1) If I hire a ghostwriter for an ebook related to a subject, how can I know that the ebook is unique or not rewrited one of any similar sones 2) And what is your suggestion about how to get a copyright for an ebook, where can I get it, will it enough? 3) how many types of copyrights that I can get for an ebook and which one should I select? 4) Where the best place to hire a ghostwriter for an ebook project?(There're lots of subjects, of course a single person can't know all these subjects very well, so this is why I ask) Thanks
1. Some people will tell you to use copyscape, but it's really just crap. A lot of rewritten things will pass copyscape, but they're still illegally written (you're not allowed to rewrite any portion of someone's original work without their permission). So long story short, you're going to have to do your research by looking into other e-books, books, and articles in the niche. Hire a professional, and (while they won't be cheap), you'll have much less chance of getting ripped content in your ebook. 2. You don't have to "get" a copyright. You can register it if you want to, but it's not necessary to be protected. However, do make sure you have a contract that makes it clear that it's a work for hire, that the writer's name won't be credited b/c it's ghostwritten, and that they sign over their full rights to the product. Again, you won't get those rights cheap going with a professional, but if you go with someone cheap who rips the content, then you don't legally have the copyright anyway. 3. What are you talking about? Once it's written, it's protected by copyright. 4. I'd avoid things like freelance job boards, and go right to professional writers in the niches that you're looking for. Not all will ghostwrite, and not all will do e-books, but it never hurts to ask them and get their rates. If you're just looking for someone cheap rather than someone with more expertise in the niche, then go ahead and use the freelance sites or forums and you'll likely get plenty of people interested.
Thank you very much for your detailed explanation. But I couldn't get a suggestion about the place of prof. ghostwriters or where is the best place to find them? Especially related to a very specific subject.
There is no "place" where you're going to just find them. You'll have to search. Without knowing the niches, no one can really help you with that part of it.
My point is that none of us can tell you where to find professional writers in your niche, if you don't say what the niche is. Are you looking for business writers? Sports writers? Medical writers? Technical writers? Food writers? etc. You won't always find them in the same places. But to start, just do a search for the type of writer you're looking for, and you should come up with plenty of portfolios that way.
Actually I'm looking for medical writers. One more question; As you said that it's copyrighted when it's writed by a ghostwriter, what can we do when a person copied my ebook or sell it without any permission? How's the route about "what to do"?
Medical writers are going to be tough, because there are liability issues with any advice they may give. It would definitely be best to only work with medical professionals in that niche if possible, but they're also one of the most highly paid niches of writers. If you want professionals, you may want to see if there's a way to find them through medical writer organizations like: http://www.amwa.org/ and http://www.emwa.org/ If you make sure you're getting the full rights, you'll own the copyright (have it in the contract that it's ghostwritten and full copyright transfers to you as the buyer. If you own the full rights (and remember, if it's copied or rewritten from elsewhere you won't have the rights to begin with), you would need to track down people who are stealing or selling it if you wanted to pursue them. 1. You can send them a cease and desist notice. 2. If they're hosting it online, you can contact search engines to have that part of their site deindexed, contact their advertisers to try to have ads pulled when they're stealing content, and contact their host to have it forcefully removed if the site owner won't take it down. 3. If all else fails, you would take it to court if you thought it was worth the expense.