What about copyright?
Honestly, most of our clients don't worry about copyrights as the interest in the books is more family oriented than commercial. We will never take your work and sell it as our own.
There's nothing wrong with copyrighting your work but often the added expense of $30 and 2 copies of your book for the Library of Congress just doesn't make sense.
Here's what you need if you still are interested in a copyright.
A Copyright is secured automatically by including a copyright notice in the work. It should contain the copyright symbol, the first year of publication, and the name of the owner of the copyright. For additional protection the copyright needs to be registered.
Here's how to register a copyright:
a. Download Form TX from the Library of Congress Website at www.loc.gov/copyright .
b. Print the form on a single piece of good quality, white, letter-size paper.
c. Enter the specific title of your work. Don't include the subtitle or descriptive information. Fill in the rest of the form neatly with black ink.
d. Seal the completed form along with a $30 check to cover the application fee, and a deposit of one copy of the work if it is unpublished, two if it has been published.
e. Mail the package to Library of Congress, Copyright Office, Register of Copyrights, 101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20559-6000
f. Use a copyright notice on your work to eliminate the possibility of defense based on innocent infringement. Innocent infringement occurs when the infringer did not realize that the work was protected. The copyright notice should contain the copyright symbol, the year of first publication, and the name of the owner of the copyright. (e.g. copyright © 2003 Family Heritage Publishers)
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