Revisit Your Copyright Page

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Did you know that what you include, and don’t include, on your copyright page is revealing to book buyers? For libraries, the lack of specific data can be a book purchase deal breaker!

Your ISBNs, LCCN and CIP data are all posted on your copyright page.

Copyright year: usually the current year you publish in—BUT, if yours is between September and December, use the next year’s. Why? It gives your book a longer “new” life.

Disclaimers: some books need a disclaimer of some sort—typically, it’s found on the copyright page.

Publisher info: make sure you include publisher name and contact information. Make sure you include an “action” phrase that would alert your book owner that books are available to discount in a “bulk” purchase and who or where to contact to inquiry about costs.

Categories: include them at the bottom of the page to identify where your book would be positioned in a bookstore.

 

 

 

 

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