September 2010

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library – Digital Collections

 
This Public Domain MEGA-Hidden Treasure is brought to you by our friend J. Arthur Davis of ArtReproServices.com.
This is one awesome collection of Canadian History (not to mention a rich source of Public Domain stuff)!
The portal site can be found here but you can find more info concerning the individual collections here…

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Official Public Domain Treasure Hunter’s Survival Kit Review Part 1

I’m calling this an Official Review for several reasons.

I don’t want anyone to get the wrong idea and think that I am reviewing a different product than our own. Nope – this is an official review of our own product.
I want to make sure that when this series of review articles show up in [...]

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A Fun Way To Promote & Sell Vintage Public Domain Maps

My good friend Bob “Spurs” Jackson, aka “Action Jackson”, aka “OmahaGuy” is doing something really cool with vintage Public Domain maps and has kindly given me permission to share his story here.
My hope is that you’ll find inspiration in this story and realize that no matter what life hands you – you can prevail, you [...]

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Do You Make Money With Hot Or Evergreen Niche Topics

What’s the difference? A niche is a niche – right? Wrong. You can (and should) make money with both… but you certainly need to know the difference between the two.
I’m in the process of working through our newest idea for making money with public domain content… when I came to an “ah – ha” moment. [...]

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Mega Pack Of Pottery and Porcelain Resources In The Public Domain

Pottery Public Domain

The Pottery and Porcelain collectors “niche” is huge. So big that that it really shouldn’t be classified as a “niche”… it’s an entire Market. These books of pottery and porcelain in the public domain offers more than 3000 images (black/white and color).
The various topics include:

- European pottery
- The Potteries and Stoneware of England
- American Indian [...]

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Is It OK To Use Public Domain Books From The Internet Archive For Commercial Purposes?

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time at all, you’ll know that The Internet Archive is one of our most favorite online resources of Public Domain material, particularly books.
The Internet Archive is awesome and I spend waaayyy more time there every week then I should but that’s another story…
We get asked [...]

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A New Twist On How To Make Money With Public Domain Content

Are you always on the hunt for new ideas to use Public Domain content to make a buck? You know we are… in fact Logan and I had a great new idea about a year ago.  We thought it through and decided against it for a while.
I know you are curious so I’ll fill you [...]

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St. Nicholas Magazine 1873-1941 – A Wonderful Resource For Public Domain Children’s Stories and Illustrations

St. Nicholas Magazine (1873-1941) was a successful American children’s magazine, published by Scribner’s beginning in November 1873, and designed for children five to eighteen.
The magazine was edited by Mary Mapes Dodge—remembered for Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates. Its major competitor in its field was the well-established The Youth’s Companion which had been published since [...]

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More Public Domain Product Ideas For Children

Public domain books for children

Kids love pictures in books… we all do.  Are you ready to publish a public domain product for children?  What about an entire series of of books about the Animal Kingdom filled with photos, drawings and paintings?
Why would you want to grab this public domain book series on animals?
You could appeal to an animal niche [...]

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Why Would Anyone BUY Something From Me That That They Could Get For FREE Somewhere Else?

A friend asked me a question yesterday that really made me stop and ponder a few things…
This question reminded me of some issues I had to deal with very early on in my career as an information marketer. As someone with an interest in using Public Domain content to create products, you may have pondered the answer [...]

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