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ERIC Number: EJ397188
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Reference Count: 0
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The Introductory Psychology Textbook Market: Perceptions of Authors and Editors.
Griggs, Richard A.; Jackson, Sherri L.
Teaching of Psychology, v16 n2 p61-64 Apr 1989
Surveys psychology textbook authors and editors on their perceptions of the introductory psychology textbook market. Finds that the textbook market is divided into three levels according to quality, and that authors and editors are not familiar with most textbooks. Notes that the growth of used book companies has adversely affected the market. (Author/LS)
Descriptors: Authors, Editors, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Psychology, Publishing Industry, Surveys, Textbook Publication, Textbook Research, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Textbook Market