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)

Your Textbook Deserves Recognition: Nominate it for a TAA Textbook Award

You’ve put so much time and passion into your textbook. Now is the time for that work to be recognized by nominating it for one of TAA’s industry-respected awards:

  • Most Promising New Textbook Award: this award recognizes promising textbooks and learning materials in their first edition.
  • Textbook Excellence Award: this award recognizes excellence in current textbooks and learning materials.
  • McGuffey Longevity Award: this award recognizes long-standing textbooks and learning materials that have been in print for at least 15 years.

Industry News Round-Up Week of 9/2/24

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


The Internet Archive Loses Its Appeal of a Major Copyright Case (September 4, 2024)

Artists and Creatives are Working with AI Companies, but Should They? (September 2, 2024)

Publishers sue Florida over book ban law, saying it creates “a regime of strict censorship” in schools (August 30, 2024)

Industry News Round-Up Week of 8/19/24

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


Cengage Launches GenAI-Powered Student Assistant In Beta to Empower Students and Personalize Learning (August 21, 2024)

Clickbait Arguments in AI Lawsuits (Will Number 3 Shock You?) (August 15, 2024)

Why I Wrote an AI Transparency Statement for my Book, and Think Other Authors Should Too (April 4, 2024)