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You can create your own writing text by contacting publishers to arrange custom publishing. Custom publishing includes the option to use (with permission) sections (or abridged sections) from books or periodicals as well as to write your own material.
Custom publishing presents many possibilities for enhancing course content in a writing-intensive class; for example, you can add a grammar section, a section on MLA or APA or some other documentation style, various readings about writing or sample essays. You can also arrange to include lecture notes or other class material. Custom-published books can be done in electronic form as well.
Be aware that custom-published books may not be a better option than commercially available textbooks. Work with a company that will give you plenty of guidance, and make sure you see samples of their work. Pay attention to the price for students, and compare what you wish to do with texts that are currently available for writing-across-the curriculum or writing-in-the-disciplines. Besides the usual textbooks, custom publishers will allow you to order custom books created by other authors.
The University Writing Center provides these links to aid your curriculum design. We do not endorse any of these publishers, but we do make an attempt to select reputable vendors. If you would like us to add you to our list of vendors, contact Valerie Balester, Executive Director. Contacts for Custom Publishing- Custom Medical Stock Photo (images for health communications) http://www.cmsp.com/
Houghton Mifflin (a wide range, including business, communication, world languages, chemistry, economics, education, political science, math, geology, history, and more) http://college.hmco.com/how/how_sitemap.html Lulu: Marketplace for a World of Digital Content (a wide range of topics, including popular and academic) http://www.lulu.com/ Pearson Custom Publishing (textbook publisher that includes Prentice Hall, Allyn & Bacon/Longman and Addison Wesley/Benjamin Cummings. Wide range of options.) http://www.pearsoncustom.com/
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