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		<title>Can You Copyright Works in the Public Domain?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald L. Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright law seems to have been turned on its head in the Internet Age. Of course, I’m not a lawyer and am not offering legal advice, but it is important for Christian writers to be aware of some of the issues and trends related to the topic.
The question about copyrighting something in the Public Domain [...]


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		<title>It&#8217;s All About E-Books as Amazon Reaches 950,000 Kindle Titles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald L. Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many novice Christian writers are spending thousands of dollars to have  &#8220;vanity&#8221; books printed by Westbow, Xulon and other pay-to-publish  companies.  Most Christian writers would be better served if they  created a cost-free Kindle e-book to see if there is an audience for  their writing before they enter into expensive contracts [...]


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		<title>New Bowker Statistics Point to Publishing Opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 14:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald L. Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bowker Books in Print has just issued its preliminary estimates for the total number of books published in the U.S. in 2010. The figures show significant tends in the publishing industry, including self-publishing, in the religion field as well as other genres.
Here are some highlights of the report.


Traditional publishers issued an estimated 316,480 new titles [...]


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		<title>The Shack: Self-Published to 15 Million Copies Sold</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald L. Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Many people know that The Shack by William Paul Young is an amazing read, but few realize the book has a history that is nearly as dramatic.
Young was a Portland, Oregon salesman who began writing his tale in 2005 at the urging of his wife, Kim. It took him about four months to complete [...]


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		<title>Book Cover Art Important to Reading Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 08:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald L. Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone has heard the cliche&#8211;&#8221;You can&#8217;t tell a book by it&#8217;s cover.&#8221; But is it true? Publisher&#8217;s say that cover art converts browsers into buyers.  In fact, many covers have become iconic.  A first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald&#8217;s The Great Gatsby sells for $10,000; if it has its artistic dustcover, it is worth $80,000.
The [...]


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