Three Elsevier Books Win Awards From Textbook & Academic Authors Association

CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwired - April 13, 2016) - Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that three of its books will receive 2016 textbook awards in the College category from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA). Two titles will receive the Textbook Excellence Award, better known as a "Texty," and one title will receive the Most Promising New Textbook Award. The awards will be presented during an awards ceremony on June 24, 2016, at the Textbook & Academic Authors Association 29th Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX.

TAA announced a total of 17 award winners in four categories, including eight for the 2016 Most Promising New Textbook Award (College), which recognizes excellence in first-year edition textbooks and learning materials, and five for the 2016 Textbook Excellence Award (College), recognizing excellence in current textbook and learning materials in their second edition or later.

"We are grateful that the Textbook & Academic Authors Association continues to recognize the promise of our new titles and the excellence of those already providing value to the health, science and technology communities," said Suzanne BeDell, Managing Director, Education, Reference and Continuity, at Elsevier. "It is a true honor for our authors to receive these awards at the Association's upcoming conference."

The Elsevier books winning the 2016 Textbook Excellence Award ("Texty") are:

• Anatomy and Physiology, Ninth Edition  by Kevin Patton
• Biotechnology, Second Edition  by David Clark and Nanette Pazdernik

The Elsevier book winning the 2016 Most Promising New Textbook Award is:

• Materials and Sustainable Development  by Michael Ashby

Anatomy and Physiology, Ninth Edition, published under the Mosby imprint, Biotechnology, Second Edition, published under the Academic Cell imprint, and Materials and Sustainable Development, published under the Butterworth-Heinemann imprint, all are available in the Elsevier Store or on ScienceDirect.

The Textbook & Academic Authors Association provides professional development resources, events, and networking opportunities for textbook authors and authors of scholarly journal articles and books. Established in 1987 by math author Mike Keedy, TAA is the only national, nonprofit membership association dedicated solely to assisting textbook and academic authors.

TAA created the Textbook Excellence Award in 1992 to recognize current textbooks and learning materials. Nominated works must carry a copyright date for the previous or current year, and entries can include learning materials in all mediums. Textbooks in their first editions with publication dates in the previous or current year may compete for a Most Promising New Textbook Award. In 1993, TAA initiated the William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award ("McGuffey"), to recognize textbooks and learning materials whose excellence has been demonstrated over time. Nominated works must have been in print 15 years and are still being sold. All works are ranked on certain criteria: interesting and informative; well organized and well prepared; up to date and appealing; and teachability. College and elementary-high school books are judged separately.

Note to Editors

E-book review copies of the award-winning books are available to credentialed journalists upon request. Contact Robin Hayward at R.Hayward@elsevier.com.

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading provider of information solutions that enhance the performance of science, health, and technology professionals, empowering them to make better decisions, deliver better care, and sometimes make groundbreaking discoveries that advance the boundaries of knowledge and human progress. Elsevier provides web-based, digital solutions -- among them ScienceDirect, Scopus, Elsevier Research Intelligence and ClinicalKey -- and publishes over 2,500 journals, including The Lancet and Cell, and more than 33,000 book titles, including a number of iconic reference works. Elsevier is part of RELX Group, a world-leading provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. www.elsevier.com

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