The Author’s Guide to LLCs
Learn when and why you should form an LLC for your author business. Discover who can help you get it done and how much it will cost.
10 Decisions Every Indie Author Needs to Make
Expert advice for the 10 critical decisions of indie publishing.
11 Places to Get Free and Legal Photos for Your Blog
If you can’t afford to buy a photo, you can’t afford the fines (or time!) that comes from stealing one. Here are 11 free & legal photo sites.
Plagiarism, Copyright and Is Piracy Really a Problem for Authors?
Plagiarism, Copyright and Is Piracy Really a Problem for Authors?
How the Creative Commons Can Help Your Book Spread Like Crazy
In this post you will learn what the Creative Commons is and why emerging authors are using it to promote their books.
5 Ways to Keep Your Book From Rotting in a Paper Prison
In 1977 my great grandfather wrote a book. A few years later he passed away. No one in my family knows who inherited the copyright. If a publisher wanted to reprint the book or make it available online they need permission to avoid breaking the law. But who should they ask? The copyright does not expire until 2052 so the problem will only intensify as his descendants multiply.
Why Copyrights Can Hurt Authors
When our founding fathers created the copyright they did it to encourage the spread of ideas. Copyrights, like patents, only lasted 14 years. Hollywood changed all that and every 5 years or so they extend copy right by 5 years. The result? Millions of books have been locked in paper prisons rotting into oblivion.
