write a textbook

I have the basic outline and to formatting taken care of. Now I just need to get more time to actually create the content.

....I’m ONLY interested in writing a textbook/nonfiction work…so, it’s a redundant goal.

Hey all,

I’m fed up with the textbooks that I teach my students from here in China so I’ve decided to write my own textbook. I will begin by collating interesting, modern english texts and then create comprehension questions for them.

I don’t know anything about copyright protection (ie the protection afforded to those who have written the interesting modern texts that I want to use) so can anyone tell me what the deal is there? Do I have to write to people and ask for permission to use everything? Even if the textbook will not be sold, only distributed? Even if it will not be published and will be for the use of one institution only?

cheers everyone and good luck!

Nicola

I have class material written for a Forensic Anthropology class. The material forms an approximately 100 page (front and back) coursepack. All this material has been cited properly and the text can be ready-to-go in less than six months. What I’ve been waiting on is illustrations and/or an illustrator to move in to the area.

I’ve found an illustrator.

We’ll be setting up photography space this fall and photographing this winter.

“Talked” to a publisher (by email) today. I think they are interested. I’ve done this before, but this time is different. I want to write the first-ever textbook written in hypertext from scratch (unlike most, that are paper and ink converted to hypertext, which is different).