Fact and Fiction on the Copyright Page, where big conglomerate publishers have been known to deceive intentionally to try to deter others from their books
Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 04: Copyright Questions
Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 04: Copyright Questions about using images from clip art sources, commercial use, copyright page credits
CIP: What It Means, How to Read It, Who Should Get It
There is one place in printed books where we look for all kinds of editorial, bibliographic, legal, promotional and production information: the copyright page. But among all this information, data, legal notices and marketing and contact information, there’s one piece of content on the copyright page that is obscure to most people who pick up […]
6 Copyright Page Disclaimers to Copy and Paste, and Giving Credit
Last time I gave examples of long and short copyright pages that you can use in your book. Today I have two types of information you might want to add to your copyright page: disclaimers and credits. Let’s look at disclaimers first. Examples of Disclaimers The copyright page is the place publishers put disclaimers. Here’s […]
Self-Publishing Basics: The Copyright Page
In an earlier post on how to make a book, I explained the role of the copyright page: Copyright page—Usually the verso of the title page, this page carries the copyright notice, edition information, publication information, printing history, cataloging data, legal notices, and the books ISBN or identification number. In addition, rows of numbers are […]