Make Money With Public Domain Works

Did you know there’s thousands of works that you can just pick then sell, revamp, or repackage to sell? These works are all free for the taking and you can find them in the public domain. You can easily make money with public domain works because most of the work is already done for you! These are great for putting together a quick product to market to a specific niche.

What qualifies as public domain material? Read the criteria at this website: http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm . As you can see, anything published before 1923 is a safe bet so I suggest you stick with these – it makes things much less complicated.

Here are some places where you can find thousands of public domain works. Some files in the websites are not in the public domain, so please double check them before using. Here are those websites:

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/

http://lcweb.loc.gov/

Another good idea is to borrow books from your local library, or buy books published before 1923. You can search for these books at thrift stores, flea markets, garage sales, and even online.

Some good websites to search for books are:

When you find a work that interests you, make sure it doesn’t have a copyright by searching for it online here: http://www.copyright.gov/records/cohd.html . You might also want to call the Copyright Office Research Department at (202) 707-6850. It costs about $20.00, but you can ask them for a certified written report and have them estimate the cost for you (it might come out to a little more or a little less than $20.

When it comes to selling your public domain works, again it’s all about your ad. Write to your customer as if you were a friend and have info that they simply need to know about. Review our sales copy secrets if you need help with this.

You can also base your free ebooks on public domain works, and promote your website or affiliate link with FREE content. Or fill your website with public domain writings to fill your website out fast.

The public domain is a dream come true for information sellers. Make good use of this resource – it's like free money.

You can sell the information just as you find it, but it's more profitable to put together a package. If you don't mind doing some shipping, you can print a manual and some pictures, record an audio, and create a checklist or mind map. Packaging these together will allow you to charge about 500% more than an ebook, and you didn't have to work much harder for it.

Now you know how to easily make money with the public domain. All you have to do is get started!

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