How to Use Books in Public Domain to Make Money
While some statistics say that over 95 percent of people want to write a book, it is also said that less than half ever read a book after high school. But what if you could "write" a book without all the research? Many have made millions reissuing and reprinting works that are in public domain.
Works that are in public domain can be used for any purpose. For example, you can create an E-book, or use them for blog posts, or even resell them. It is all in the know how.
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Cash in With Public Domain Books
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Find a Public Domain Source. In general people use Gutenberg, which has a collection of over 30,000 books in the public domain. U.S. government agencies are a big source and can cover any topic. It is always best not to publish books that are already over-saturating the market, such as "The Art of War." Since this book is largely available for free, it would take a great salesperson to be able to sell it at market rate.
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Decide how to present the book. Many people will use the whole book and package it as either an E-Book or a regular book that they can sell. Regardless of how it is presented, it must look up to date. Further, the author is usually left intact.
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Design the book. Depending on the size of the book, you could use LuLu, Create Space (in partnership with Amazone), or your own program to design the book.
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Price the book: You can post it for free. if it is a book that a lot of people have republished, or you can price it according to market value. In general, the running price is around $25 for around 300 pages. Of course, the more technical books can be priced according to that market.
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Sell the book. If you have an e-mail list, or know how to market, you can sell the book. If you have an ISBN, you can list it with the major bookstores online, such as Amazon or Barnes and Noble. With CreateSpace there is an ISBN, but it only works on Amazon. Lulu will charge around $99 for one, but if you plan on publishing more than one book, it might be of benefit to get a a publisher's ISBN. It will run you around $275 for ten. They do not sell single ISBNs. Further, for each book (title) that needs a bar code, it will run around $25. The good side is that you own the numbers. It generally takes two weeks to receive the ISBNs.
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Tips & Warnings
Read the terms of any site where you obtain your books. Some may not allow commercial use. You do not have to use all ten ISBNs at once. They do not expire.
