Self-publishing using desktop publishing software offers textbook authors a viable alternative to traditional publishing methods. Patrice Morin-Spatz, self-published author of…
Featured Member Karen Timberlake – Textbook project multi-tasking
Karen Timberlake has been writing chemistry textbooks for over 35 years, publishing more than 50 texts including subsequent editions, and…
Traditional vs. open textbook authoring: An interview with Steven Barkan
Steven Barkan is a Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Sociology Department at the University of Maine. He is…
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1. Indexing is an editorial function. You own a spellchecker, so why do you continue to work with editors? That’s…
Be a proactive textbook author: 9 strategies for success
Physical geography author Robert Christopherson, who has the bestselling physical geography book in the United States and Canada, said being…
12 Secrets of a prolific textbook author
If you want to become a more successful and productive author, said Marilyn “Winkie” Fordney, the author of insurance billing…