Dear all, I plan to write ebooks soon, on various matters that interest me. My main question is the matter of plagiarism, et al. I plan to do some research and obviously will be referencing content from websites, books, et al. Question, how do I proceed in quoting the sources ? Do I need to get permission from the content owners ? Or just attributing it would be fine ? How does it differ between a free ebook and a paid ebook ? Appreciate all feedback and suggestions. Thanks.
Dear Omecool, I don't think you need any permission of the authors to quote their content. Adequate citations and a list of references (up-to-date links) at the end of your book are obligatory, however. Just follow the same procedure as if you were writing a printed book. Have a nice day!
1.You should get permission to the website owner 2.Free ebook is to make viral visitor to your website. PAid ebook is you sell it for the profits. Is it clear?
No, you don't need to get permission to use someone as a source with a small enough quote that would constitute fair use. But yes, you must cite the source, and you can't republish a significant portion of it. If you're using a book as a source (or e-book), you can't simply include a full list of tips they included, b/c that's a selling point of their book, and you're hurting their sales/distribution potential. Quoting one or two sentences is generally fine as long as you fully cite your source.