Profiting with Public Domain Content

Are you looking for loads of free, quality content that you do not have to create yourself? Look at the public domain.
You may know that works such as books, photos, movies and music are covered by copyright. Current copyright law covers a work for the life of the author plus 70 years (in the U.S.). [...]

Public Domain Books – Reuse Them for Profit

Books in the public domain are not covered by copyright. This means that you may freely use the text in these books without permission.

How to Investigate the Public Domain Status of a Work

This is a simplified explanation of how to determine if a work is in the public domain and not covered by copyright. It is intended to be a useful guide to copyright and public domain under U.S. law, but not to substitute for legal advice. In countries outside the U.S., consult with the copyright [...]

How Books Enter the Public Domain

There are many books and other works that are no longer covered by copyright, or were never subject to copyright.
Under current U.S. Copyright Law, most new books and other works are protected by copyright for the duration of the author’s life plus 70 years. However, it is possible to find many previously published works that [...]

Books in the Public Domain

Public domain books are those for which no copyright exists. This may be because the books were never covered by copyright, or the copyright has expired. Public domain information can be useful in creating your next book.