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Monday Mailbag: ISBN, Copyright and More

by Joel Friedlander on October 31, 2016 11 Comments

Time for another installment of our long-running, intermittently-published question-and-answer roundups. Yes, it’s another Monday Mailbag in which we gather questions from my email inbox, from the comments on the blog, and from strange calls in the middle of the night from distraught authors wondering just where they went wrong. Once again I’ve reached deep into […]

Filed Under: Self Publishing Basics Tagged With: Bowker, copyright, CreateSpace, ISBN, Q&A

Are There Pirates in Your Book’s Midst?

by Judith Briles on August 3, 2016 19 Comments

Are there pirates in your book’s midst? Has your book walked the infringement plank? Here are steps to take to protect you and your book.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Legal Issues Tagged With: book piracy, copyright, DMCA, infringement, IP Watchdog, Judith Briles, Piracy Trace

Monday Mailbag: ISBNs, Barcodes, Copyright, Book Design and more

by Joel Friedlander on March 28, 2016 22 Comments

Questions never stop their inexorable creep, like the ivy in my yard. The more you answer, the more you get asked. Does that really make sense? Here’s the latest installment of some select “Q&A” happening around here. Reaching into the mailbags that line the hallways at Marin Bookworks Global Headquarters, I’ve sampled and collected some […]

Filed Under: Legal Issues, Self-Publishing Tagged With: copyright, CreateSpace, Ingram Spark, ISBN, print on demand

Trademark: Let’s Meet Copyright’s Half Sister

by Helen Sedwick on November 28, 2014 45 Comments

Trademark: Let’s Meet Copyright’s Half Sister by Helen Sedwick explains the similarities and differences between copyright and trademark, and what writers need to know to avoid trademark infringement.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Legal Issues, Self-Publishing Tagged With: copyright, Helen Sedwick, self publishing, trademark

Monday Mailbag: Self-Publishing Questions & Answers

by Joel Friedlander on November 10, 2014 15 Comments

Monday Mailbag: Self-Publishing Questions & Answers dealing with ISBN, book trim sizes, WordPress, page numbering and more

Filed Under: Legal Issues, Self-Publishing Tagged With: blogging, book trim size, copyright, eBooks, ISBN, self publishing

How Romeo and Juliet Can Help You Write Your Next Book

by Helen Sedwick on October 31, 2014 20 Comments

How Romeo and Juliet Can Help You Write Your Next Book by Helen Sedwick explains how copyright works when writers base their stories on public domain works.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Legal Issues, Self-Publishing Tagged With: copyright, Helen Sedwick, public domain works

Monday Mailbag, Self-Publishing Questions and Answers

by Joel Friedlander on January 6, 2014 15 Comments

Monday Mailbag, Self-Publishing Questions and Answers deals with ISBNs, copyright, selecting fonts, cover design and more

Filed Under: Legal Issues, Self-Publishing Tagged With: blogging, copyright, fonts, indie author, ISBN, Mailbag, self publishing

Wednesday Mailbag: Answers to 18 Self-Publishing Questions

by Joel Friedlander on May 22, 2013 25 Comments

18 Self-Publishing Questions and Answers about ISBN, copyright, print on demand, ebooks, book distribution, blogging, book marketing

Filed Under: Legal Issues, Self-Publishing Tagged With: blogging, book distribution, book marketing, copyright, eBooks, ISBN, print on demand, Q&A, self publishing

Mailbag Monday With Answers to your Self-Publishing Questions

by Joel Friedlander on February 4, 2013 18 Comments

Mailbag Monday With Answers to your Self-Publishing Questions address questions about copyright, ISBN, print on demand, ebook formatting and more

Filed Under: Legal Issues, Self-Publishing Tagged With: copyright, e-books, ISBN, print on demand, Q&A, questions, self publishing

Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 04: Copyright Questions

by Joel Friedlander on June 11, 2011 3 Comments

Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 04: Copyright Questions about using images from clip art sources, commercial use, copyright page credits

Filed Under: Editorial, Legal Issues, Self-Publishing, Video Tagged With: copyright, copyright notice, copyright page, recto, self publishing, verso, video, video blog

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