Just Right [...]]]> It’s always the season for giving. So, here’s a Public Domain Book book: Great Speeches and How to Make Them by Grenville Kleisler © 1912, for you to dowload as a gift. Kleisler was the Instructor in Public Speaking at Yale Divinity School, Yale University and author of several books during this time frame.

Just Right Click anywhere on the graphic below (for PC users) to download the book. You MAC users know what to do.

Enjoy!

Business Correspondence Business Correspondence teaches correct formats and practical approaches to basic office correspondence. The book is full of cases and comparison of various interpersonal styles, this book [...]]]> Public Domain books, some are for free and some are for fee. He is one Public Domain Book for free and another one for fee. Check them out.

Business Correspondence
Business Correspondence teaches correct formats and practical approaches to basic office correspondence. The book is full of cases and comparison of various interpersonal styles, this book is an excellent practical resource for readers who need to master practical business writing and interpersonal skills.

The Secret of Wealth

According to respected author and financial expert Franklyn Hobbs, The Secret of Wealth is really no secret at all – and it isn’t new.

As he points out, “for more than 2,000 years, it has been understood that the person who was poor and let it be known, and made little or no effort to rise above poverty, was largely responsible for his own unhappy condition.”

That’s right, you don’t have to win the lottery or inherit a fortune from a distant relative to become wealthy.

The Art of Money Getting is a Public Domain Book. It can be found on the Net in several places. It was written by P.T. Barnum of the famous “Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.” This text began as a lecture that was widely advertised and held at St. James’ Hall, Regent Street, [...]]]>

The Art of Money Getting is a Public Domain Book. It can be found on the Net in several places. It was written by P.T. Barnum of the famous “Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.” This text began as a lecture that was widely advertised and held at St. James’ Hall, Regent Street, Piccadilly (London). The place was completely packed to hear the lecture on December 29, 1858.

It begins with the following:

In the United States, where we have more land than people, it is not at all difficult for persons in good health to make money. In this comparatively new field there are so many avenues of success open, so many vocations which are not crowded, that any person of either sex who is willing, at least for the time being, to engage in any respectable occupation that offers, may find lucrative employment.

You can download a copy in PDF form here.

Where would we be if there was no Internet? Probably sitting at home, twiddling our thumbs, our minds and back-sides going numb.

Seriously, the Internet is one great source of public [...]]]> This is probably the best option you have, and the most likely one you will choose. Why? Well, because of the Internet and its search capabilities.

Where would we be if there was no Internet? Probably sitting at home, twiddling our thumbs, our minds and back-sides going numb.

Seriously, the Internet is one great source of public domain works. What is more, it is available to anyone, as long as you have the knowledge and the patience to plow through the great amount of information that the World Wide Web regularly churns out.

But the Internet is big, huge, HUMONGOUS! Where do you start?

This rule, of course, means that you do not have [...]]]> Works created after March 1, 1989, even if not published, are copyright protected for 70 years after the author’s death. Works made for hire (corporate authorship) after March 1, 1989 are copyright protected for 120 years from creation or 95 years from publication, whichever is sooner.

This rule, of course, means that you do not have to actively file for copyright notice to come under the protection of the copyright law. Under this rule, all creative work produced after March 1, 1989 becomes automatically covered. Now, for the second part of the rule.

What is this about works made for hire? The phrase works made for hire actually refers to publications issued for and by a corporation so that in effect, the legal author turns out to be the employer-corporation. That is why they are sometimes collectively referred to as corporate authorship and may include anything from newsletters to employee manuals, annual reports to instructional texts.

Works made for hire may also cover any situation wherein a creative professional is paid to produce a work within the scope of his own employment.

This rule is cut and dried, and there are no exceptions. If the work was published, created, or produced prior to 1923, then it is in the public domain.

But what kinds of work are published before 1923? And would anyone still be even [...]]]> All works published in the United States before 1923 are considered public domain.

This rule is cut and dried, and there are no exceptions. If the work was published, created, or produced prior to 1923, then it is in the public domain.

But what kinds of work are published before 1923? And would anyone still be even interested in them?

You might think the contrary but there are works published before the cut-off date that are still of some interest to the popular public. They may be outdated; however, this does not completely mean that they have outlasted their use. Some of them may still have relevant content and material in them. Others remain entertaining, a timeless factor, one that makes up the classics that we are so fond of.

With a little work and a good nose for value, you will find yourself sitting on a gold mine in no time.

So when you describe something as public, like when you say public domain, it actually means that that particular domain belongs to [...]]]> The term public domain stems from the word public. And when someone says public, what comes up to mind? Of course, we know already that the word is synonymous to people that means, everyone.

So when you describe something as public, like when you say public domain, it actually means that that particular domain belongs to everyone. Ergo, free.

Public domain refers to anything that the people can freely use. It may refer to areas like community parks, playgrounds, unprotected natural land or wilderness areas, and buildings and structures like shopping malls or downtown squares. As long as any one can stay at a place without fear of being accused of trespassing or loitering, then that place is considered public domain.

In addition to places, public domain may also refer to creative works. In legal parlance, this means intellectual property, or anything that results from the creative genius of humankind. This includes books, movies, art works, paintings, music, images, photographs, trademarks, and more.

All of this is normally protected by copyright laws, of course. However, copyright protection is not forever. Because of this, some people refer to it as limited monopoly. Copyright has expires. Or, copyright was not applied on the particular body of intellectual property in the first place (i.e., works that were created before 1989).

Intellectual property that is not covered by copyright laws belongs to the public domain. Therefore, it is open to everyone who deems to use it.

So?

So you know what a public domain is and what it comprises, question is: WHAT NOW? What has this got to do with making money?

The answer is EVERYTHING.

The knowledge of public domain works, blended well with good business savvy and sound entrepreneurial sense could very well mean turning ideas (it doesn’t even have to be your ideas) into dollars.

How?

Indeed, how?

You found the right place to ask that question. Because here, you will learn how to make public domain work for you in order to generate money.

Whether you are only out looking for some spare cash or hoping to establish the kind of big fortune most people only dream about, it is here that you will get your hands full with all the secrets involved.

Believe it. There is real money in the public domain. All you have to do is tap into the endless resources provided you by the Internet, and with a little help from us. Specifically, here’s what you will learn:

• How and where to find public domain works
• How to prepare these public domain works for sale
• How to market products online
• Plus, links to essential web resources, articles, databases, free tools, and other hidden resources

Before anything else, the one thing you need to keep in mind about public domain is that you do not have to spend a single cent of your money to make profits. But you do have to conform to certain rules. It is only basic courtesy, after all.

The way public domain works depends on the country. There are sets of guidelines for each and these guidelines will help determine whether the copyright for a particular work has expired or no longer valid. In the United States, there are three general rules that you need to know to help you assess and evaluate works. Your evaluation will serve as basis when you decide whether the works are in the public domain or not.