One professor I work with has produced a textbook for a class she teaches [1] and it is only $60. Some professors are interested in the subject they teach and r

One professor I work with has produced a textbook for a class she teaches [1] and it is only $60. Some professors are interested in the subject they teach and research. Having a good textbook for your students that you control the content of is great. She produced it in LaTeX and keeps an updated version online. Professors give away their publications to journals all the time so I don't think them holding out for a big paycheck is the reason books don't get produced. [1] https://www.ucpress.edu/ebook.php?isbn=9780520946378 https://www.ucpress.edu/ebook.php?isbn=9780520946378