Fortunately, I like to write. Unfortunately, given the rather small number of audiologists in the world, it's not possible to make a living ... even a very modest existence ... from audiology textbook royalties. Even a popular graduate audiology textbook generates a surprisingly meager amount of money for the author. My first book was the 871-page tome entitled Handbook of Auditory Evoked Responses, affectionately referred to by my wife Missy as "that Damn Book of Auditory Evoked Responses".
The writing began in 1986 about the time our 3rd child Victoria was born. After much adversity (e.g., a professional move, unreliable antiquated PC computers, dozens of lost or damaged floppy discs, unwanted and uncontrollable changes in publishers) and many long hours working late into weekday nights and from morning to evening on weekends, birthdays, holidays (yes, even anniversaries!), the Handbook was finally published as my daughter entered the 1st grade.
I once divided the accumulated royalties for the Handbook of AERs by a conservative estimate of the thousands of hours I devoted to the project. Let's just say the book was a labor of love, and I never quit my day job.
Some of the textbooks cited on this page of the website were published only in a print version, but several of the more recent additions to the repertoire are offered in electronic format as eBooks.
The eBooks available via Kindle Direct Publishing include:
- New release of the original 1992 Handbook of Auditory Evoked Responses
- eHandbook of Auditory Evoked Responses (2015)
- Teleaudiology Today: Remote Assessment and Management of Hearing Loss (2023)
You’ll quickly and easily find the eBooks with a Google search of my name (James W. Hall III) and the book title.
