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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
The Academic Author
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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
TAA to Pearson: Hire knowledgable
authors
News Briefs
August
1999 - No 9
Tippens: Meeting a Success
Notable Author: Karen
Morris
Forming foundation for learning a discipline
Attorney: Mergers can
be devastating to authors
CCC seeks authors for
distributions
Coalition should choose
CCC rep
TAA poet gets passion-Net
News Briefs
September
1999 - No 10
Survey: Author-publisher
relations deteriorating
Notable Author: J. David
Hunger
Writing a textbook that defines a field
Campus stores seek answers
for e-times
Rosenzweig: Authors future
up in air
Convention chair receives
Hood award
News Briefs
October
1999 - No 11
TAA, Alliance Press discuss
partnership
Notable Author: Sallie
Marston
Offering a theoretically challenging book
Expert advice on negotiating
contracts
Technology creates new
opportunities
Do's and don't's guide
News Briefs
November
1999 - No 12
Pennsylvania rapped for
royalty 'confiscation'
Notable Author: Paul Knox
Authoring for students on two continents
Protecting your rights
to original art
Biologists self-publishes
subscription web text
News Briefs
December
1999 - No 13
Professor group defends
author ownership of work
Notable Author: Dorothy
Seyler
Getting it right on the second try
Early e-journals experience
finds new costs
On-line text sellers not
affecting return rate
Author attorney doubts Tasini text impact
News Briefs
January
2000 - No 1
Publisher seeks course
materials
Notable Author: Marty
Triola
Teaching stats with real data
Everybook exec: Text publishers
like electronic book
Georgia creates new copyright
policy
News Briefs
February
2000 - No 2
HarperCollins accused
of self-trading
Notable Author: Mike Sullivan
Writing at the dining room table
TAA leaders share personal,
association goals
Delaware pleased with
database
News Briefs
March
2000 - No 3
Pearson to mail royalty
checks earlier
Notable Author: Mike Keedy
Breaking math down to the fundamentals
TAA to mail election ballots
California ponders textbook
tax exemption
Lawyer: Negotiating e-rights
News Briefs
April
2000 - No 4
TAA committee to examine
imprimatur idea
Notable Author: Henry
Tedeschi
Published first subscription-based biology text
Business, math authors
named to TAA Council of Fellows
News Briefs
May
2000 - No 5
TAA: Rights documents
not good
Notable Author: Charles
Darwin
On the origin of humankind
TAA leaders against gag
clauses
Who owns the rights?
News Briefs
July
2000 - No 6
Colleges eager for TAA
workshops
Notable Author: Almira
Hart Lincoln Phelps
Improving women's education
Literary agent: Text authors
now need agents
Unviersity of Texas clarifies
royalty policy
News Briefs
August
2000 - No 7
McGraw: Checks being sent
earlier
Notable Author: Chris
Harris
From freelancing to academia
Publishing routes for
your ideas
Lawyer: Rank contract
negotiation goals
Shape campus royalty policy
News Briefs
October
2000 - No 8
TAA leader: Used book
sellers leeches
Notable Author: Bill Pasewark
Disciplined lifestyle secret to success
Lawyer: Publishers violating
anti-trust law
Advice: Don't hold breath
for 30% e-rates
AAP launches error-reporting
site
News Briefs
December
2000 - No 9
Tippens reviews his unfinished
TAA agenda
Notable Author: James
Rubenstein
Textbooks as essays that work together
TAA President: Mergers
problematic for authors
Pearson's Open Book lacks
assessment criteria
TAA on record against
phantom-authoring
News Briefs
February
2001 - No 1
Random House splits e-royalties
50:50
Notable Author: John Milton
The second greatest English poet
Harcourt authors feel
well informed on sale, hopeful
Big houses back free whole-article
browsing
Houghton putting 10 textbooks
online
News Briefs
June
2001 - No 3
Eight Textys and three
McGufffeys Awarded
Notable Author: Warren
Bovée
Writing just another approach to teaching
Authors object to Random
House e-rights claim
Knight-Ridder inviting
freelance deletions
News Briefs
August
2001 - No 4
TAA Convention scored
high
Notable Author: Fred Kleiner
Bringing art history to life
Database as a revision:
No way
Phoenix moving to e-materials
Workshops bring in 296
new TAA members
News Briefs
October
2001 - No 5
TAA joins brief to Supreme
Court
Notable Author: Daniel
Botkin
Scientist who works outdoors
Publishers see dwindling
author pool
University settles over
yanked article
University mum on settlement
sum
News Briefs
December
2001 - No 6
Supreme Court declines Greenberg appeal
Notable Author: Jennie
Dusheck
First textbook wins Texty award
IFFRO discussing creation
