Public Domain Books

Public Domain Book Spotlight: The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain (1840)

I virtually stumbled over this incredible Public Domain book in two volumes on the Internet Archive a few weeks ago…
It’s called “The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain” published in London in 1840.
While I expected to find a whole bunch of useful text content describing various landmarks of Great Britain from a [...]

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Public Domain Book Spotlight – Kunstformen der Natur (Artforms Of Nature) 1904

Today, I wanted to share an amazing Public Domain book I’ve been working with called Kunstformen der Natur (German for Artforms of Nature) published in 1904 and written / illustrated by zoologist, biologist, and artist Ernst Haeckel.
I’m planning to use the amazing prints in this book (100 total) to create several spin-off products. If you’ve [...]

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145 Years Later, The American Civil War Is Still BIG Business On eBay…

I love eBay!
I opened my very first eBay account in 2001 and I’ve always been very pleased with the results I’ve gotten by leveraging the auction giant in my business. Despite the many changes in policy (some good, some bad) and fee structures over the years, I still believe that eBay is one of the [...]

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Money, Money, Money, – It’s Pin Money!

make money with public domain content

Who else thinks that anything about making money – might – just might – be a money making topic?
This old book might seem too trivial to use for a “money making” topic… but this little Public Domain Hidden Treasure could be a treasure trove of ideas to share with others who really are in need [...]

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Is It OK To Use Google’s Public Domain Books For Commercial Purposes?

A couple of weeks ago, while gathering material for my article, “Is It OK To Use Public Domain Books From The Internet Archive For Commercial Purposes?”, I remembered an article I had bookmarked several years ago regarding Google Book Search and the “Usage Guidelines” that are ever present in the front matter of the Public [...]

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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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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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Public Domain Content Makes Great Products For Aspiring Artists

Ever wonder how artists create those outrageous cartoon caricatures?
The Art of Caricaturing by Mitchell Smith, published in 1941, is available in the Public Domain in the U.S. and all countries following the rule of the shorter term because the copyright holder (FREDERICK J. DRAKE & CO.) failed to renew the copyright protection for the book in the 28th year [...]

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