAA Council Decries Kickbacks

Cincinnati Recommends No Comp Sale

Dryden Samples Annotated Edition

Reporter A Textbook Gadfly

UNC Wilmington Nixes Comps

Central Connecticut State Investigates Book Theft

Ethics Committee at Work

Text Warehouse Scandals Spur Probe

U.S. Joins the Berne Convention

Northwestern University Sponsors Study of Libel Law

Can State Universities Ignore Copyrights?

Publishing Profits Up in 1987

Standardized Tests Assailed in Scholarship Awards

Test Publishers Adopt Code

Counselors Say Admissions Tests Over-emphasized

Validity of Teacher Tests Questioned

College Board to Consider Revision of S.A.T.

American College Testing Program to Revise A.C.T.

Nanci Lee Meets with Bookstore Managers

Test Scores Used to Rank Colleges

NeXT the Future of Higher Education?

Project 30 to Revamp Teacher Education

Brock Wins Teaching Award

Texas Education Agency Reports to Sunset Commission

College Enrollments Up

What Expenses are Tax Deductible?

Briefs

From the Mail Room

April 1989 - Vol 3, No 2

Comp Copy Experiments Continue

Vandals Attack Innovative Bookstore

Artists Fight for Resale Royalties

Used Books, Comp Copies, Rankle TAA Members

Let's Get Royalty Rates Back Where They Belong
An Editorial by Mike Keedy

In Jure
by Michael Lennie

Trinity Western Responds to Canadian Publishers' Plea

TAA Presses for Copyright Law Clarification

Text Dollar Sales Up To $4.2 Billion

Academy of Management Asks End to Kickbacks

Editorial Control of Content Approaches Totality in El-Hi Texts

Value of Authors Reaffirmed by McGraw-Hill

El-Hi Adoption Advice Available

Adoption Legality Questioned in North Carolina

Electro-copying an Increasing Threat

Textbooks to Shrink

Apple and McGraw-Hill to Collaborate

AAAS Pushes for Scientific Literacy

North Carolina Board OKs Comp Sale

Electronic Textbook Supplement Introduced

IBM Gets License From Copyright Clearance Center

Copyright Clearance Center to Distribute $2.5 Million

New Academic Calendars Adopted at 147 Schools

Briefs

From the Mail Room

July 1989 - Vol 3, No 3

1989 Convention a Big Success

Work-for-Hire Decision May Have Little Impact on Text Production

Membership Growth Still Number One Priority

States Immune from Copyright Suits

TAA President Speaks to McGraw-Hill Editors

"Over-Booking" - a Practice Supported by the "Satisfactory" Clause
An Editorial by Mike Keedy

In Jure:
The "Satisfactory Clause"
by Michael Lennie

Software Royalty Arrangements

Software Development Fails to Fit Model

Publishers Sue Kinko's

Professors Confused by Kinko's Suit

Copyright Clearance Center Hampered by Court Rulings

Copyright Booklet Published by AAP and NACS

Software Copyright Being Enforced

Students Organize Re Text Prices

Georgia State Bans Comps

California Group Decries Comp Sale

TAA Makes Comp Copy Proposal to Publishers

You and Your Index
by Nancy Mulvaney
President, American Society of Indexers

Reviews

Macmillan and McGraw-Hill to Form El-Hi Company

Briefs

From the Mail Room

October 1989 - Vol 3, No 4

Northeastern University Enters Pilot Program with Copyright Clearance Center

Copyright Clarification Act Advances

New Textbook Law Ready in California

Publishers Urged to Adopt Comp Strategy

Comp Copies - It's Time for Publishers to Act
An Editorial

In Jure: The "Revision" Clause
by Michael Lennie

Montclair State Tables Comp Motion

Penn State Bookstore to Shun Comps?

College Stores Leased to Private Firms

TAA Sponsors Calculus Panel

Third Annual Educom/NCRIPTAL Awards

High-School History Texts Criticized

The Word "Scholarly" Makes a Mission Impossible

McGraw-Hill Receives Award

Students Cheat: Teachers Help

Chicago School Math Materials to be Published

Scores on SAT, ACT Hold Steady

Florida Softens Competency Test

New York Judge Limits Test Use

The Future of the College Textbook
by Gary Shapiro

Corruption Charged in California School Adoptions

Briefs

From the Mail Room

January 1990 - Vol 4, No 1

Sofware Authors to Get Special Atttention at 1990 Convention

Workshops a Feature of 1990 Convention

House Passes Copyright Remedy Clarification Act

Texts and Academic Values
Guest Editorial
by L. Kathy Heilenman

In Jure: Beware of Publishers' New Contract
by Michael Lennie

TAA Meets with AAP

Professional Books and Software for Text Authors to be Available from TAA

LA Pierce College Kicks Comps

Clemson Faculty Senate Zaps Comps

McGraw-Hill Identifies Comp Copies

Nebraska Book Turns Back on McGraw-Hill Comps

AAP Has a New Scheme for Retrieving Comps

Montclair Senate Passes Non-Sequitor

AAP Writes Ethics Guidelines

Custom Textbooks Are Here: Introduced by McGraw-Hill

McGraw-Hill Tightens Belt

New Text/Software Publishing Company Formed

California Adoption Procedures Illegal

California Science Framework Adopted

Can Softward Publishing Keep Faculty from Perishing?
by Robert Kozma and Etta Vinik

