Top 10 reasons to attend TAA's 27th annual Textbook & Academic Authoring Conference this June 20-21, in Baltimore, MD. Bob Mankoff, nationally renowned cartoon editor for The New Yorker, will keynote TAA’s conference with a presentation entitled “Taking Humor Seriously”. Early registration ends May 1, 2014. Register today: http://2014taaconference.net/

1. Top 10 Reasons to Attend

2. #10
Your work lacks humor.
Learn how and why humor works for making
academic subjects come to life from cartoon
editor of The New Yorker, Bob Mankoff.
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3. #9
You’re lost in a sea of journals.
Learn successful strategies
to help you narrow your
choices and begin to ensure
your work gets published.
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(TAA)
Source: Nordic Co-operation website (norden.org)

4. #8
You’re a multi-tasker,
or in this case, a
multi-project-er—but
not necessarily a good
one.
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5. #7
You’ve been impacted by the
Cengage bankruptcy and
wonder what comes next.
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(TAA)
Source: Milos Milosevic via Compfight

6. #6
You’ve tried
the traditional
publishing path,
but now you
want to self-publish
& don’t know where to start.
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(TAA)
Source: Redver

7. #5
You’re finally realizing that social
media is here to stay and since half
your class is busy tweeting (um,
tweeting?) you want to learn how
to engage them using social media
to your advantage.
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(TAA)
Source: http://www.alistdaily.com

8. #4
Sanity? You had
that once—
before you
started that book
project. Learn
how to get it
back.
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(TAA)
Source: http://stylesaveus.com/tag/keep-calm-and-
travel/

9. #3
You’ve said this phrase too
many times, “I wish I knew
then what I know now.”
Change fate and learn what experienced
textbook authors wish they knew before they
signed their first contract.
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(TAA)

10. #2
You feel like your writing
problems are unique to you.
Mingle with your peers,
who truly do understand.
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(TAA)

11. #1
You’re really a foodie
at heart. Things like blue crab, crab
cakes, pit beef, lake trout, Berger
cookies, and snowballs have you ready
to jump on a plane right now.
But wait until June!
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(TAA)
Source: Richard Fraley

12. We’ll see you in Baltimore!
Register for the 27th Annual
Textbook & Academic Authoring
Conference by May 1 to receive the
early registration rate. All rates
increase by $50 starting May 2.
http://2014taaconference.net/register.html
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(TAA)