[ATTW-L] Editing textbook

Mon Jan 20 15:52:31 UTC 2025

An updated version of porters rhetoric and audience would be fabulous.

Dr. Barbara L'Eplattenier  she / her / hers
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On Mon, Jan 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM Palmquist,Michael <
Mike.Palmquist at colostate.edu> wrote:

> The WAC Clearinghouse would be happy to create a new book series for
> textbooks that have gone out of production as well as new textbooks that
> meet the needs of the community. We’re imagining an expansive series that
> would include books that address all types of writing and communication
> courses. We currently have a list of open-access and OER textbooks, some of
> which are original books published in our book series, as well as a few
> republished textbooks. We also link to a few relevant OER textbooks on
> other sites. You can view the books at
> https://wac.colostate.edu/repository/writing/textbooks/.
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> If there is sufficient interest (and I think there is), we’d create a new
> series, recruit reviewers and an editorial board for the series, and get to
> work. Republication is a bit of a challenge, since many recent books lack a
> clause in the contract that allows authors to regain their copyright, and
> commercial publishers may not want to let a book go, but we’re happy to
> support efforts to make books available. And we’re happy to license books
> in whatever way authors prefer (generally CC licenses ranging from fairly
> protective all the way to full OER).
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>
>
> If you’re interested in making a new or older textbook available or would
> like to participate in this project as a reviewer or board member, please
> reach out to me directly at mike.palmquist at colostate.edu.
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> All the best,
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>
>
> Mike
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> *From:* ATTW-L <attw-l-bounces at attw.org> *On Behalf Of *Vernon, Laura
> *Sent:* Monday, January 20, 2025 7:49 AM
> *To:* Cindy Nahrwold <canahrwold at ualr.edu>; Lettner-Rust, Heather <
> lettnerrusthg at longwood.edu>
> *Cc:* attw-l at attw.org
> *Subject:* Re: [ATTW-L] Editing textbook
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> I contacted the publisher a year ago and was told my name and interest in
> producing a new edition would be forwarded to the appropriate people. I
> never heard back, and I moved on to other things. However, I would still
> love to do it.
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> Laura Vernon
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> Radford University
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> lvernon at radford.edu
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> *From:* ATTW-L <attw-l-bounces at attw.org> *On Behalf Of *Cindy Nahrwold
> *Sent:* Sunday, January 19, 2025 3:22 PM
> *To:* Lettner-Rust, Heather <lettnerrusthg at longwood.edu>
> *Cc:* attw-l at attw.org
> *Subject:* Re: [ATTW-L] Editing textbook
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> I'd love to help with a new [updated] edition of Rude/Eaton--but didn't
> think that doing so was an option.  Is it?
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> Cynthia A. Nahrwold, PhD
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> Professor | Coordinator, M.A. Editing and Publishing Concentration
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> Department of Rhetoric and Writing
>
> University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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> 501.352.0842 (c) | canahrwold at ualr.edu | ualr.edu <canahrwold at ualr.edu>
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> On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM Lettner-Rust, Heather <
> lettnerrusthg at longwood.edu> wrote:
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> Just curious, has anyone offered to help with a new edition?
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> *From:* ATTW-L <attw-l-bounces at attw.org> on behalf of Kramer-Simpson,
> Elisabeth <Elisabeth.Kramer-Simpson at nmt.edu>
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 18, 2025 1:15 PM
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> Hi Folks,
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> I have a faculty member in my program who teaches editing and absolutely
> loves Technical Editing by Rude/Eaton. Because it's out of print, however,
> it is very expensive for students to purchase. We're looking for
> suggestions on replacement texts that others have used instead, or any
> updates on possible reissues of that textbook.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Beth Kramer-Simpson
>
> Associate Professor of Technical Communication
>
> New Mexico Tech
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> Cynthia A. Nahrwold, PhD
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> Professor | Coordinator, M.A. Editing and Publishing Concentration
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> Department of Rhetoric and Writing
>
> University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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> 501.352.0842 (c) | canahrwold at ualr.edu | ualr.edu <canahrwold at ualr.edu>
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