Public Domain Books: Yours for the Taking
Friday, March 6, 2009 at 03:16PM One rich source for niche market books is in the public domain, previously published books whose copyright protection has expired or books that never had copyright protectpon.
Thousands of such books have been published by the United States Government Printing Office.Where do you find other such books? It takes a bit of research (careful research), but here are some general guidelines.
Before January 1st, 1978, when the current version of the U.S. copyright law went into effect, the maximum copyright protection for a book published in the United States was 56 years. But there are some fine points:
• Under the old law, this maximum protection was obtainable only if one renewed the copyright after the initial 28 years. Otherwise the work it had protected would fall into the public domain at the end of that time. The larger publishing houses routinely renewed their copyrights, although you may find some surprising lapses. But the smaller publishers often overlooked renewal or simply went out of business before renewal time came around.
• Some books carry a notice of copyright but were never formally registered. Under the old law such books are in the public domain.
• While the new law was being researched and written, some protection was given to books whose copyrights might otherwise have expired during the 1960s and 70s. As a general rule, any book published in the United States before 1923 is in the public domain, since its full measure of protection would have expired before 1960. Many books published later—such as those whose copyrights were not renewed in timely fashion—may or may not be in the public domain. If there is a more recent book that you wish to republish, you should write to the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, Washington, DC and ask for a copyright search. This will turn up any protection that still exists for the work in question. The staff at the Library of Congress, especially in the copyright office, is shorthanded, so allow six to eight weeks for the search to be completed. Private companies will also do this search for you. A Google search will upload their names.
It will take some time to find titles that you can republish and sell, but it can be time very well spent.
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May or may not be in the public domain. If there is a more recent book that you wish to republish, you should write to the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress,
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Some books carry a notice of copyright but were never formally registered. Under the old law such books are in the public domain.
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Shorthanded, so allow six to eight weeks for the search to be completed. Private companies will also do this search for you. A Google search will upload their names.
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