Recently, I was introduced to the potential of publishing for a professor or     instructor.  Year after year class
notes are copied at the school’s expense and passed out to each new class.  Often the lines at the copiers get
quite long just before a new term begins.  The process is both time-consuming and expensive.  Rather than a
loss center, publishing and providing class notes and textbooks at a small cost turns this process into a profit
center both for the school and the instructor.  The cost of publishing is recovered within the first or second
term.  Everyone wins.  For a small cost the student has a book that replaces much of the note taking required
in a course and becomes a lifelong resource, the     instructor enjoys an added stream of income, and the
school cuts down on its coping cost.  In addition and summary consider these six reasons you as an instructor
or professor should consider writing and publishing your materials:

Enhance Your Credibility: Any professional who has authored a book is held in higher esteem that those who
have not authored a book.

Elevate Your Self-Esteem:  Once you author a book and see your name on the cover, you will feel better
about yourself, more confident about your practice, and more professional about the way you present yourself.

Ensure Consistency:  A book allows you to always hit the points you want to make.  Instead of relying on your
memory or written notes you can use your book as the structure for your  sessions.  Your students need not
spend the major time writing notes instead of listening since you have published your course outline and major
points, or you have published your own textbook.  

Expand Your Opportunities:  Authors are always in demand as special  keynote speakers, leaders of
seminars, and special presentations. In addition Institutions of higher education encourage their faculty to
publish.  Often publishing is a stepping stone to advancement in the academic field.

Extend the Life of Your Impact:  Most often written notes and notebooks get stuffed away in some archaic
filing system rarely to be used once a student has graduated.  Books go on shelves and become a ready
reference for future use. Whereas a student may shy away from digging out notes, they will often pull your book
off the shelf when needed.

Enjoy residual income: Once your notes and textbooks are published, each term of school will provide you
with additional income from the sale of your books to new students.  If you earn $10 per book and you teach 30
students a term that is an additional $300 income times the number of books you publish.  One instructor has
published 12 textbooks and notebooks and receives residual income each term for each book that is utilized.