of code of practices
Practices changed after
walkout by board
News Briefs
February
2002 - No 1
TAA offers how-to session
at meeting
Notable Author: Allan
Tobin
Storytelling at the heart of textbook
Harcourt patriarch dead
at 81
Delay-plagued journal
catching up
Contract alert for Pearson
authors
News Briefs
April
2002 - No 2
Committee to review TAA
dues restructure
Notable Author: Dan Poynter
Can't find a publisher? Do it yourself
Negotiate foreign sales
protection
Vivendi accounting under
scrutiny
TAA Foundation proposal
draws pledges
News Briefs
September
2002 - No 3
TAA Foundation becomes
a reality
From the President's Desk:
Improving communication, involvement
by Michael Sullivan
What your fellow members
are doing
TAA Standing Committees
TAA authors share tips
for revising efficiently
TAA announces 2002 Texty,
McGuffey Award winners
Author's Coalition Survey
coming soon
News Highlights
December
2002 - No 4
TAA Foundation moving
forward
From the President's Desk:
Support important to TAA's future
by Michael Sullivan
On writing that book proposal
by Ron Pynn
Tips for overcoming writer's
block
News Briefs
March
2003 - No 1
Exciting sessions in historic
Richmond
From the President's Desk:
TAA continues to move forward
by Michael Sullivan
Sneak peek at TAA Convention
sessions
Busy TAA People
TAA offering four new
workshops
New Mexico State University
workshops a success
News Highlights
May
2003 - No 2
Collins and Harris elected
to TAA Council
From the President's Desk:
Convention sessions interesting
by Michael Sullivan
Guest Columnist: Doris
A. Christopher
Academic plagiarism: Is it careliness or criminal?
TAA announces 6 Texty,
McGuffey award winners, thanks judges
Busy TAA People
Sneak Peek at TAA Convention
Sessions
Publishing house to focus
on academic authoring
News Highlights
September
2003 - No 3
TAA Convention gets high
marks
From the President's Desk:
Convention business and pleasure
by Michael Sullivan
Guest Columnist: Ron Pynn
Pynn satirizes TAA authoring workshops
2003 TAA Convention Highlights
News Highlights
December
2003 - No 4
New members receive perks
From the President's Desk:
Wrong to sell Instructor Editions
by Michael Sullivan
TAA recognizes former
past president, Frank Silverman
Play a part in the marketing
of your texts
Learn the basic steps
to a good book proposal
News Highlights
February
2004 - No 1
Convention tailored to
membership
From the president's desk:
Call for action on sale of complimentary copies
by Michael Sullivan
TAA Past President Frank
Silverman dies
Author Profile: Veronica
Anover
Sharing a love of language
2004 TAA annual convention:
Preliminary schedule
How K-12 teachers manage
teaching, writing
Explaining complex ideas
to expert audiences
Lower textbook price doesn't
neccessarily mean lower royalties
Going beyond Google: Super
searching tips and techniques
Make sure your options
clause is author-friendly
News Highlights
June
2004 - No 2
Changing economics of
scholarly publishing
From the president's desk:
Bookstore's pricing hurts authors
by Michael Sullivan
Author Profile: Tim Reed
Teacher helps set agricultural educational standards
Texty, McGuffey award
winners announced
Math book written with
agriculture ed in mind
Convention Highlights
Elliott, Walters illustrate how to simplify language
Quality key to tenure,
promotion
News Highlights
September
2004 - No 3
Member input sought on
publishing venture
From the executive director's
desk:
Worskhops a priority with TAA
by Ron Pynn
In Memoriam: Ida Flynn
Flynn: Educator, Author, Researcher
An author's thoughts on
the price of college textbooks
by Robert Christopherson
Authors share advice for
writing first textbook
Tips for working with
a compositor
Get publishers to compete
for your textbook
News Highlights
December
2004 - No 4
Writing workshop presenter
prolific
From the president's desk:
Stand up for copyright and fair use
by Michael Sullivan
Notable Author: Robert
Bauman
Students urge instructor to publish text
Use dissertation as basis
for book prospectus
Building a better book:
Tips for prospective textbook authors
by Michele Sordi
News Highlights
March
2005 - No 1
TAA Foundation moves forward
From the president's desk:
Create a written policy on plagiarism
by Michael Sullivan
Notable Author: Paul Krieger
Anatomy text draws on creative images
Breaking into textbook
authoring
Stay competitive in textbook
authoring
Zobgy study finds student
sccess depended on textbooks
Volunteer opportunities:
Share your expertise by serving on a TAA committee
Guest Columnist: William
M.K. Trochim
The Future of College Textbooks
News Highlights
May
2005 - No 2
TAA convention features
Convention Chair: John
Wakefield
