The Text and Academic Authors Association is the only authoring association devoted exclusively to serving textbook and academic authors. TAA was established in 1987 for those interested in developing and publishing educational materials, including textbooks, articles for academic journals and other academic writing, software, videos, monographs, reference books, and multimedia CD-ROM disks. TAA's mission is to enhance the quality of educational materials and assist text and academic authors in matters involving them, including taxes, copyright, royalties and better appreciation of their work within the academic environment.
TAA is governed by a TAA Council made up of textbook and academic authors. Read a complete history of TAA here.
TAA is a voice for textbook and academic authors.
TAA developed a pamphlet entitled, "Stomp the Comp," that discourages faculty from selling complimentary copies to book resellers, a practice that is harmful to authors and contributes to the rising cost of textbooks. TAA has also written a position statement on the academic value of textbooks, a Code of Ethics for Authors, and a guide for authors in negotiating contracts with publishers.
TAA sponsors the following activities:
Academic Authoring Workshops. TAA sponsors workshops on college and university campuses across the country. These workshops are designed to assist academic authors in jump-starting their writing, getting their writing published, finishing their dissertations, and writing effective grant proposals.
Annual Conferences. Each year, TAA holds a conference on textbook and academic authoring as a way to educate textbook and academic authors on topics such as authoring scholarly journal articles, publishing a dissertation as a book, working with editors, indexing, legal issues surrounding copyright, negotiating contracts, textbook authoring, and the preparation of ancillary materials, as well as providing them with the opportunity to network with each other. Visit the 2008 TAA Conference on Text and Academic Authoring website: Click here
Awards. Each year, TAA recognizes the best new textbooks with its Textbook Excellence Awards ("Textys"), and the textbooks that have shown the greatest longevity with its McGuffey Longevity Awards ("McGuffeys"). TAA also recognizes the most cited academic articles and monographs with its Garfield Citation Awards. More awards info: Click hereWhy Join?
As a TAA member, you'll receive TAA's monthly print newsletter, The Academic Author, which contains news and information about the textbook and academic authoring industry, how-to information, member and author profiles, and association news. You'll also receive TAA News Alerts, bi-monthly email messages that keep you up-to-date on association and industry news in between issues of The Academic Author.
>> Sample issue of The Academic Author (PDF will download into separate window)
TAA members also gain access to the Members-only Section of the TAA website, which contains the full text of articles featured on the TAA home page; special documents such as a model textbook contract, TAA position statements, and surveys; an online mentoring directory; and archives of The Academic Author (dating back to the association's founding in 1987) and TAA News Alerts.
Other TAA Member Benefits include:
Teleconferences. Participate in one or more 60-minute open discussion or presenter-led teleconferences on various topics. View TAA Teleconference schedule: Click here
Publication Grants. TAA members are eligible for grants of up to $750 to subsidize the cost of publishing scholarly journal articles or books, e.G., the preparation of art-work, having the article formatted to the journal's style, the preparation of photographic images, and straightforward publication costs.
Mentor-A-Member Program. TAA's members-only online mentoring directory allows members to match themselves with veteran academic and textbook authors.
Legal Assistance. TAA members receive a free legal consultation, referrals to attorneys with experience in publishing, and discounts on legal fees.
Discounted Editing Services. TAA members receive discounts of up to 20 percent off editing services from select editors.
TAA Listservs. Questions about authoring or publishing posted on TAA's members-only listservs, TAA Textbook Authoring and TAA Academic Authoring, typically generate several helpful responses within a few days.
— And the ability to network with other textbook and academic authors!
Dues:
Members can self-designate the level of membership dues that fit their situations.
First-Time Members Pay No More Than $30 For Their First Year
Academic Authors
$15 Graduate
Students/Instructors/Postdoctoral Fellows
$30 Assistant Professors
$55 Associate Professors
$75 Professors
Textbook Authors
$30
Royalties under $5,000 a year
$75 Royalties above $5,000 a year
All Members
$35 Emeritus
Member
– If you are retired and/or no longer writing or revising
and your royalty income is less than $5,000 annually
You are encouraged to voluntarily become a Contributing or Sustaining Member:
$100 Contributing
Member – If your annual royalty income exceeds $10,000
$150 Sustaining Member – If your annual royalty income exceeds
$25,000
Questions? Call (727) 563-0020 or email TextandAcademicAuthors@taaonline.net.
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