Comments on: How To Get Free Books To Give Away http://www.startbreakingfree.com/353/how-to-get-free-books-to-give-away/ Experiments in tech entrepreneurship Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:07:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pit http://www.startbreakingfree.com/353/how-to-get-free-books-to-give-away/comment-page-1/#comment-6673 Pit Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:23:47 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/353/how-to-get-free-books-to-give-away/#comment-6673 I did an advanced search with FREE ONLY marked. I found a book I liked. Let's say this one http://www.scribd.com/doc/31257711/Train-Your-Parakeet Now, if I want to download it offers three possibilities, all three paying. And on this page I see no copyright sign. Also the links at the bottom of the documents are not links but I believe something you should edit. Can you help me with this? Is it free and how do I get it for free? Can I give it away? Am I allowed to change those "link" and edit the book? Do I need to attribute the autor and how, with his nickname? I appreciate the help! I did an advanced search with FREE ONLY marked.
I found a book I liked. Let’s say this one http://www.scribd.com/doc/31257711/Train-Your-Parakeet
Now, if I want to download it offers three possibilities, all three paying.
And on this page I see no copyright sign.
Also the links at the bottom of the documents are not links but I believe something you should edit.
Can you help me with this? Is it free and how do I get it for free? Can I give it away? Am I allowed to change those “link” and edit the book?
Do I need to attribute the autor and how, with his nickname?
I appreciate the help!

]]> By: Christian http://www.startbreakingfree.com/353/how-to-get-free-books-to-give-away/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Christian Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:27:47 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/353/how-to-get-free-books-to-give-away/#comment-918 Hi Brian, First of all, I have been following you for quite some time and really like the stuff you write about and get lots of great ideas from it. I was just looking into this giving-away-free-books-thing again as it has become relevant for me to use it. I already found some really good things there, but just wanted to see if the books you give away was there. And for instance the Richest Man in Babylon I can't seem to find. Do you know if anything new has happened about copyright issues or other things? And how can you be sure that what people put up there is actually legal to distribute? Do you have to double check the rights somewhere else? Hi Brian,

First of all, I have been following you for quite some time and really like the stuff you write about and get lots of great ideas from it.

I was just looking into this giving-away-free-books-thing again as it has become relevant for me to use it. I already found some really good things there, but just wanted to see if the books you give away was there. And for instance the Richest Man in Babylon I can’t seem to find.

Do you know if anything new has happened about copyright issues or other things?

And how can you be sure that what people put up there is actually legal to distribute? Do you have to double check the rights somewhere else?

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/353/how-to-get-free-books-to-give-away/comment-page-1/#comment-915 Brian Armstrong Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:34:45 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/353/how-to-get-free-books-to-give-away/#comment-915 Hi, I appreciate you letting me know. It's strange because I just tried it and it seemed to work ok. It's possible this was a temporary problem with the tinyurl site. I'm hoping thats what it is, thanks for stopping by and letting me know! Brian Hi, I appreciate you letting me know. It’s strange because I just tried it and it seemed to work ok. It’s possible this was a temporary problem with the tinyurl site. I’m hoping thats what it is, thanks for stopping by and letting me know!
Brian

]]> By: 3bagsfull http://www.startbreakingfree.com/353/how-to-get-free-books-to-give-away/comment-page-1/#comment-917 3bagsfull Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:31:54 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/353/how-to-get-free-books-to-give-away/#comment-917 Just wanted to let you know that when I signed up to get the free books, I had an issue with the link. The feedburner link worked fine. It was the link in the email I received that was the issue. After I confirmed the feedburner subscription, I clicked on the tinyurl link to get the books. The link does not have the "www" part of the required link. When I clicked on it, it wouldn't find the download. So, I put into the browser and retyped the www and it worked. You might want to investigate. I am enjoying your blog and I wish you great success. Just wanted to let you know that when I signed up to get the free books, I had an issue with the link.

The feedburner link worked fine. It was the link in the email I received that was the issue.

After I confirmed the feedburner subscription, I clicked on the tinyurl link to get the books. The link does not have the “www” part of the required link. When I clicked on it, it wouldn’t find the download. So, I put into the browser and retyped the www and it worked.

You might want to investigate.

I am enjoying your blog and I wish you great success.

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/353/how-to-get-free-books-to-give-away/comment-page-1/#comment-914 Brian Armstrong Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:28:33 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/353/how-to-get-free-books-to-give-away/#comment-914 Hi Liz, the person and money symbol is the most common I think. It means its under the creative commons license and you can give it away as long as you show attribution and don't sell it. The copyright in the body of the document is older, so it looks like it's now under the creative commons. As long as Scribd shows it under the creative commons, I personally wouldn't hesitate to give it away on my own site. I think it's safe to assume the owner now wants it to be distributed freely. Of course, I am no lawyer, but that is what I would do :) Brian Hi Liz, the person and money symbol is the most common I think. It means its under the creative commons license and you can give it away as long as you show attribution and don’t sell it.

The copyright in the body of the document is older, so it looks like it’s now under the creative commons. As long as Scribd shows it under the creative commons, I personally wouldn’t hesitate to give it away on my own site. I think it’s safe to assume the owner now wants it to be distributed freely.

Of course, I am no lawyer, but that is what I would do :)
Brian

]]> By: Liz http://www.startbreakingfree.com/353/how-to-get-free-books-to-give-away/comment-page-1/#comment-916 Liz Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:39:41 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/353/how-to-get-free-books-to-give-away/#comment-916 Hi Brian, Thanks so much for the valuable information. I have signed up for the site. However, I cannot seem to locate the copyright and pd information. Every book I look up have the person and money with a slash through it symbol. When I click on those, it does not provide additional information. I don't know how to determine what I can give away and what I cannot. For example, this book: http://www.scribd.com/doc/3933994/Managment-The-Performance-Appraisal-Question-and-Answer-Book is listed with those symbols. However, when you look at the book itself, it is copyrighted in 2002. Can you help clarify? Thanks for everything! Hi Brian,
Thanks so much for the valuable information. I have signed up for the site. However, I cannot seem to locate the copyright and pd information.

Every book I look up have the person and money with a slash through it symbol. When I click on those, it does not provide additional information. I don’t know how to determine what I can give away and what I cannot. For example, this book:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3933994/Managment-The-Performance-Appraisal-Question-and-Answer-Book
is listed with those symbols. However, when you look at the book itself, it is copyrighted in 2002. Can you help clarify? Thanks for everything!

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