Where can you share Project Gutenberg books?

The Gutenberg project can digitize books that are in the public domain and allow them to be shared and used royalty free.

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While copyright laws do protect literary works, these are public domain or copyright expired books.

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They are free to distribute and free to modify.

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You stick with copyright-expired books. That way, there won’t be any licensing issues if someone wants to make a derivative work.

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You could create a new eBook version of an old book (with proper attribution).

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Even though copyright has expired on some books, it may still be under copyright for other reasons (such as libel).

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Be sure to check for copyright information before sharing anything!

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