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The copyright to your book or novel is actually a group of exclusive rights: the right to make copies, the right to sell or distribute copies, the right to prepare derivative works based upon your book, and the right to publicly display your book.

The copyright info in a book is usually in the first few pages of the book. Look for it located after the title page but before the table of contents and the text of the book. The next paragraph usually contains the line ?all rights reserved,? referencing what rights these are and who owns them.

Answer. The book's title, publisher, and place of publication should appear on the "title page" of the book, usually one of the first few pages. See example below. The date of publication may also be here, or on the copyright page, usually the next page of the book.

Order forms and other publications from Library of Congress, Copyright Office- COPUBS, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20559 or call (202) 707-9100 or 1-877-476-0778 (toll free). Access and download circulars and other information from the Copyright Office website at .copyright.gov.

The copyright page is most commonly found on the back of the book's title page. The copyright page is standard in any book ? where it's poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, or comic. Self-published books are no different, so they should include a copyright page.