http:\/\/www.copyright.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n?3?Lock the PDF so the contents of the book cannot be altered and the copyright information cannot be removed.<\/p>\n
?4?Place this warning on the copyright page:<\/p>\n
??This is NOT a free e-book!<\/p>\n
??Purchase of this e-book entitles the buyer to keep one copy on his or her computer and to print out one copy only.<\/p>\n
??Printing out more than one copy or distributing it electronically is prohibited by international and U.S. copyright laws and treaties, and would subject the purchaser to penalties of up to $100,000 per copy distributed.?<\/p>\n
?5?Within the text of the book, put URLs of the landing pages for your other products and offers.<\/p>\n
?That way, if the book is stolen and passed around illegally, you?ll at least get lots more orders from it.<\/p>\n
?6?Offer an extra free bonus the readers of the e-book can download ONLY if they are ?authorized owners? of the e-book.<\/p>\n
?That way, someone who has an illegal copy and wants the free bonus will go pay for a legal copy to get the free bonus.<\/p>\n
?7?Don?t spend a lot of your time and energy worrying about people copying and stealing your stuff.<\/p>\n
?Most people are honest. A few aren?t. In the long run, you won?t really be hurt by the few cheaters here and there. Dedicate your time and energy to other, more important issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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