Sometimes you have to wonder. Generally, you trust people, don’t you? You think most people are telling you the truth, and it’s always a little surprising to remember there are people who will lie to your face without blinking an eye. If you find out...
This week I’m answering several questions about copyrighted images and using them in your books. These are questions that came from a blog reader about a book that’s she helping publish for a nonprofit. I do digress at one point to tell a copyright story...
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...
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...
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...