Textbook Consolidation: How Big a Menace?
by Peter Cannon and Gilbert Sewall

The Future of the College Textbook
by Gary Shapiro

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

April 1990 - Vol 4, No 2

AAP Rejects TAA Proposal to Curb Comp Sales

An Inequity in the Copyright Law for Authors of Texts

Videodisk Seeks a Place on Texas Book Adoption List

In Jure: The 'Competition' Clause: Is It Enforceable?
by Michael Lennie

Authors of Advanced Textbooks Wanted
by Melvin De Fleur

TAA Sponsors Calculus Panel at MAA Convention

Publishing Contract Reform Sought

Royalty Statements to be Standardized?

Royalty Statements to be Audited

Model Publishing Agreement Produced by ABPA

Unpublished Writings Targeted

Eleventh Amendment Does Not Protect School Districts

Multiple-Choice Tests Attacked

Test-Disclosure Law Ruled in Conflict with Copyright Law

Small Publisher Solves its Comp Copy Problem

TAA Member Laurence J. Peter Dies
Author of the Peter Principle

Joe DeCarlo Wins Teaching Award

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

July 1990 - Vol 4, No 3

Third Annual Convention Lauded as Great Success

Writing Texts Should be Considered "Scholarly"

NCTE Raps Use of Bogus Authors

Nonprofit Organization Formed to Improve Textbooks

Indexer Wins Award

A Proper Celebration of Copyrights Bicentennial
by Ellen M. Kozak

TAA Cosponsors Reading Panel at IRA Convention

Copyright Remedy Clarification Act Approved by Senate Committee

Publishers Compromise on Meeting the Standards for Texas
by Connie Muther

Text Authors, Professionalism and Curriculum
by Mike Keedy

Multiple-Choice Tests Said Harmful

Stickers Ward Off Buyers of Comps

Writing Program Administrators Oppose Comp Sale

National Association of College Stores on Record Against Comp Sales

Math Association Takes Stand Against Comps and Other Kickbacks

Unversity of Georgia on Record Against Comp Sale

Comp Copy Buyers are Going Strong

Thieves Still After Textbooks

Test Producers File Suit

Court Rules Against Multiple-Choice Tests

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

October 1990 - Vol 4, No 4

British Author Groups Negotiate Minimum Terms Agreement

California Textbook League Cheers NCTE Resolution

Membership Campaign Begins October 15

In Jure: How to Negotiate an Improved Author-Publisher Contract
by Michael Lennie

Software Special-Interest Group Being Formed

Special Interest Group for Editors Contemplated

Directory of Editors to be Published

TAA Member Sues Over the Non-Compete Clause

California Presses HRW for $4.2 million

AAP vs Kinko's Lawsuit Goes to Trial

A Publishing Parable
by Irving E. Rockwood

Copyright Law Change in 1989

TAA Member Helps Publicize TAA

On Selling Complimentary Copies of Texts
by Bill Bompart

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

January 1991 - Vol 5, No 1

Banquet Speaker Expected to Mix Anxiety with Comedy

College of St. Francis Rejects Comp Sale Ban

Copyright Remedy Clarification Act Now Law

Textbooks as Scholarship
An Editorial

Tax Treatment of Authors' Income and Expenses
by Richard Ziegler

Software Authors Now Have Their Own Group Within TAA

Social Security Benefits for Authors

Kinko's vs Publishers Trial Concluded

Committees Report:
Working Relations and Contracts
Comp Copies and Used Books

Texas Adopts Videodisk

Evolution OK in Texas

Association for Copyright Enforcement Announces New Actions

Educom/NCRIP-TAL Awards for 1990

Authors and the McGraw-Hill Custom Publishing System
by Robert D. Lynch

Simon & Schuster Advances on Customizing Front

Negotiation Permissions Fees
by Helen H. Gordon

Technical-Book Authors and Their Royalties
by Myron Kayton

AAP Puts Muscles Behind Its Statement of Priniciples

"On Selling Complimentary Copies of Texts"
by Parker Ladd

AAP: Statement of Principles for College Publishing

Information Technology, Intellectual Property, and Education
by Steven Gilbert

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

April 1991 - Vol 5, No 2

1991 Annual Convention Set

Apple Vice President the Keynote Speaker

TAA Membership
An Editorial by Bill Masterton

In Jure:
The Royalty Clause
by Michael Lennie

Editors Group to Organize at Convention

Software Authors Group to Organize at Convention

Frustrations of a University Book Author
by Richard C. Larock

Some Publishers Ask Authors to Take Less or Pay More

Innovative Bookseller Files Bankruptcy

Just When You Thought You Were Done - A Production Primer for Authors - First in a Series
by Lillian Rodberg
by Lillian Rodberg

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

July 1991 - Vol 5, No 3

Fourth Annual Convention the Best Yet

Kinko's Loses Infringement Suit

Keynote Speaker Lauds Authors, Challenges Them

TAA to Expand Scope

What's in a Name? Plenty

A Permanent Fix for the Copyshop Problem
An Editorial by Mike Keedy

In Jure: The Collaboration Agreement
by Michael Lennie

Collaborative Writing of Textbooks
by Sally Wendkos Olds

Software Publishers Sue University of Oregon

Leaders for 1991-92

Computer Textbooks are Coming
by Karen Arms

Report of the TAA Editor Group

Fact-finding Questionnaire Results

Piracy of Intellectual Property in China

Just When You Thought You Were Done - A Production Primer for Authors - Second in a Series
by Lillian Rodberg

Who Really Writes Elementary School Textbooks?

