google and ebooks = illegal ?

Discussion in 'Google AdWords' started by anarchoi, Feb 16, 2008.

  1. #1
    I have a lot of ebooks on my computer, and i was planning to build a site to put them all online. I'm not too familiars with laws and google rules, so i would just like to know if it's legal to do this....

    Usually you can't copy/paste PDF files so i guess it should be ok, but say I put the text in a html file is this ok with google ???
     
    anarchoi, Feb 16, 2008 IP
  2. j0ned

    j0ned Active Member

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    Yes, this is fine with Google. They aren't law enforcement officials, however; this may not fly with the e-book authors. I suggest you make a link to "report this book" or something similar.

    scribd has a lot of ebooks available though, so just try it out and see.
     
    j0ned, Feb 16, 2008 IP
  3. arunkumar2006

    arunkumar2006 Active Member

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    I have seen google allows ebooks sites.
     
    arunkumar2006, Feb 16, 2008 IP
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    you need to make sure you have resell rights
     
    robertpriolo, Feb 16, 2008 IP
  5. sultanofseo

    sultanofseo Notable Member

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    yu can market ebooks but make sure you have distribution rights. otherwise sooner or later you will be in trouble. if not by google, then by someone else who will report you to google, maybe the ebook author will report you to google. so better be carefull
     
    sultanofseo, Feb 17, 2008 IP
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    i think it shouldn't be a problem if you have the resell right or distribution right and the authorization from the author.
     
    hyjlmc, Feb 17, 2008 IP
  7. Scott_

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    Yes, I advertise ebooks all the time, but only when I have resell rights.
    You don't want to violate any copyright laws.
    It's worth the peace-of-mind to only sell ebooks legally.
    Otherwise, you have to live in constant fear of getting caught.
     
    Scott_, Feb 19, 2008 IP
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    As long as everything is legal you should not have any problem
     
    riklmn, Feb 20, 2008 IP
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    clix99 Well-Known Member

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    What about clickbank.com it's all about electronic products and most of the affiliates make sales with adwords help...

    Anyway, i think i worth checking out..
     
    clix99, Feb 21, 2008 IP
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    You have to obtain permission from the respective authors before you put them for free online.
     
    jytographix, Feb 23, 2008 IP