Aaron Kerr – Public Domain Publishing
Do you love books and have an interest in publishing?
Could you benefit from a business which allows you to work on your own schedule and earn money while you sleep?
Are you looking to learn and grow a worthwhile, profitable skill?
I’ve felt the same way.
Back in 2013, I was trying to start a side business. But not just any side business. I’d tried freelancing but got burned out on client work; I’d started a blog but never seemed to find an audience. I needed a business to fit my life, working on something I enjoyed and earning meaningful income without having to follow someone else’s schedule.
So I started experimenting. I’d published Kindle books in the past and started digging deeper into the process. At the same time, my family was reading a lot of classic literature. Thankfully, the two interests came together. I began formatting public domain works — classic books no longer under copyright — for Kindle and selling them on Amazon.
My goal was to earn a few hundred dollars every month to help support our growing family.
It worked better than I expected.
In just over three years, I’ve seen the following results:
All this has happened as a side business, by the way, while I worked a full time job!
Now, how about you?
Imagine if you invested the time to learn about public domain content and the digital publishing process?
What if you could follow a simple system to find and publish books which could earn income month after month?
And think if you could do all this on your own schedule?
If that’s the kind of things that interests you, then the Public Domain Publishing course is for you. In this self-paced course, I cover the exact system and tools I’ve used to run and grow my business. No secrets; no holding back. Here are the areas we’ll cover.
Sections 1 & 2
Understanding Public Domain Content
What is public domain content?
How are people using the public domain to generate income?
What are the rules around copyright which determine if a work is in the public domain and available for republishing?
Sections 3 & 4
Finding Content and Adding Value
What are the best places for finding public domain content on the Internet?
How do I add value to content I’m republishing to make it irresistible to buyers?
How can I differentiate my publications from other offerings online?
Sections 5 & 6
Creating Your Ebook and Paperback Publications
What tools can I use to easily create a quality ebook?
How do I create and sell paperback versions of my publications without ever having to hold inventory or ship?
What is the process for selling my products through Amazon and other online retailers?
Course Bonuses
Follow along on a complete publishing project
What better way to learn than to follow along and see the whole publishing process in action. Watch over my shoulder as I select a book for publication, find ways to add value and differentiate it, convert to ebook and paperback formats, and post the books for sale.
In addition, in the course you will receive:
Copies of all the works I’ve republished in digital format
A detailed worksheet to help you plan and complete your first publication.
I’ve spent a lot of time learning this business. Which is why I’m confident the things I’ve learned can help you get started and publishing in less time, with fewer mistakes, knowing strategies which will help grab attention and begin earning money right away.
Let’s get started!
Course Curriculum
Welcome
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Start Here (3:38)
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Public Domain Publishing Worksheet
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Course Forum – General Questions & Announcements
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Student Question: Getting Rid of Hard Returns in a Text (7:33)
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Student Question: Capturing high-res images from UFL site (9:29)
An Overview of the Public Domain and why to use it
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What is public domain content?
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My public domain publishing story
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Reasons to pursue publishing…besides making money
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Examples of how others are using the public domain
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Example ebook files from my publications
Rules for Public Domain Content
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What works are in the public domain?
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How to know if a copyright was renewed (11:41)
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Amazon’s rules for public domain content
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How copyright applies to works you republish or reuse
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Non-US copyright rules
Finding and Choosing the Right Content
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Finding content that’s popular and relevant
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Page Scans vs. Real Text (5:25)
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Options for converting page scans to text
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10 Amazing websites that supply public domain content
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Guided Tour: Project Gutenberg (14:11)
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Guided Tour: Archive.org (10:37)
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Guided Tour: Library of Congress Rare Books (6:34)
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Guided Tour: Christian Classics Ethereal Library (6:44)
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Using Evernote to keep track of works for potential publication (7:38)
Craft Your Book into a Fantastic Offer
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8 ways to add value and differentiate your offerings (19:26)
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The value of collecting multiple works into one volume
eBook Publishing
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Recommended Software
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Ebook basics and an overview of how to sell them (44:46)
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Selecting an Example Book: Things Mother Used to Make
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Formatting Your Ebook in Microsoft Word (10:42)
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Creating Ebook Files with Calibre (MOBI and EPUB) (15:40)
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Testing and Reviewing Your Ebooks (3:45)
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Posting an Ebook to Kindle Direct Publishing (13:44)
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Posting an Ebook to Nook Press (6:44)
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Posting an Ebook to Apple’s iBookstore (9:27)
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Understanding Price Matching: How to Make Your Kindle Book Free
Paperback Publishing with CreateSpace
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An overview of CreateSpace
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Example books and key terminology (8:20)
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Creating your book’s cover (6:56)
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Creating your book’s interior (12:05)
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Setting up your book in CreateSpace (6:53)
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Reviewing your book before it goes on sale (3:07)
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Paperback resources
Legal Notice
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Legal notice and disclaimer
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