Clearance of Academic Copyrights Proliferating

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

October 1991 - Vol 5, No 4

Illinois Court Hits at Publishing Contract

Royalties May be in Jeopardy at U. of Georgia

Oregon Software Suit Settled

Text Royalties Frowned on at Clemson

Editorials

Update on Permissions Services

Electronic Journals Incipient

Textbooks as Scholarship?
by Terry Sykes

S.A.T. Scores Down Again

Just When You Thought You Were Done - A Production Primer for Authors - Third in a Series
by Lillian Rodberg

National Computer Network OK'd by Senate

Authors Can Alter Quotes, But Not Too Much

Educom Announces 1991 Awards

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

January 1992 - Vol 6, No 1

Highlights of the 1992 Convention

Kinko's Settles, Will Not Appeal

Purchase of HBJ Finalized

History Adoption Delayed in Texas

Where Have All the Authors Gone?
An Editorial by Mike Keedy

In Jure
by Michael Lennie

Mike Keedy Retires as Executive Director

Pasewark in New Committee Chair

Ethics Committee Drafts Guidelines

TAA Council Meets
by Bill Masterton

Video Pocket Reader Ready

From SAA, the Software Authors Group

From the TAA Editor Group

Publishers, Apple Look into Crystal Ball

Test of Return Mailers Underway

Just When You Thought You Were Done - A Production Primer for Authors
by Lillian Rodberg

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

April 1992 - Vol 6, No 2

1992 Convention Set

The Medium is the Method

More Copyshops Are Being Sued

Bush Advisor is Banquet Speaker

From SAA, the Software Group:
12 Compelling Reasons for Authors and Publishers to Create Software Enhancements to Books
by Irv Brechner

Author's Bill of Rights

The Simplified Employee Pension:
There May Still Be Time to Make a Deductible 1991 Contribution
by Laurence D. Hoffman

Just When You Thought You Were Done - A Production Primer for Authors
by Lillian R. Rodberg

Getting Your Copy-editing Budget's Worth

De-Emphasis of Authors Aired in Publishers Weekly

Comp Solicitation Banned at Miami-Dade

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

July 1992 - Vol 6, No 3

Math Authors Sue Publishers

Help Wanted: TAA Needs to Grow

In Jure: A Potpourri of Contract Negotiation Advice
by Michael Lennie

TAA Leaders for 1992-93

The Library in Transition
by Jerrold E. Kemp

Emotional Aspects of Writer's Block
by Susan Day
First in a Series

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

October 1992 - Vol 6, No 4

Author Sues for Infringement

A New Business Concept in Publishing

Judge Rules Against Texaco Photocopying

Bookstore Markups Vary

Authors: Not Silent Partners in Publishing

In Jure: Negotiating a Contract - Provisions Often Overlooked
by Michael Lennie

Cognitive Aspects of Writer's Block
by Susan X Day
Second in a Series

Computers and the Textbook: An Update
by Bill Weiss

Conditions Ripen for "No-Frills" Textbooks

Educom Software Awards Announced

Just When You Thought You Were Done: A Publishing Primer for Authors
by Lillian R. Rodberg

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

January 1993 - Vol 7, No 1

Attention All Merrill Publishing Co. Authors: Action Requested

Freedom of Information Law Does Not Apply to Course Materials

Some Thoughts About Our Future
An Editorial by Ron Pynn

In Jure: "A Letter to Textbook Authors About The Negotiation Process"
by Michael Lennie

What We Can Do to Encourage Textbook Excellence
by John Vivian

Imagine a World Without Books...
by Jimmy Bartlett

The Future of College Textbooks

Making Book on Electronic Books

The Situational Aspect of Writer's Block
by Susan Day
Third in a Series

Do Textbooks Shortchange Girls?
by Gilbert T. Sewall

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

April 1993 - Vol 7, No 2

M.L. (Mike) Keedy Resigns TAA Consultantship and Council Seat

Workshop to be Important Addition to TAA Annual Convention

Miami Company Specializes in Reselling Comp Copies

Council Votes to Appoint Mike Keedy a Life Honorary Member

Is There Life After Rush Limbaugh Calls You a "Commie-Lib"
by John Vivian

Professors Report Progress in Gaining Recognition for Their Use of Technology
by Thomas J. DeLoughry

Adoption System for El-Hi Books Worry Publishers

Editorial Policies of Educational Software Publishers
by David Kim

The New Paradox of the College Textbook
by James Lichtenberg

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

July 1993 - Vol 7, No 3

TAA Authors' $48 Million Lawsuit Receives Favorable Court Ruling

TAA Searches for "Lost" Reprography Dollars

Textbook Authors Association Creates Awards to Recognize Excellence

Do You Believe in Magic?
by John Vivian

In Jure: "Preserving Your Options"
by Michael Lennie

TAA Abolishes Senior Members

TAA Leaders for 1993-94

TAA Now Enters Post-Keedy Era

Technology and Publishing
by Michael Lennie

Reprographic Rights Organizations:
Their Role and Function: The Norwegian Experience
by Trond Andreassen

