Should you copyright your book before publishing it on Kindle? This would be a no-brainer if you were selling a hard copy or sending it to literary agents because you obviously have to. However, this falls into a gray area with Kindle. ![]() W copyright.gov CIRCLAR 66 For registration purposes, a website is a web page or set of interconnected web pages, including a home page, located on the same computer. To confirm you have publishing rights to this content, and that you control where you distribute the book(s), please take one of the following actions: 1. Confirm rights: If you hold the electronic publishing rights for all of the content in this book, and have attributed all creative commons content, proceed to the “Rights & Pricing” submission page. I live in a European country and want to copyright an eBook. Usually give them the 5 minute guide to copyright and advise them to wait until their book is. The simple answer is no, you don’t have to copyright your book. There will be electronic signature of your book being initially published through Kindle, which will show that you are the copyright owner. But, it’s not always that easy. Let’s look at the advantages and disadvantages to see if copyrighting is a good idea, if not essential. Advantages Copyright notices are incredibly cheap. You can get one for about $35 and very minimal work. Just go to the upload your creative work, enter some basic information like your name and address and pay for the copyright. Then you just have to wait for the copyright to be accepted and the notice to be mailed to you. This will ensure that the copyright is actually in the Library of Congress, which offers you the best protection. Instead of forcing lawyers to go through electronic signatures and getting Amazon involved (which would happen if a case like this were brought to court and didn’t have a traditional copyright), you could use your copyright as evidence to show that you are the owner of the creative work. The reason for a copyright is your protection. ![]() It’s to show that you own the work, and that no one else can publish or use it without your permission. This can become murky and somewhat difficult with a copyright from Kindle, because the court might view it as subjective. There are relatively few cases where this has become an issue because plagiarism is fairly rare, but you’ll have more hoops to jump through. Not only that, but the plagiarist can make the case that you stole the original work from him or her. Since there isn’t a traditional copyright notice, it can be harder for the court to come to a decision. This is especially true if someone takes your Kindle work and then publishes it on Kindle under his or her name later with a different title. ![]() The technical truth is that you are the copyright owner as soon as you started writing your book. No one can steal your ideas and words. When you go to court, it’s not about showing that you created the book, it’s about proving that you are the copyright holder. Having a document in the Library of Congress is irrefutable proof that you own the copyright. Check out this cool flowchart that walks you through the copyright process (to see it full size, click ): Disadvantages While copyright notices don’t cost much money, some people might find it hard to part with $35. If you really are on a shoestring budget, then you might want to forego the copyright notice. ![]()
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