Join the dialogue: Attend Convention
2005 TAA Council Elections:
Meet the candidates
Workshop preview: 12 steps
to becoming a more prolific scholar
News Highlights
July
2005 - No 3
How TAA chose new executive
director
President's message: John
Wakefield
The widening horizons of TAA
TAA authoring workshops
bring in 270 new members
Texty, McGufffey Awards
receive record number of nominations in 2005
John Wakefield new TAA
president
Know fair use and copyright
laws
Publishers, authors need
to fight back
Pynn made TAA a recognized
voice
Hiring an 'author's editor'
has its benefits
What publishers look for
in authors
Textbook costs are not
about price, but about value
News Highlights
September
2005 - No 4
Google print position
'backwards'
President's Message: John
Wakefield
TAA to Google: Let negotiations begin
TAA hires Richard T. Hull
as new executive director
News, Notes from Richard
T. Hull, Executive Director
In Jure: Multiple Submissions
by Michael Lennie
Prolific grant writer
shares his advice on landing grants
Policies and politics
of textbook adoptions
Advice on getting scholarly
articles published
19 Tips for first-time
textbook authors
TAA Convention receives
high marks
GAO study of textbook
pricing 'incomplete'
Attorney advises authors
on e-rights
Authors Asking: Answers
to Member's Questions About Authoring
TAA ad structure changes
News Highlights
December
2005 - No 5
TAA Stands Behind AG Decision
to Sue
President's Message: John
Wakefield
A Tip for Authors: Think ahead to July
News, Notes from Richard
T. Hull, Executive Director
In Jure: Ambiguity and
the Revision Clause by Michael Lennie
Publishing Lawyer Weighs
in on Google Print Library Project
Notable Author: Jean Lukesh
Passion for Home State, History Led Author to Write First Text
News Highlights
Guest Columnist: Stan
Gibilisco
The Tyrannosaurus in the Tea Room
Authors Asking: Answers
to Members' Questions About Authoring
Check Out TAA's Online
Member Center
March
2006 - No 1
Textbook reseller banned
from campus
President's Message: John
Wakefield
Members Services on the increase
News, Notes from Richard
T. Hull, Executive Director
Writers Block: The Experiences
and Issues of Writers
Autopsy of an Anderson Cooper Script by Mervin Block
Notable Author: Marilyn
"Winkie" Fordney
Author makes career out of writing textbooks
News Highlights
Judge rules against newspaper
in copyright infringement case
TAA Convention chair calls
for presentation ideas
Authors Asking: Answers
to Members' Questions About Authoring
New TAA Members in January
May
2006 - No 1
TAA convention features
Convention Chair: Chris
Harris
Network with fellow authors at TAA Convention
Gray to present 'Publish
& Flourish' as pre-convention workshop
Convention afterhours:
Orlando by day, night
TAA 19th Annual Convention
preliminary schedule
Convention Session Information
Convention Registration
Form
June
2006 - No 3
TAA awards seven Textys,
three McGuffeys
President's Message: John
Wakefield
Textbook research benefits students
News, notes from Richard
T. Hull, Executive Director
Discover all the member services TAA has to offer
Notable Author: Charles
S. Williams
Author destined for a career in physical education
Best university textbooks
are like undiscovered treasures
by Tim Lougheed
Collins, Switzer elected
to TAA Council
TAA Council member Jim
Prekeges' wife dies
New TAA members
September
2006 - No 4
TAAF receives $15,000
unrestricted gift
President's Message: John
Wakefield
Textbooks vs inquiry: False dichotomy
News, notes from Richard
T. Hull, Executive Director
TAA to reach out to its Academic Author members
Notable Author: Betty
Azar
Grammar series author journeys from teaching to writing
TAAF creates advisory
board for minority author survey project
TAA launches new series
of academic workshops
Essential tax tips for
textbook authors
Google: Library project
goal to protect copyright
Convention Highlights:
Q and A
Create a collaboration
agreement with co-author
TAA welcomes new members
10 tips for successfully
marketing your textbook
TAA attracted 528 new
members in 2005-2006
Creating effective accessible
texts
Wakefield: U.S. behind
others regarding research
Text adoption process
needs reform
10+ secrets to becoming
a more prolific author
How to obtain copyright
permission
On-demand a publishing
alternative
TAA hires new associate
ED
December
2006 - No 5
TAA issues call for proposals
President's Message: John
Wakefield
Grant writing is a learnable skill
News, notes from Kim Pawlak,
Associate Executive Director
My first four months as associate executive director
Notable Author: Robert
Ginsberg
One academic's worldwide journey from author to editor
Publish live lectures
as enhanced podcasts
