Have you ever considered taking an old, familiar Public Domain story and updating it by placing it in a modern setting? Not only can this be a lot of fun but if you do a good job, it could lead to a lot of interesting opportunities.
Entries from July 25th, 2010
How To Adapt An Old Public Domain Fairy Tale Into A Modern Day Masterpiece
July 25th, 2010 · 15 Comments · Case Studies, Product Ideas
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Republishing U.S. Public Domain Works In The U.K.
July 25th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Public Domain How-To, Public Domain Q&A
“Hi Logan & Debra, love your emails and work. I have become very familiar with copyright law and the differences between U.S. and U.K. law (I am in the U.K.).
There is something I just can’t seem to find the answer on though. In the U.S. everything published before 1923 is out of copyright and [...]
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How To Scan Public Domain Books – Tips From A Professional Book Scanner
July 16th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Public Domain Books, Public Domain How-To
[The following is a special guest article from Timo of BookScanning.com:]
Now that you’ve found a copyright-free article or Public Domain book, how do you get it into your computer for editing?
Well, you have two choices…
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How Do I Make Money With Public Domain Japanese Prints?
July 10th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Public Domain How-To
I recently had a question regarding my article, A Hidden Treasure Trove Of Public Domain Japanese Woodblock Prints And Drawings.
It really is a good question and I want to share my answer here in case you find yourself asking the same thing…
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New Blog Ranks With Public Domain Content
July 10th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Case Studies
I’ve been busy at work on some new micro niche sites that use Public Domain content to get high rankings in Google. :0)
Recently – I helped a friend get her first affiliate site online. I used the Blog In A Day system for this new site (I’ll show you the site in a bit).
This gal [...]
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The Worst Public Domain Content Site Ever Still Gets Google Love
July 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Public Domain How-To
This is the Worst Public Domain Content Site – Ever… and it’s mine! :0)
I put this site up on April 30th (using the Blog In A Day system) … and it has exactly 8 blog posts. 7 of the blog posts are Public Domain content.
This blog ranks number 5 on Google for Creole Decorating.
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A Hidden Treasure Trove Of Public Domain Japanese Woodblock Prints And Drawings
July 2nd, 2010 · 16 Comments · Hidden Public Domain Treasures, Public Domain Images
How would you like private access to a secret vault filled with more than 2500 stunningly beautiful Japanese paintings and drawings that you can do anything you want with including using them to create framed art, posters, clothing, and more?
You’ll find exactly that in the Library of Congress special collection that I’m about to share [...]
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Japanese Fairy Tales In The Public Domain
July 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Hidden Public Domain Treasures, Public Domain Books
I was on one of my daily adventures in archive.org land the other day when I ran across the “Japanese Fairy Tales Series” published circa 1885.
Essentially the “series” consists of twenty traditional Japanese Fairy Tales retold in English and elaborately adorned with colorful illustrations. Each book in the series is roughly 20 -26 pages long.
These Public Domain [...]
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