We’ve all listened to or read fairy tales as children. Fairy tales can be traced back to ancient Egyptian civilizations in 1300 B.C.
However you might be more familiar with Grimm’s Fairy tales or even Aesops Fables from 6th century B.C. or perhaps your favorites are the old Arabian Nights stories from 1500 A.D.
The point however is that many popular fairy tales are available in the public domain.
The abundance of folk tales, fairy tales and even fables lends itself quite nicely to repackaging and reselling.
For example, an ancient collection of Russian fairy tales could be easily repackaged and resold. An entire website could be devoted to ethnic fairy tales or ancient European fairy tales.
Public Domain Reprints.org/search offers a quick and easy search tool for public domain books to reprint and a quick search for “fairy tales” resulted in four pages of available public domain books. That’s not the only source. Archive.org also offers a wealth of opportunity.
Free Public Domain Fairy Tales website… has a huge collection of digitized fairy tales ready for you to publish yourself. Just some of the authors include: tales from The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales, Arabian Nights.
Fairy tales don’t have to be written. Some of these public domain books offer magnificent images which could be collected to create a children’s calendar, picture books, or even a coffee table book.
Fairy tales capture our imagination in a way that no other genre can. It brings back youthful memories and touches our whimsical side. It gives children an appreciation for a good story and when shared with a family member or a loved one creates memories which will last a lifetime.
About The Author:
 Debra Conrad is an online entrepreneur, information publisher, and author that has been using Public Domain material to create profitable products and businesses since 2007. She is also co-author of "The Public Domain Treasure Hunter's Survival Kit" available here. For more info Debra, click here. |
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Thank you for the information in your site. I run an audio recording service that helps people preserve their memories and send their message. I’m planning to encourage my clients to read public domain fairy tales in personal CDs they send their children and grandchildren. Your site has been very helpful and I thank you. All the best. I will think about looking for more of your materials but am just beginning to explore this side of my own business.
Warm regards, Daria Emberley
Dear Sir/Madam,
I have a mentally challenged son.
Telling him the same fairy tale over and over, has changed the narration quite a bit.
Now, if I were to use this altered story, with an original music score and may be with a postfixed or prefixed title of the popular fairy tale title, and make a digital film/movie; then would I be infringing any copyrights?
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Jai Chavan.
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