McKeague donates $1,000
to TAAF
TAA's first member, mathematics
author Paul Anderson, dies
Writer's Block: Perfectionism
tied to procrastination
Time management: Search
engine features
TAA offers workshop on
creating camera-ready copy
Editing crucial part of
manuscript development
TAA welcomes new members
Authors Asking
Discounted editing services
for TAA members
March
2007 - No 1
Spice up your writing
in Buffalo
President's Message: John
Wakefield
Reflections on 20 years
Notable Author: Andrew
Odlyzko
Scholarly article author loves research, tolerates writing
TAAF receives three $1,000
donations
TAA keynoter author of
'Made to Stick'
Writer's Block: How to
get your writer's block into remission
Maximize your chance of
getting published
'The Academic Author'
redesigned
Conference Highlights:
Spice up your writing at the 2007 Conference in Buffalo, NY
Indexing in three steps
TAA to offer grant writing
workshop
TAA welcomes new members
News Highlights
Book Review: 'Missing
the Meaning' hits the mark
TAA celebrates 20 years
June
2007 - No 2
New TAA Council
members announced
President's Message: John
Wakefield
U.S. textbook selection needs work
Notable Author: Kevin
T. Patton
Work on small publishing projects grew into textbook contract
Educational advocate joins
TAAF Board
TAA announces 2007 Texty,
McGuffey Award winners
TAA re-issues position
statement
Asante joins TAA Foundation
Board
TAA asks faculty to 'Stomp
the Comp'
An update on the accessibility
of textbooks to sudents with disabilities
InJure: Michael Lennie
Authors should negotiate 'the right to consult' clause
Author's Asking
Register for 2007 TAA
Conference
September
2007 - No 3
Evaluation of
textbook costs begins with students
President's Message: John
Wakefield
Textbook price controversy
Notable Author: Sam Wineburg
Author strives to give students second voice in textbooks
Texty, McGuffey winners
participate in Q&A at Awards Luncheon
Information key to win-win
contract: Play 20 questions with your editor
TAA Council approves Grants-in-Aid
program
Use this checklist when
submitting dissertation, journal article
Eight ways to dispose
of comp copies
How to write readable
academic prose
What indexers wish you
knew
How to improve your role
in the peer review process
by Gayle A. Brazeau
TAA offers TAAF a three-phase
matching $30,000 grant
December
2007 - No 4
TAA launches online
mentoring program
President's Message: John
Wakefield
TAA's model of services
Notable Author: Frank
C. Wilson
Professor connects math to real world through textbooks
Check royalty statements
for treatment of custom-published books
When writing your dissertation,
look at it from several perspectives
TAA announces member survey
winner
How to choose a publisher
by Ronald Pynn
Bookstore selling instructor's
copies backs down
Authors share 7 tips for
choosing a publisher
International research
conference provides opportunity for collaboration
Panelists sought for 2008
TAA Conference sessions
Author's Asking:
What is the percentage of sales lost to used books?
TAA to prepare contract
negotiation guide
February
2008 - No 1
Associate Executive Director's
Message: Keep talking, we're listening
Plan to attend the 2008
TAA Conference
Busy TAA People:
First textbook fulfills
author's lifelong dream to work as a writer
Create more interesting
text: Write outside your discipline
Authors: Pearson manipulates
royalties
Writer's Block:
Writer's block solution: Enacting the scholar role
Author's Asking:
What techniques do you use to cut clutter, wordiness, jargon, etc. from your
writing?
March
2008 - No 2
President's Message: Expert
review makes self-published books respectable
TAA launches teleconference
series
Notable Author:
Invertebrate medicine
textbook fills marketplace gap
Maximize chances of getting
published
Authors share their writing
rituals
Take advantage of members-only
discounted editing services
Writer's Block:
Using scholarly models for academic writing
Author's Asking
'Ghettoized Poli Sci Textbooks'
by Scott Jaschik
April
2008 - No 3
Executive Director's Message:
Free money! All you have to do is ask
TAA 2008 Texty, McGuffey
Award winners
Busy TAA People:
Reviewing other's
work offers numerous lessons
Nine candidates running
for TAA Council
TAA sponsoring three new
academic authoring workshops
Take advantage of members-only
discounted editing services
Sign up for upcoming TAA
Teleconferences
May
2008 - No 4
Associate Executive Director's Message:
Member feedback, participation welcomed
TAA announces Council election results
TAA conducting royalty rate survey
Notable Author: Series of coincidences turns dream of writing books into reality
Punctuation, other sylistic rules: Obstacle or opportunity?
