TY - BOOK AU - Lepionka, Mary Ellen TI - Writing and developing your college textbook: a comprehensive guide to textbook authorship and higher education publishing SN - 9780972816472 (pbk) U1 - 371.3 PY - 2008/// CY - U.S.A. PB - Atlantic Path Publishing KW - Education-Instructional technology N1 - The college textbook industry today -- How college textbooks get published -- Interest a publisher in your manuscript -- Sign a mutually lucrative contract -- Why your textbook needs development -- Write to reach your true audience -- Establish an effective authorial voice -- Why you need learning objectives -- Why heading structure matters -- What pedagogy does for your textbook -- Create truly useful chapter apparatus -- Develop successful feature strands -- Make drafting and revising easier -- Control length and manage schedule -- Do permissions right -- Enhance your textbook's value visually ER -