The Dangers of Improper Copyrights on Books:
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If you place a Copyright on a book and do not register it, you risk theft of its contents when offering it for review to strangers. I had this happen to me once. I offered my First Book (Eye of the Pharaoh, c.1990) to a Psychology Counselor at my University (CSU-EB), for review. She returned it but did not tell me she had secretly photocopied it. This was in 1991. Rumor has it that book became a best-seller, though the author (me) never was paid for it. If you are constantly being ripped off by people who can sell your book better than you, then I recommend registration in the LOC. Otherwise, change your marketing strategy.
MC 2013.
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