1993 Convention in New Orleans Innovative and Informative to Attendees

Publishers Try Return Mailer to Cut Comp Copy Revenue Losses

Something Old, Something New: The William Holmes McGuffey Award for Textbook Longevity
by Lee Mountain

Talks Continue on TAA Going Into Publishing Partnership

Your Publisher, Your Public, and Your Pocket: Taking Control in a Changing Industry
by Robin Davis Miller

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

October 1993 - Vol 7, No 4

TAA Changes its Name:
Textbook Authors Association Becomes the Text and Academic Author Association

TAA Advances Author Equity Plan to CCC

TAA Headquarters Weathers Mother Nature Again

The Comp Copy Problem
by Thomas Lathrop

In Jure
by Michael Lennie

Educom Announces Winners of 75th Annual Software Awards

Censorship of Textbooks
by Melvin Mencher

Model Author-Publisher Contract Being Established

Ethics Committee Submits Draft of Code of Ethics

In the Spotlight

The Mentor Program: Questions and Answers
by William Masterton

AAP Invests in Your Future

The College Textbook:
Is There Life After Adoption?
by James Lichtenberg

What Effect is Using a Text you Authored Likely to Have on How Students View You?
by Franklin Silverman

McGuffey Award Committee Seeks Nominations

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

January 1994 - Vol 8, No 1

The Phantom Author

Michael Zeilik Appointed to Science Post

Textbook/Materials as an Academic Field of Inquiry: An Introduction and a Selected Annotated Bibliography
by L. Kathy Heilenmann

A New Kind of Textbook
by Michael D. Lange

Textbook Publishers Confront a New Role
by Joseph L. Dionne

Intellectual Property and the New Technologies
by James Lichtenberg

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

April 1994 - Vol 8, No 2

1994 Convention Plans Taking Shape for Seattle

President's Column
by John Vivian

In Jure: "The Homogenization of the American Textbook"
by Michael Lennie

TAA Honored to be an Asset to Orange Springs

Health Textbooks in Tex. Attacked from Both Sides
by Debra Viadero

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

July 1994 - Vol 8, No 3

TAA Awards Program Called Success

TAA Joins Battle Against Repeal of Copyright Provision

Change Coming in TAA's Newsletter

TAA Receives $4,800 Membership Grant

TAA Launches Email List

Deadline Nears for PR Entries

Multimedia Education Comes of Age
by William J. Anderson

Course Pack Shop Loses Copyright Case

TAA Authoring Workshop Planned for 1995 Savannah, GA Convention on June 8

A View from the Outside
by Donald C. Ford

Textbook Panel Set for Masscom Education Group

Author Groups Unite to Distribute Repatriated Moneys

TAA Member Receives Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching

TAA Issued News Releases About Texty and McGuffey Winners

$3 Dues Increase Effective in July

Attorney Referral List

Briefs

From the Mail Room

Reviews

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October 1994 - Vol 8, No 4

TAA nets foreign copying money in historic triumph

Famous Author: William Holmes McGuffey

Editor's Notebook: Blue and beige yields to read all over, we hope
by John Vivian

President's Column: Just better and better
by L. Kathy Heilenman

Penguin offers quicker royalty reports

AAP hopes logo helps respect for copyright

TAA renews call for authors at CCC

Textbook author joins U.S. Supreme Court

TAA helps devise science standards

Students shun on-screen reading

Writer-source relations at stake in Arizona

New court showdown looms in math suit

Study finds 'rithmetic not so bad; readin', 'riting pathetic

Cyberspace as a threat to creative people

Experienced pro heads copyright office

Simon & Schuster, AmOnline create interactive service

TAA goal: drive phantoms from closet

West Pub wins in scanning case

Authoring Buzz

At the Keyboard

Letters

November 1994 - Vol 8, No 5

TAA establishes grants to help academic authors

Famous Author: Mike Keedy

Editor's Notebook: Why fear truth, accuracy in numbers
by John Vivian

President's Column: Read a good book lately?
by L. Kathy Heilenman

Pitfalls, opportunities in electronic publishing

Keeping track of author groups

So many questions for textbook authors
by Karen Hess

Boldly Candid:
Marketing hints to secure your first text
by Gerald Stone

TAA seeks greater author voice at CCC

TAA's call for diversity, balance

First Texty, McGuffey entry forms arrive at HQ

New book examines Justice Brennan, First Amendment

Author publishing company proposal goes to counsel

European writers encourage new U.S. writers federation

How to go into contract talks

Governments pressured to lift Rushdie fatwa

Wrong-headed copyright repeal drive has stalled in Congress

Authoring Buzz

At the Keyboard

Letters

December 1994 - Vol 8, No 6

TAA enters cyberspace

Famous Author: William R. Pasewark, Sr.

