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Thursday, July 24, 2008

How To-40: "How to Copyright a Book"


How to Copyright a Book


from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

Follow these steps to register your book, manuscript, online work (websites), poetry, or other text. Be aware that under international copyright law you automatically own the copyright in any literary or creative work you make yourself. Registering your copyright makes it easier to prove you claim if your work is plagiarized.

Steps


  1. Make sure your work is a literary work. Literary works may be published or unpublished and include nondramatic textual works with or without illustrations. Computer programs and databases also are considered literary works.
  2. Decide where to registerThere are a number of specialist international copyright registration organizations, and most will store a copy of your work as evidence of your claim, and will be able to produce it as evidence to help prove your claim in the event of a copyright dispute.
    • If you are a US citizen, you will need to register with the US Copyright Office (Library of Congress) before you are able to make a claim in a US court. Registration may also entitle you to statutory damages in a US court case.
    • For registration outside the US, choose a reputable service or speak to your solicitor. The links below should help.

  3. Register your work - US citizens
    • Obtain Form TX or Short Form TX (choose which form to use) from the Library of Congress.
    • Fill out the application and post it along with a copy of your work and the registration fee.
    • If your submission is in order, you should receive a certificate of registration in about 4 to 5 months.

  4. Register your work - Outside the US
    • Historically, many people used to simply lodge copies with a solicitor, but these days there are a number of specialist services such as the UKCS that are cheaper and take better care of your work than a solicitor, and are generally much faster than a US registration.



Tips


  • Re-check form prior to mailing, to make sure you have signed and dated it, and attached the check.
  • Make a copy of the forms for safe keeping in case the original gets lost in the mail.


Warnings


  • Registration deposits are normally non-returnable. Send a copy of your work, not the original.
  • In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, the British Library should also be sent a copy of any published book within one month of publication, (your publisher will normally take care of this for you).


References


Where to register copyright
Copyright advice
Alternatives to registration

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Friday, July 18, 2008

How To-39: "How to Read All Day"


How to Read All Day


from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

Ever had to read a book for a report but was behind? Here you go!

Steps


  1. Get your book.
  2. Use the restroom before you read, that way you dont have to stop in the middle of reading and lose motivation.
  3. Get a snack and water. Leave it next to where you are reading.
  4. Make sure you have good light to read with.
  5. Get paper and a pen if you need to take notes while reading.
  6. Start reading!


Tips


  • Give your self a 10 minute break every hour to use the restroom, eat, walk or talk.
  • Reward your self when you're done!


Warnings


  • Make sure it's (preferably) a book you like or you will lose focus. However, if it is an assigned book, just read it and get it done!
  • Don't stop for more than ten minutes every hour or you will lose focus


Things You'll Need


  • good book
  • food and water lighting
  • pen and paper (optional)
  • restroom
  • sleep beforehand
  • motivation


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Thursday, July 17, 2008

How To-38: "How to Get over Writers Block"


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An editor has suggested that this article be merged with: "How to Get Over Writer's Block" Per the merge policy, if these topics are determined to be similar but distinct, then the articles will remain separate. Please comment on the discussion page. Notice added on 2008-01-24.

If you like to write, and write often, then you are no stranger to the dreaded 'Writers Block' They are real pains... so here are a few tips to get over them and continue with your novel

Steps



  1. Work on another part of the story for a bit. Whether you're editing the beginning or working on a planned chapter, working on that will make the juices flow, making you think about how each character will react to each event. Then you can go back and try again.


Tips



  • If you had an idea then lost it, just start typing a random phrase over and over. Then your brain will be like "Wait a minute... that doesn't make much sense... let's try having our lead character now..." (The phrase I usually use is 'I like sandwiches I like sandwiches I like...')



Warnings



  • Don't compare your writing to someone elses. You can edit your story later as you please, but as for now, this is basically your rough draft and more detail and characteristics can be added later, in your own style, not J.K. Rowlings.




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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Book News-9: "World eBook Fair from July 4 to August 4, 2008 (Greg Newby)"

World eBook Fair from July 4-August 4 (Greg Newby)
A Million Plus Books Free for the Taking!

