Round up #311: Orwell, Open Road
Round up #311: Orwell, Open Road The ILMK Round ups are short pieces which may or may not be expanded later. Getting comfortable with the 7″ Fire tablet I’ve had the Fire, 7″ Display, Wi-Fi, 8 GB –...
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Round up #314: Discovery Zone, A Truth Worth Tellin’ The ILMK Round ups are short pieces which may or may not be expanded later. This is how Kindle Unlimited should work I read a good book recently....
View ArticleAmazon revised the public domain publishing policy again, and I think it’s…
Amazon revised the public domain publishing policy again, and I think it’s… great! :) Back in 2011, I wrote about New guidelines for public domain content for publishers (often one person) using...
View ArticleConcepts of Copyright
Concepts of Copyright You are a reader. What books you have to read depends, to a large degree, on copyright. If there was no copyright protection, arguably, a lot of existing books would suddenly...
View ArticlePublic domain makes strange bookfellows
Public domain makes strange bookfellows** Copyright matters. It affects what you read, and it affects what people write. We’ve had a lot of discussions (with my readers commenting on my posts, and me...
View ArticleShakeup at the Copyright Office: publishers express concern
Shakeup at the Copyright Office: publishers express concern I’ve written quite a bit about copyright, and it’s definitely an interest of mine. All readers are affected by it. We’ve had some lively...
View ArticleYou could be a publisher in 2019
You could be a publisher in 2019 Ever wanted to publish a book? Generally, books first published in 1923 in the USA are going to fall into the public domain here on January 1, 2019. Copyright in the...
View ArticleRound up #176: buy a delivery business from Amazon, Prime Day 2018
Round up #176: buy a delivery business from Amazon, Prime Day 2018 The ILMK Round ups are short pieces which may or may not be expanded later. Hold on to your money: Prime Day starts July 16 Amazon has...
View ArticleBooks (& more) enter the public domain in the USA today…in a way we haven’t...
Books (& more) enter the public domain in the USA today…in a way we haven’t seen for 20 years Over time, copyright extension has been repeatedly extended in the USA (and certainly, in some other...
View ArticleYou own these books now: 2020
You own these books now: 2020 Thanks to reader Nancy for suggesting this post! Congratulations, member of the public! On January 1st in the USA (and also in some other countries), most books first...
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