I hope this isn't a ridiculous question, but I'm getting ready to self-publish and this article made me ask the question - if I have an ISBN, is that my copyright? OR do I need to get an ISBN AND ALSO get my work copyrighted? Thank you!
It’s a question a ton of writers ask. No, an ISBN is not a copyright registration. Your work is “copyrighted” the moment you memorialize it—that is, put it on paper, or disk, or a file. There are ways to strengthen that copyright if you don’t want to pay the moderate registration fee, but if you write or publish books in today’s world, that registration is the only way you can defend your rights in court. Need to know more? Consider this completely guide at https://payhip.com/b/JHO7I or become a paid subscriber and I’ll give it to you along with a book of prompts—FREE.
I hope this isn't a ridiculous question, but I'm getting ready to self-publish and this article made me ask the question - if I have an ISBN, is that my copyright? OR do I need to get an ISBN AND ALSO get my work copyrighted? Thank you!
It’s a question a ton of writers ask. No, an ISBN is not a copyright registration. Your work is “copyrighted” the moment you memorialize it—that is, put it on paper, or disk, or a file. There are ways to strengthen that copyright if you don’t want to pay the moderate registration fee, but if you write or publish books in today’s world, that registration is the only way you can defend your rights in court. Need to know more? Consider this completely guide at https://payhip.com/b/JHO7I or become a paid subscriber and I’ll give it to you along with a book of prompts—FREE.