December has arrived which means cold weather and a flurry not only of snow but also (for many of you)…
Forming a publisher relationship:Â 3 Steps for submitting your project
In the first installment of this three-part series, “Forming a publisher relationship: The acquisitions editor”, I provided a perspective on…
Join us for 11/3 TAA Webinar, ‘How to Write an Introduction That Will Get Your Article Accepted’
Join us Monday, November 3Â from 2-3 p.m. ET for the one-hour webinar, “How to Write an Introduction That Will Get…
Busy TAA People: Kathleen King co-authors new book for higher education professionals
TAA member Kathleen King co-authored a new book, 147 Practical Tips for Emerging Scholars: From Publishing to Time Management, Grant…
PODCAST: The Four Paths to Publishing
Recently, publishing has undergone an indie revolution similar to what occurred in the film and music industries. While these changes…
When getting rights clearance is tough
We’ve all been there. You have the perfect photo . . . verse . . . song lyrics . . . vignette . . . you name it . . . to open your book or a chapter within it. Having labored long and hard to locate just the thing, you are now certain that nothing else will do. There’s only one problem. It’s not yours and either you can’t determine who owns the rights, or you can’t figure out how to reach them, or they’re dead or out of business, or they won’t answer you.