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Amazon does not require you to include a copyright page. If you would like your book to have a copyright page, you must incorporate it into your content file.

After you file your application and receive a diary number you have to wait for a mandatory period of 30 days so that no objection is filed in the Copyright office against your claim that particular work is created by you.

Why is my claim taking longer than the average processing time shown on the Copyright Office's website? Processing times increase whenever there are problems or deficiencies with an application, deposit, or filing fee, and whenever the Copyright Office must call or write the applicant to address these issues.

If your copyright is registered, you will receive a certificate of registration in the mail. It generally takes anywhere from three to nine months to process an application and issue a certificate.

Mandatory deposit (17 U.S.C. section 407) requires the owner of copyright or the exclusive right of distribution to deposit in the Copyright Office for the use of the Library of Congress two complete copies of the best edition within 3 months after a work is published.

« Back to FAQs Is it necessary to copyright my songs? Registering your copyrights is not required but it is highly recommended since doing so will give you certain protection under copyright law in case you need to sue someone for using your song without your permission.

But don't wait until you've completely registered your copyright to publish the book. The copyrighting process takes 6-13 months to completely register, and that means dollars lost if you don't sell books in that time frame. Of course, your book is copyrighted the moment you write it.