Editor's Notebook: May all publishers waddle like Penguin
by John Vivian

President's Column: Lessons from Scandinavia
by L. Kathy Heilenman

Getting more than your contract calls for
by Franklin Silverman

Libraries differ over scanned journals

Calc reform group issues second text

New dawn in author-publisher relations?
by James Lichtenberg

Author-creator supergroup taking shape

Boldly Candid:
Marketing hints to secure your first text
by Gerald Stone

CCC to add more authors to board

Congress eases limit on sex issue in education bill

Supreme court says punitive damages may be appealed

TAA revisits academic values issue

HarpersCollins concedes bad bookkeeping

Texaco case limits 'fair use' photocopying

California pair offer books online

Mosby's Dill views digital future

History buffs will love TAA's convention city

Texas state press seeks rollback on damages

Time to volunteer as a Texty judge

California aims at phantoming

Authoring Buzz

At the Keyboard

Letters

February 1995 - Vol 9, No 1

Case for texts as scholarship

Famous author: Laura H. Chapman\

Editor's Notebook: To TAA's Norwegian friends: 'Tusen takk'
by John Vivian

TAA holds line on dues

The taboo against junior profs authoring textbooks
by Franklin Silverman

Science fiction writers begin royalty audits

Thieves steal faculty books

How to set the foundation for a successful book
by Fred Fedler

Boston judge: Wire-fraud law not cyber-ready

Business authors sue over dropped text

TAA to CCC: Please listen to us authors

An Overview: One on one with Kathy Heilenman
The ins, outs, history, advantages of TAA

Judges frown gravely on plagiarists
by Zick Rubin

TAA endorses proposed supergroup mission

TAA is polishing academic values position paper

Publishers: Copyright law generally sufficient

TAA model contract taking form

Text choice rankles California chief

Authoring Buzz

At the Keyboard

Letters

April 1995 - Vol 9, No 2

Media author Gerald Stone next TAA prez

Biggest settlement in book history: Authors win $3.2 million with help of Michael Lennie

Editor's Notebook: New Mexico hi-ed agency flunks homework
by John Vivian

President's Column: Issues looking for answers
by L. Kathy Heilenman

Transforming books into internationall airfare
by Franklin Silverman

Agent joins TAA-I, offers discounts

Texas board seeks hike for materials

Six TAA veterans on ballot

A checklist for your first book contract
by Fred Fedler

New Mexico eyes cutting text costs

Gender sensitivity reshapes usage

Merrill Math fits pattern

U-Haul author still out of jail, barely

CCC now has three authors on board

About CCC's new author reps

End may be near for statewide Texas adoptions

Be wary of folks who buy comps

Tuition beats texts zooming up

Publishers want technology info

Free legal consultation available through TAA

New Zealand blind group loses bid for free perms

Membership response buries Norma

Authoring Buzz

At the Keyboard

Letters

June 1995 - Vol 9, No 3

First TAA grants go to language writing projects

Famous Author: William L. Masterton
Making college chemistry lucid

Editor's Notebook: How about 'kill fees' in your next contract?
by John Vivian

Recruiting remains Job 1
by Gerald Stone

Is second book more 'dangerous' than first?
by Franklin Silverman

McHugh checklist: What every editor has to know

New Mexico text costs trail tuition but not inflation

Publishers build coursepack database

Some textbook rewards are unexpected
by Fred Fedler

Critic: New history standards off mark

How students drive up costs of textbooks
by Helen Gordon

Agents newsletter has goldfish scoop

Local Georgia boards get adoption freedom

Keedy award presented to ex-Prez Vivian

Newspapers tighten up on perms

Texaco case settled for million-plus

Reprint series will draw on TAA articles

Prentice-Hall parades Texty seal

Almanac-like guide unveiled

Bookstores fret over e-mail

Computer-shopping tried for textbooks

Alberto Vitale: Comic genius?

Author-oriented company plan to Copley board

New Author Registry sees ASCAP as collection model

Let's learn a lesson from the media giants
by Jonathan Tasini

Court stops witch charge against book

New Random House contract angers authors as lopsided

New Moseley report: Electronic delivery means profits

PolySci author Ron Pynn to head TAA a second time

NACS' study: Textbook sales down

Academic publishers setting industry pace

McGraw-Hill accused of threatening case witness

Authoring Buzz

At the Keyboard

Letters

August 1995 - Vol 9, No 4

Publishers: New Mexico plan misses text 'value'

Phil Zimbardo, Mel Mencher win McGuffeys for excellence

Editor's Notebook: Why we authors have a beef with CCC
by John Vivian

Boldly Candid:
When the electronic rainbow showers gold I want my share
by Gerald Stone

If your publisher threatens to kill your book?
by Franklin Silverman

TAA goes up, up and away with Frequent-Member Club

Sipping, reading cyberspacing at Harvard Square

Paper prices hit publishers hard

Controversial history standards undergoing independent review

Creators need common voice in digital age
by Jonathan Tasini

Cyberauthor is doubting internet's value

TAA budget at $100,000: out of woods yet?