by Dave Harris
News Highlights
Authors Asking
August
2008 - No 5
President's Message:
Examining our self-concept as authors
TAA conference attracts record numbers
Notable Author: Chemistry professor capitalizes on 'perfect timing' for new textbook
Requesting feedback and how to use it effectively
TAA announces results of royalty rate survey
News Highlights
2008 Texty, McGuffey winners participate in Q&A during Awards Ceremony
TAA unveils new Texty, McGuffey logos
Membership in TAA continues to grow
TAA simplifies Publication Grant process
September
2008 - No 6
Associate Executive Director's Message:
Authors need to share view on textbook cost controversy
Don't use a scalpel to peel an apple, by Ken Henson
Featured Member: A horror writer succeeds with contrarian approach to writing, by Kim Seidel
TAA seeks 2009 Texty, McGuffey Award nominations
Pearson reports increase in education sales
News Highlights
Before entering co-author relationship, sign collaboration agreement, by Kim Pawlak
Microsoft Research unveils free software tools
October
2008 - No 7
Executive Director's Message:
Time to take stock
Call for 2009 TAA Conference presentation proposals
Featured Member: Author uses simple concepts to present literacy innovations, by Kim Seidel
Participate in TAA's free Fall Teleconference Series
'Piracy' not the solution to rising costs
News Highlights
TAA Council appoints two At-Large members
Writing workshops provide support for academic authors, by Kim Seidel
2009 Texty, McGuffey Award nomination deadline Oct. 15
Faculty rewarded for creating affordable learning materials
November
2008 - No 8
President's Message:
Diminish used book market with more memorable prosek
TAA members start TAA chapter at MSU-Mankato
Notable Author: Poli Sci author knows his readers and writes for them, by Kim Seidel
Geologist receives first TAA Publication Grant
Nov. 13 TAA Teleconference: How to form a scholarly writing group
News Highlights
Authors Asking: What is an "author's questionnaire?"
TAA seeks applications for Council of Fellows
2009 TAA Conference to feature three workshops
2009 TAA Conference Call for Proposals deadline Nov. 15
TAA Teleconference: How to Market Your Textbook
January 2009 - No 1
Associate Executive Director's Message:
Need writing support? Start a TAA Chapter
Rippy awarded $150 TAA Publication Grant
Featured Member: Art history and archaeology textbook author visits China, by Kim Seidel
Professor replaces textbooks with no-cost Web tools
TAA Teleconference recordings now available online
News Highlights
Authors Asking
February 2009 - No 2
President's Message:
Plagiarism case raises issues of style
Spring 2009 TAA Teleconference Series
Featured Member: Math professor creates booklets to help students learn math, by Kim Seidel
Let your authoring ideas flow at the 2009 TAA Conference
Register for the 2009 TAA Conference early and receive two free books
News Highlights
Book Review: Writing for Publication: Road to Academic Achievement by Kenneth T. Henson
March 2009 - No 3
Executive Director's Message:
January TAA Council meeting report
Cheng awarded $400 TAA Publication Grant
Featured Member: Author's first text teaches medical terms with foreign language approach, by Kim Seidel
To be a successful writer, first you must promote, by Michelle A. Blackley
TAA Teleconference: Is Textbook Writing For You?
TAA expands scope of TAA Publication Grants
Publish and Flourish: Become a Prolific Scholar
TAA Teleconference: Grants 'Gamesmanship'
Let your authoring ideas flow at the 2009 TAA Conference
How to become a multiple book author
Register for the 2009 TAA Conference early and receive two free books
News Highlights
Book Review: Professors as Writers: A Self-Help Guide to Productive Writing by Robert Boice
April 2009 - No 4
Associate Executive Director's Message:
TAA Teleconferences
TAA announces 2009 Texty, McGuffey Award winners
Notable Author: Professor's first book reaches No. 17 on Amazon.com, by Kim Seidel
University test pilot program may eliminate print texts, by Kim Seidel
Innovative online textbook delivers timely, real-world content, by Kim Seidel
TAA Council election candidates announced
AAP: States including ethics provisions in textbook laws
May
2009 - No 5
President's Message:
Once more, with style
Sneak peek at TAA's Fall 2009 Teleconferences
Notable Author: Scholarly author motivates students to care about classic works, by Kim Seidel
Editor's polite interest in manuscript won't necessarily lead to contract, by Rachel Toor
Book Review: What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School
Blogs help textbook authors connect with users, potential adopters, by Mark McGroarty
