2010 TAA Conference on Text and Academic Authoring

Ramada Mall of America Minneapolis, Minnesota

June 24-26, 2010

Updated July 15, 2009

All conference materials are available for downloading by TAA members only. Click on the below links and you'll be prompted to login first.

Directing You to Successful Academic Publishing, presented by David W. E. Cabell, Founder of Cabell Publishing, Inc.
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Visual Content 101: Part 1: Make Your Work More Visual and Production-Friendly, presented by Barbara Waxer, co-author of Internet Surf and Turf: The Essential Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Finding Media
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Visual Content 101: Part 2: Find and Use Media — Understand Copyright and the Public Domain, presented by Barbara Waxer, co-author of Internet Surf and Turf: The Essential Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Finding Media
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The Second Time Around: The Do’s, Don’ts and Maybes of Preparing a Second Edition, presented by Janet Belsky, Professor, Psychology, Middle Tennessee State University
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Textbook 2.0: The Future of Textbook Publishing, presented by Michael Boezi, Editorial Director, Flat World Knowledge
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A Dozen Strategies for Successfully Marketing Your Textbook, presented by Robert Christopherson
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Open Access: What Is It And What Does It Mean For Academic Authors?, presented by C. Jeffrey Belliston
Text of presentation: Click here (72 kb PDF)
Presentation slides: Click here (324 kb PDF)

Contract Advice For Experienced Authors, presented by Jan Kardys and Michael Lennie
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Publish & Flourish: Become A Prolific Scholar, presented by Tara Gray
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Publishing In The School Market, presented by Don Collins
First file – Click here (52 kb PDF)
Second file – Click here (136 kb PDF)

Textbook 2.0: The Future Of Textbook Publishing, presented by Brad Fregger, Michael Boezi, and Roth Wilkofsky
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Time Management: Why You Don't Need It, Can't Do It Anyway- And What To Do Instead, presented by Susan Robison
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Collaboration Agreements: How To Ensure Your Coauthor Won't Become Your Enemy, presented by Stephen E. Gillen
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