CCC using Web for permissions

Six suggestions for improving new editors
by Fred Fedler

No room for additional used-book outfits

Foothills college tries e-mail course

Publishers cite collaborative link to academe

"Used books undermining education"

Some tips for your next textbook deal
by Steve Gillen

Court: Lanham doesn't cover byline

What teachers can do to help

Lennie, Pasewark earn prexy plaques

Taking text authors beyond the academic
by Sheryl Fullerton

TAA revises attorney list

Newsletter available as recruiting tool

Study: 17% authors unhappy

TAA lists members on new Author Registry with proviso

Fellow authors do the judging

A new call to writers: Don't let translation slip through the cracks

More limelight for Boone, Kurtz

Authoring Buzz

At the Keyboard

Letters

October 1995 - Vol 9, No 6

TAA promotes text research in call for papers

Norma Hood 1932-1995: TAA loses acting exec to cancer

Editor's Notebook: Outreach finds common causes, reciprocity
by John Vivian

Boldly Candid:
Do we authors need lawsuit for share of journal gravy?
by Gerald Stone

Is Mike flat? Or does he just look that way?
by Franklin Silverman

Norwegians escrow $550,000 in U.S. funds

AAP exec: New model should replace 'us-them'

Breaking into the trade book business
Sheryl Fullerton

Norwegian fiction scores copyright lesson

We authors can dictate a powerful agenda
by Jonathan Tasini

New York Times freelance policy called 'despotic'

Text future promising, also wildly uncertain
by James Lichtenberg

Stone: Times policy is anti-author

Spurned author's lament: 'Please release me'
by Steve Gillen

U.S. eyeing longer copyright: life plus 70

TAA seeking site for headquarters

Kiwi authors take collection role

Business mag askes whether scam made for book's success

Authoring Buzz

At the Keyboard

Letters

Winter 1995 - Vol 9, No 7

TAA relocation headquarters to St. Petersburg

Famous Author: Wilbur Schramm
Pioneering masscom studies

Editor's Notebook: Salman Rushdie's vulnerability is ours too
by John Vivian

An open letter about our future
by Gerald Stone

Let TAA help in your contract talks

A $15 upgrade for your page layout software
by Frank Silverman

Flawed New Mexico report gets imprimatur

TAA's model contract may address marketing

Where is 'customized learning' taking us?
by James Lichtenberg

Historian blames 'white, male backlash'

Campaign draws media, journalism authors

Rejuvenating your textbook for second, later editions
by Fred Fedler

Neglected author's lament: 'Please release me'
by Steve Gillen

RIP: California bans phantoming
by William Bennetta

Dryden Press shows pride in McGuffey award

TAA promotes text research in calling for papers

Addison-Wesley takes student telephone orders

Consultant firm offers query help

1996 - No 1

TAA completes move to USF at St. Petersburg

Welcome to the new TAA staffers

Author Profile: Philip Zimbardo
Improving the human condition

Are coursepacks better than textbooks? No way.
by John Vivian

Move caused some hassles, now overcome
by Ron Pynn

Co-authoring a book originally written by another
by Franklin Silverman

Michael Lennie honored with 1996 M.L. Keedy Service Award

McGraw-Hill targets used book diversion scheme

Collaboration and teamwork are way to future
by James Lichtenberg

Royalty auditor warns authors; Beware of publisher statements

Coping with an author's common problems
by Fred Fedler

TAA's Stone informs state education commission about used book fallacy

Court deals publishers a coursepack setback
by Steve Gillen

Dow Jones, Norton debut WWW learning resource

Survey shows writers, editors often don't agree on usage

Compatible views aid psych collaboration
by Ned Stuckey-French

Last rights for electronic rights are to sign them over
by Gordon McLauchlan

Florida Governor pushes to increase funding for texts

At the Keyboard

1996 - No 2 convention

Court to reconsider coursepack use without permission

Keynote speaker never thought he'd be agent

Author Profile: Daniel Boone

Come one, come all to Chicago for convention
by Ron Pynn

New software program accompanies texts

Author support firm offers free query assistance

Three candidates up for TAA leadership

A difficult year of change but watch us grow
by Gerald Stone

Authors' groups join to battle for electronic rights

TAA publishing venture to begin at Allerton

AAP supports looking into new ways to sell texts

TAA grant winners announced

Report finds juvenile market in decline

Educator says college students coming to school better prepared

Authors often follow rituals to creativity
by Franklin Silverman

With economy going up, college enrollment is going down

Bookstore battle goes to Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Options when the publisher wants to alter contract
by Steve Gillen

EU Council moves to protect those who create databases

Columbia University group offers used books online

Web service to download new books

Fair use in the electronic age, serving the public trust

Textbook called anti-industry

Overview of text martket published

At the Keyboard

1996 - No 3

TAA's Chicago convention a big success

Author Profile: David G. Myers
Royalties from this author's texts goes to a fund for charitable causes

Maryland court to decide if publisher can be held responsible in murder

Publisher gives $2,000 to Pennslyvania school district because of errors in text

Authors Pub. Co. a reality

Convention touched on many issues for authors
by Ron Pynn

Coursepack firm claims copyright compliance

College education has clear economic advantages; harder to achieve due to rising costs

Electronic rights: the next battlefield
by Gerald Stone

Assessment of student's geography skills shows improvement across nation

Multimedia training center re-opens

Online, multimedia educational materials available over the Internet

N.C. schools tap into technology

New student loan agency designated for Virginia

Proposals may be more welcome late in year
by Franklin Silverman

Education department cracks down on student loan defaults

Chicago 1996: TAA leaves its mark
In Keynote Address, Lieberman discusses 'Perils and Pleasures of Publishing' for authors

