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2011 TAA Council election deadline April 15
Don't forget to mail your ballots for the 2011 TAA Council elections. Ballots must be postmarked by April 15 to ensure counting.
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Macmillan president calls for legislation against book pirates
In an April 6, 2011 statement to the House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet, Macmillan President Brian Napack called for legislation to address the worst infringers of book copyrights, cyberlocker sites, calling them the "venue of choice for book pirates."
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Join the discussion on TAA's Facebook page: Share your book piracy horror stories
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Negotiating foreign sales clause in book contracts
If authors are not careful when negotiating language related to foreign sales in their book contracts, they can end up earning next to nothing on international sales of their books.
Attorney Stephen Gillen said that although he cannot provide exact language authors can use to negotiate the foreign sales clause in their contracts without knowledge of the unique facts and circumstances of each case, he suggests some language authors can use to start the discussion with their publisher.
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Join the discussion on TAA's Facebook page:
What does your contract say about royalties on foreign sales?
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TAA responds to rejection of Google Settlement Agreement
By Dionne Soares Palmer
TAA Executive Director Richard Hull said he has mixed feelings about New York Federal Judge Denny Chin's March 22, 2011 ruling to overturn the Google Amended Settlement Agreement.
"On the one hand, it does seem that the judge is trying to be sensitive to the rights of copyright holders and I approve of that," said Hull. "At the same time, there had been a rather careful and extensive effort at working out an agreement between author associations and Google to accommodate the interest of authors while at the same time trying to serve the interests of the users of material that may be out of print but still in copyright."
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Google Books Amended Settlement overturned
Copyright expert analyzes Google Books Settlement rejection
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Library hosts April 13 reception honoring publication of ESL textbook
Hillsborough Community College Library  (Tampa, FL) is holding a reception on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 11 a.m. ET honoring the publication of TAA member Jose Carmona's new textbook, Language Teaching and Learning in ESL Education: Current Issues, Collaborations and Practice, published in December 2010 by Kona Publishing and Media Group's Higher Education Division. The event will be held at the Ybor City Campus Library, room 201.
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2011 Texty, McGuffey Award winners share their advice
"Early in your career as a textbook author, you
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need to answer the question 'Am I writing this book for teachers or for students?' Your answer will affect everything you write. Yet, the decision is not easy. Although students are the ones who will be using your books, teachers are the ones who will be selecting them."
-- Ron Larson, Precalculus: Real Mathematics, Real People, awarded a 2011 McGuffey Award
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Webinar Tomorrow @ 1p.m. ET
"Copyright in Motion: What You Need to Know About Sharing Content in Today's Social Media Environment"
Christopher Kenneally from the Copyright Clearance Center will share the copyright implications of using social networking sites to share copyright protected materials.
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Book Review:
Writing and Developing Your College Textbook, by Mary Ellen Lepionka
Reviewed by Keith H. Whitworth, Ph.D.
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The first 30 registrants for the 2011 TAA Conference will receive a free copy of this book.
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a must read for anyone considering or in the process of writing a textbook. The book is chocked full of practical advice and even seasoned writers will glean insight and nuggets of wisdom from her 25 years of experience as a college instructor, curriculum developer, and professional development editor in educational publishing. The book focuses less on the theoretical and more on the practical aspects of developing and writing a college textbook.
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TAA awards two Publication Grants
TAA has awarded a $250 Publication Grant to Erina Duganne to cover costs incurred in securing permissions for inclusion of photographic images in her article, "The Kamoinge Workshop in Context: An Interview with Louis Draper, Albert Fennar, and Beuford Smith", which will appear in the Spring 2011 issue of Journal of the Society for Photographic Education. Leslie Ann Anderson has been awarded a $650 Publication Grant for costs incurred in preparing photographic images for her article "Painting Instruction: C.W. Eckersgerg and Artistic Labor in the Danish Golden Age", which appeared in the summer 2010 issue of the journal Athanor. Apply for a TAA Publication Grant |
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Self-publishing: 6 questions to consider when selecting a company to produce your book
If you are planning to self-publish a book, whether it is a text book you have written or a book for a wider audience, one of the important decisions you will need to make is, "What book manufacturing company should I select to produce my book?" To help you in your search, George Kittredge shares six questions to consider when evaluating a company to print and bind your book. |
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24th Annual
TAA Conference
"Let Your Writing Soar!"
Learn from and network with your textbook and academic author peers and industry leaders by participating in sessions, roundtable discussions, and networking events at the 2011 TAA Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 24-25 at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town.
Pre-Conference Workshop: Writing and Publishing Your Scholarly Journal Article
Keynote Speaker: Robert Christopherson, author of Geosystems, "Geo-primer: Enchantment, TAA, and Albuquerque"
Interactive Educational Sessions:
General & Academic and Textbook Track
Moderated, Small-Group Roundtable Discussions
Networking Opportunities:
Hospitality Networking Suite
Group Trip to Sandia Peak Tramway
Mentoring
Welcome Orientation Breakfast
Registration Information:
Hotel & Travel Info
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Register early and receive two free books! The first 30 conference registrants will receive two free books, Writing and Developing Your College Textbook, and It Works For Me: Becoming a Publishing Scholar/Researcher.
Listen to 8 podcasts from the 2010 TAA Conference: click here
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Network with other members on TAA listservs
Network with your fellow members, ask questions, and share your expertise on the TAA Textbook Authoring Listserv and/or Academic Authoring Listserv.
Subscribe to the Textbook Authoring Listserv by sending an email to TAATextbookAuthoring-on@mail-list.com No subject line and nothing in the message field.
Subscribe to the Academic Authoring Listserv by sending an email to TAAAcademicAuthoring-on@mail-list.com No subject line and nothing in the message field.
You can switch to the Digest version of the Textbook Authoring Listserv, in which you receive only one email message per week with all that week's posts contained within it, by sending an email to TAATextbookAuthoring-switch@mail-list.com once you have been subscribed. To switch to the Digest version of the Academic Authoring Listserv, send an email to TAAAcademicAuthoring-switch@mail-list.com once you have been subscribed.
After you are subscribed to the Textbook Authoring Listserv, send messages to TAATextbookAuthoring@mail-list.com
After you are subscribed to the Academic Authoring Listserv, send messages to TAAAcademicAuthoring@mail-list.com
Read the archives for both Listservs: www.taaonline.net/membersonly/listservs
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Disclaimer: TAA has not tested nor endorses nor opposes any product or procedure recommended or referenced in any TAA publications, audio conferences, or workshops.
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