The Third Annual World eBook Fair Starts July 4th. "Own Your Own Library" is the theme of this year's World eBook Fair.

Starting July 4th you will be able to do just that in an unprecedented opportunity to download books in the widest variety ever available.

Visit
www.worldebookfair.org to get started.

Project Gutenberg and partner sponsors encourage readers to create the "personal library" of their choice in a "personal computer." Most of the fair's electronic books are free of charge, and an additional 160,000 or more have coupon or discount purchases available during the month.

All possible types of electronic books, or eBooks, are available:

eBooks in over 100 Different Languages!
eBooks designed for cell phones!
eBooks designed for Adobe readers!
eBooks designed for plain text readers!
eBooks out loud in theatrical performances!
eBooks that your computer can read aloud to you!
eBooks that can be easily quoted in school papers!
160,000 eBooks in brand new commercial editions!!!

Music, movies, etc. are also included. . . .

Highlights of the World eBook Fair

Just two years ago The First World eBook Fair came on the scene with about 1/3 million books, doubled to 2/3 million in 2007, and now over one million.

Created by contributions from 100+ eLibraries from around the world, here are the largest collections

As of press date of midnight Central Daylight Time July 1, 2008 these were the approximate numbers:

~100,000+ from Project Gutenberg
~500,000+ from The World Public Library
~450,000 from The Internet Archive
~160,000 from eBooks About Everything
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~1,210,000+ Grand Total as of July 1, 2008

The Internet Archive will add about 1,000 books on each business day, along with various additions by the other contributors during World eBook Fair. Thus the final grand total may be over 1,230,000

Contact information:
If you have any questions, or seek further materials, an interview
or would like to confirm the schedule or contents please feel free
to contact any of the following:

Michael S. Hart
Founder, Project Gutenberg
405 W. Elm, Urbana, IL 61801
hart@pglaf.org
hart@pobox.com
US Phone 217-344-6623
Cellphone 808-295-0615

Gregory B. Newby
CEO, Project Gutenberg
gbnewby@pglaf.org
US Phone 907-450-8663
http://www.gutenberg.org

John Guagliardo
Founder, World Public Library
Honolulu, Hawaii
john@gutenberg.cc
US Phone 808-292-2068
http://www.worldpubliclibrary.org

Catherine Hodge
eBooks About Everything
info@ebooksabouteverything.com
US Phone 760-327-5100
http://ebooksabouteverything.com

The Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org/details/texts
Grateful thanks to Mr.Subbiah Arunachalam for sending the above information to me by email.

Monday, July 7, 2008

Writer Quote-1: Salman Rushdie on The Satanic Verses

I spent five years writing 'The Satanic Verses'. To have it hated and dismissed was terrible. I thought that if this is what you get, then why write? I might as well become a bus conductor. - Salman Rushdie, Novelist
Courtesy: The Week, April 20, 2008 ("Point Blank").
Grateful thanks to The Week.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Book News-8: "Rare Rowling Book on Display!"

Tokyo: Online bookseller Amazon on Thursday gave Japanese fans a glimpse of J.K.Rowling's first book since the phenomenally successful Harry Potter series, which it bought for $4 million.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard is one of seven handmade books by the British author. Amazon, bidding anonymously, bought it at a December auction at Sotheby's where it fetched 40 times the expected price.
Amazon unveiled the book at a press conference to promote the release of the Japanese translation of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final novel of the series. The Japanese edition goes on sale later this month, but Amazon has already received more than 70,000 advance orders.
The Tales are linked to the last Potter tome. The book is supposed to be the volume of five tales of wizardry left to Potter's friend Hermione Granger by headmaster Albus Dumbldore.
One of the tales appears in Deathly Hallows. - AFP
Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, July 4, 2008.
For an article on "The Tales of Beedle the Bard", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and "J.K.Rowling" from Wikipedia:
Grateful thanks to The Hindu and the Wikipedia.

Book News-7: Midnight's Children in the Lead

London: India-born author Salman Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children' is leading five other rivcals in a global public vote for the 'Best of the Booker' award.
Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, July 4, 2008. ('Snapshots').
For article on 'Midnight's Children' and 'Salman Rushdie' from Wikipedia:
Grateful thanks to The Hindu and Wikipedia.