Convention attendee helps stranger

Copyright law guarantees author temporary monopoly
by Steve Gillen

Conferences in cyberspace catching on

Academic Authors: Check out these WWW sites

Author claims common Info-Highway beliefs aren't correct

More schools turn to direct lending

Rushdie sighting

At the Keyboard

1996 - No 4

APC announces board members and directors

Author's Coalition survey in the mail

From almond ranch hand to text author, Bovee learned the hard way

Copyright suit brought against Netcom settled

Educational technology market to double

Keyboard type could cause stress injuries

Beware the warehouse clubs, a big part of the trade
by Paul Rosenzweig

New study confirms parents are best helpers for young readers

Timeliness a concern; keep comments coming
by Tom Bayles

Florida university officials consider ten percent tuition

Netscape encryption software available online to citizens of the U.S.

Schools overcoming challenges recognized by Education Department

To raise money, students create a long sentence

Text authors sometimes write for their own reward
by Mark Hochhauser

Video librarian debuts at Michigan school

Position computer screen below eye level

Copyright opponents never lived from writing

TAA headquarters gathering members' concerns
by Pam Turner

TAA gathering opposition to reselling comp copies

Consider creating text illustrations yourself
by Frank Silverman

Free magazine article offers how-to advice for teaching on Web

Student population on the rise across America

24 million people use the Internet

Canadian Internet use doubles

A look at the state of the law regarding rights transfers
by Steve Gillen

At the Keyboard

1996 - No 5

TAA acccepting nominations for 1997 Textys

Author Profile: Jay Black
A top media ethicist, Jay Black is also a bestselling text author

Staff working on renewals

Alphabet Superhighway looking for participants

Vanity e-mail addresses upsetting real professors

From the President:
TAA fall membership campaign most ambitious ever
by Ron Pynn

Just what makes texts more readable?

Syllabus '97 conference calls for technology papers, presentations

Privacy concern voiced over public information

Direct broadcast companies must save for educational programming

Guest Column:
Courtrooms responding to explosion in coursepack use
by Mark Litzsinger

Service assists those who select texts and educational materials

Tuition increases beating inflation at universities and colleges

Self publishing can be a respectable option
by Franklin H. Silverman

Proposal extends Berne convention copyright protections to online works

Are you addicted to the Internet?

Big grants awarded to improve Internet of future

Book out on the early history of info-highway

The Ethics of Authoring:
Whose values are we injecting into our texts?
By Jay Black

TAA special grants, programs section

SPJ rewrites ethics code

At the Keyboard

1996 - No 6

Famous Author: Ric Martini
Author, Scuba diver, researcher: this Hawaiian does it all

TAA 1997 Convention set for Las Vegas in June

TAA still collecting policies opposing sales of comp copies

Headquarters preparing to offer new service

From the President:
Fall clean-up brings several items from Pynn's desk
by Ron Pynn

Guest Opinion:
McHugh's seven favorite books on publishing law, contracts
by John McHugh

ASJA's Contracts Watch denounces signing away e-rights

Protect your writing and give yourself credit

High Technology:
Repercussions of the most recent electronic revolution
by Mary Kay Switzer

Do It Yourself:
More on self-publishing: You can do it too
by Franklin Silverman

Library groups issue statement about fair use in the electronic age

A guide to material on intellectual property

Can the online world respect copyright?

Scottish papers involve courts in hypertext link dispute

Authors Advantage:
Don't let ownership of copyright be a question left unanswered
by Steve Gillen

Some academics worried about new global intellectual property treaty

At the Keyboard

1997 - No 1

Authors' groups say U.S. Appeals Court correct but missed key point

TAA Council meets in St. Pete Beach

Texty, McGuffey award nominations still being accepted

While mostly favorable, views are mixed on new international intellectual property treaty
by Tom Bayles

From the president:
How do we find time to revise our textbooks?
by Ron Pynn

From the Director of Member Services:
Goal: 1,000 members - dues lowered for members who help
by Natalie Gillespie

Fair use in the electronic age: serving the public interest

Guest Opinion:
New intellectual property treaty flawed
by Dan Gilmore

TAA to award five grants-in-aid during 1997

From the Vice President:
Are textbook authors really different than poets?
by Franklin Silverman

Sugar Spoon:
Columnist will discuss writing styles, rules and judgement
by Helen Heightsman Gordon

Check the Web for your own name

TAA members offered free online rights 'zine

Awards allow for schools to zip along Internet faster

Authors Advantage:
Ten tips for your next book deal
by Steve Gillen

At the Keyboard

Member News

1997 - No 2

Las Vegas convention taking shape

TAA's Sullivan helping to lead Author's Coalition

Famous Author: Bill Stallings
Successful author stopped consulting to write texts full-time

From the president:
Change may be the only constant in text publishing
by Ron Pynn

Publishing convention scheduled for New York

A good-bye note from Pamela Turner, director of operations

Company to offer advanced degree papers in digital format

Plagiarism lawsuit filed in New York children's book case

UND adopts comp copy resolution

AAP finds school text sales rise

Census Bureau says college market fuels rise in bookstore sales

From the Vice President:
Perhaps we should let a judge decide
by Franklin H. Silverman

