Mar. 4 CCC seminar on latest in Google Settlement
On Thursday, March 4 at 12 noon EST, Copyright expert Lois Wasoff and Copyright Clearance Center's Christopher Kenneally will be discussing the Statement of Interest filed on Feb. 4 by the Department of Justice regarding Google's Amended Settlement Agreement. Click for more

Author wins award for Best Educational Use of a Social Networking Service
Jim Burke, author of McDougall Littell Literature, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, won the 2009 Edublog Award for Best Educational Use of a Social Networking Service. Click for more

Maney Publishing launches open access model
Maney Publishing (UK), which publishes scholarly journals in materials science, humanities, and health science, launched a new open access (OA) business model called MORE OpenChoice. The new program currently includes 23 materials science and engineering journals and 15 health science journals. The company plans to expand the program to include humanities journals in the future. Click for more

SOTA Writing Retreat April 15-18
Sisters of the Academy Institute (SOTA) will be holding a Writing Retreat, “Building a Scholarly Writing Community
for Black Women," April 15-18, in Columbiana, Alabama. The deadline for registration is January 25. The number of registrations is limited to 25. Click for more

Will Apple Tablet Finally Solve E-Reader Woes for Textbooks?
Great article on The Wall Street Journal's blog about Coursesmart's view of how Apple's new tablet computer, set to launch in a few months, will impact e-textbooks "Dreaming Up Textbooks on an Apple Tablet": Click here for article

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Six candidates running for seats on TAA Council
Six candidates are running for four open positions on the TAA Council. Former TAA Council Secretary Mary Kay Switzer, and former TAA Council member Christopher R. Harris, are running for the Vice-President/President-Elect position. TAA Council Member Nancy Volkman is running for the Treasurer position. TAA members Scott Boyd, Janet Belsky and Michelle Latour are running for two open seats on the TAA Council. Click for more

How-to Article: Five myths to overcome when writing your first book
by Dr. Kathleen P. King
Many people live exciting lives, have great vision or imagination and are compelled to seek the long road of writing a book. Writing your first book is an especially daunting task. Where to start? How do you proceed? What if writer’s block hits? And will I ever find a publisher? These are just a few of the myriad of questions that keep would-be authors away from the keyboard and awake at night as they wrestle with conquering the page. Click for more

Book Review of Finding Your Own Voice in Academic Publishing: Writing Your Way to Success by Susan M. Drake and Glen A. Jones
by Dr. Michelle Latour
According to Robert Boice, a highly respected authority on academic writing, nearly 85 percent of all publications are written by only 15 percent of the academic population. If you are not part of this 15 percent equation, then you can benefit from reading Finding Your Own Voice in Academic Publishing: Writing Your Way to Success. Click for more

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Book Review of Philip Yaffe's
Gettysburg Approach to Writing and Speaking like a Professional
by Dr. Janet Belsky
I'm assuming that "no one will want to read what I'm writing" (Gettysburg Approach to Writing and Speaking like a Professional, principle #1). So how can I hook your interest in this review? As I just learned: 1) Give you, the reader, what YOU want to know not what I want you to know. 2) Make this review as long as necessary and short as possible. And 3) offer information, that is precise, specific, detailed or, in the author’s words, logically dense. So here goes: Click for more

News Alert From Richard T. Hull, TAA Executive Director:
DynamicBooks, a division of Macmillan Publishing, today announced a new approach to college text publishing that promises to revolutionize the relationship between author, faculty adopter, and student. DynamicBooks will initially reissue several texts that have gone into multiple editions. The reissued texts will be, at the student’s choice, accessible online or downloadable... Click for more

TAA Member Column:
Five Successful writing strategies
by Dr. Kathleen King
Many people cannot get started writing because they do not know where to start. In this column, I share insight from years of teaching students and professionals of all ages how to prepare professional work. Click for more

Listen to recordings of 2010 TAA Teleconferences
Recordings of 2010 TAA Teleconferences "Fresh Eyes: How Working With An Editor Can Improve Your Work," "Faculty Success: Tenure, Promotion and Merit Demystified," and "Brandstoria: The Power of Your Unique Brand Story," are now available on the TAA website. Recordings are free for members. Non-members pay $69 for each recording. Listen to or download teleconference recordings

African American Studies scholar named to TAA Council of Fellows
TAA member Molefi Kete Asante was named to the TAA Council of Fellows, which honors distinguished authors who have a long record of successful publishing. He will be formally inducted during an Awards Ceremony at the 2010 TAA Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 26. Click for more

Register Early and Receive Two Free Books!

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The first 30 conference registrants will receive a copy of Self-Publishing Textbooks and Instructional Materials by Franklin H. Silverman, donated by Atlantic Path Publishing, and Writing Your Way to Success: Finding Your Own Voice in Academic Publishing, by Susan M. Drake and Glen A. Jones, donated by New Forums Press. Register Now!

TAA to 2010 TAA Conference sponsors: 'Thank you'
TAA would like to thank the generosity of those who are sponsoring the 2010 TAA Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota (June 25-26). Please take a moment to visit the websites of each of our sponsors and to thank them for their support of your annual conference. Their support helps keep our registration costs low and allow us to offer special features. Click for more