Industry News Round-Up Week of 11/11/24

Stay updated on the latest news, advancements, and changes that are shaping the textbook and academic authoring industry with our bi-weekly Industry News Round-Up. Have an item to share? Email Sierra.Pawlak@TAAonline.net.

Scholarly Publishing World Slow to Embrace Generative AI (11/14/24)

Kindness in Academic Workplaces Can Boost Well-Being and Reduce Stress, Study Shows (11/13/24)

Flynn vs McGraw Hill LLC: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (11/6/24)

Stressed About Your Publishing Contract? These 10 Tips from an Intellectual Property Attorney Can Help

By Sierra Pawlak

Making sure you’re getting a good textbook publishing contract can be stressful and confusing, but these ten tips from Brenda Ulrich, an intellectual property attorney at Archstone Law Group, PC, should help you feel more confident to negotiate a contract that’s right for you. Ulrich shared this advice in her 2024 Conference presentation “Top 10 Tips for Publishing Contract Negotiations.”

“No two contract negotiations are the same, no two publishers are identical, and no two authors are alike,” says Ulrich. Knowing what’s important to you dictates how your contract can be best suited to you and your needs, depending on where you are in your career, why you’re writing your book, and what your long-term plans are with your publisher. “There are a lot of things potentially at play in a contract negotiation” she says, so focusing on what’s most important to you is essential.

Industry News Round-Up Week of 10/28/2024

Stay updated on the latest news, advancements, and changes that are shaping the textbook and academic authoring industry with our bi-weekly Industry News Round-Up. Have an item to share? Email Sierra.Pawlak@TAAonline.net.


Cengage to Launch Student Assistant, a Bot to Help You Understand Your Text (October 18, 2024)

DEI Tracker (October 18, 2024)

Tracking Higher Ed’s Dismantling of DEI (October 18, 2024)

Submit Your Proposal for the 2025 TAA Virtual Conference Now!

Are you interested in presenting at the 2025 TAA Virtual Conference? Submit your proposal by October 13, 2024, for the chance to share your expertise. Attendees are textbook, academic and aspiring authors, as well as graduate students and industry professionals, all of which are eager to learn and grow in this industry.

The 2025 Textbook & Academic Authoring Conference will be held online June 6-7. We invite presenters, first-time to veteran-level, to submit a proposal.

Industry News Round-Up Week of 9/30/24

Stay updated on the latest news, advancements, and changes that are shaping the textbook and academic authoring industry with our bi-weekly Industry News Round-Up. Have an item to share? Email Sierra.Pawlak@TAAonline.net.


A Battle Over Florida’s General Education Courses (October 3, 2024)

Judge Rejects Florida Lawsuit Challenging Accreditation (October 3, 2024)

Colleges See Alarming Rates of Fake Applications. So They’re Turning to AI. (October 1, 2024)