Last Russian bookstore closes, manager hopes to open another

On Better Writing:
Stone returns as columnist with writing tips for text authors
by Gerald C. Stone

High Technology:
Broadcast text authors debate cameras in the courtroom
by Mary Kay Switzer

Member Spotlight: Marilyn Fordney

Software available to teach over Web

Student grade reporting hits Web

Education statistics now available online

TAA News

At the Keyboard

March 1998 - No 1

Viacom authors calm on sell-off

Notable Author: Greg Mankiw
Economist lands $1 million advance

Comment and Advice:
God's thoughts on crediting your co-author
by Zick Rubin

TAA to upgrade headquarters staff

Academic Author back in print

News Briefs

April 1998 - No 2

Publishers' chief: Remember authors

Notable Author: John Saxon
Gearing math to average kids

Comment and Advice:
Improving your readability boosts your accessibility
by Helen Heightsman Gordon

Convention blends tradition, technology

News Briefs

May 1998 - No 3

TAA to tap into new textbook database

Notable Author: Chuck Corbin
Changing view on physical education

Comment and Advice: 30-minutes a day yields textbook
by Franklin Silverman

Quick Tips: Breaking into publishing, Help your text succeed

Putting work on Net may violate new law

News Briefs

Convention 1998 - No 4

Poynter Institute serves writers

Convention Offers Writing Clinic:
Little bits add up, Roy Peter Clark
Writing lots of books, Jacob Neusner

Comment and Advice: Winning textbook authors share successful writing tips

Author: Keeping pace gets more complicated

News Briefs

June 1998 - No 5

Addison: We won't cut lists

Notable Author: Richard Campbell
Going beyond consumerism

Quick Tips: Track your royalties, Take chances, Do your research, On good textbooks, On getting started

What led to author's declaration

Call for McGuffey, Texty judges

News Briefs

July 1998 - No 6

Custom publishing: Used book solution?

Notable Author: Noah Webster
Putting the language into text

Quick Tips:Writing livelier features, Draw from experience, Show need for your book, Know your subject

Litvins find self-publishing rewards

Author explores text market for trade book

News Briefs

August 1998 - No 7

TAA presents Texty, McGuffey awards

Notable Author: Kathy Heilenman
Teacher-friendly French texts

Quick Tips: Steps to success, Moving to tradebooks

New TAA president Peggy Stanfield has mix of strengths

TAA chooses leadership succession

News Briefs

September 1998 - No 8

Florida firm selling texts online

Notable Author: Robert Christopherson
Address Earth with a Capital E

Quick Tips: Know the terms, Get photocopy income, Writing better prose

Panelists ponder career impact of texts

TAA to tackle new author survey

News Briefs

October 1998 - No 9

Dangers lurk in Pearson deal

Notable Author: Molefi Kete Asante
Changing African-American history texts

Lawyer's Advice: Test reason for e-royalty cuts

Panel: What to do in publishing merger: Be proactive

Pearson awaits federal OK of merger

News Briefs

November 1998 - No 10

Authors uneasy over Pearson deal

Notable Author: Rheta Rubenstein
Making math accessible to all students

Authors bristle at 10 percent electronic royalties

TAA members like June conventions

News Briefs

December 1998 - No 11

Publishers seek Y2K computer solutions

Notable Author: Hiley Ward
Writing books on an assembly line

Author: Key to comprehending history is story-telling

Member survey guides TAA planning

News Briefs

January 1999 - No 1

Authors fret over books on block

Notable Author: Charles Fetter
A step-by-step approach to hydrogeology

Caltech exploring journal copyrights

Feds seek Pearson comments

Justice: Pearson must shed some titles

News Briefs

February 1999 - No 2

TAA announces Utah convention sessions

Notable Author: Pat McKeague
Pioneer of videotape ancillaries for math

AAP chief Pat Schroeder is convention keynoter

TAA campus text archive dedicated

News Briefs

March 1999 - No 3

Provost: Professors unconcerned on rights

Notable Author: Debra J Ray
Changing development ecomonics

Bookstore exec: Online surge will fade

Follett sees online sales as part of mix

VarsityBooks keen on web future

News Briefs

Convention 1999 - No 4

TAA convention chair: It's truly a different world out there

Keynote Speech on Protecting Content:
Publishers and authors are under seige

Answers, questions on self-publishing

Developing future selling strategies

Technology prof eyes e-future

New 1999 convention logo

News Briefs

April 1999 - No 5

Survey: Authors stuck with more of tab

Notable Author: Joy Hakim
Writing textbook that read like novels

Electronic books entering market

TAA to magazine: Let writers talk

News Briefs

May 1999 - No 6

TAA executive job has 25 applicants

Notable Author: Mervin Block
Teaching writing to news pros

TAA to send election ballots

News Briefs

June 1999 - No 7

Pearson sells S&S titles

Notable Author: Thomas Mertens
Still fresh through 11 editions

Presses: Market for scholarly books shrinking

News Briefs

July 1999 - No 8

TAA inducts six to Council of Fellows

Notable Author: Luann Nissen
Author's drive means successful text

Award-winning benefits

Texty, McGuffey winners announced

Journal pricing test promising