Your Book title could be the most important aspect to your book. So, before signing a book contract, ask if your work has the potential for commercial benefit. Remember, it is you and NOT your publisher who should retain the trademark licensing rights to the title of your work.
Plagiarism and Your Copyright Rights
It is a sobering fact – plagiarism is part of a writers life. What are your legal rights and what can you do to stop plagiarism?
Register a Book Copyright with US Copyright Office How-to Video
Although your work is copyrighted from the first stroke of the keystroke, you may want to pay to officially register your copyright for your self-published or e-published ebook. Read more: How to Register a Copyright (USA) — Unruly Guides ePublishing
Author Copyright and Trademark Basics with Attorney, Karen J. Bernstein
Intellectual Property Rights attorney, Karen J. Bernstein, joins Unruly Guides this week to cover a critical topic for writers and authors–the basics you need to know about copyright and trademark before e-publishing an ebook.
Converting Word document using Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)
Amazon’s Direct Publishing (KDP), formerly Digital Text Platform, is the easiest way to publish your e-book to the Amazon Kindle. For those still unfamiliar with e-readers, Amazon’s wireless reading device, the Kindle, allows you to download and read thousands of book titles instantly. Similarly, these same titles can also be downloaded for reading to your Mac, PC, or other device, such as the Android smartphone.
Literary Copyrights
According to Copyright.gov, a copyright is “a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, US Code) to the authors of ‘original works of authorship’ including literacy, dramatic, musical, artistic and certain other intellectual properties.” In this podcast we cover just the very basics of copyrights and how they can […]