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Old 01-07-2011, 07:03 PM   #1
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As I am new to the forum I would like to ask a question.
How do I know if a particular book is free or not?
I am in the UK so where do I found out about copyright.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:05 PM   #2
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The price should tell you. Prices are usually clearly labelled. Not sure what you are asking about. What site are you buying from? If you are talking about this site's ebooks, mobileread.com, they are all free.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:06 PM   #3
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I mean on the ebook list on this forum.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:15 PM   #4
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I mean on the ebook list on this forum.
In the mobileread library they are all free. Whether or not it's still under copyright in your country only matters if you care. It's a personal decision but there is never any charge to download them from here.

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Old 01-07-2011, 07:15 PM   #5
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You mean in the ebook library linked in the blue bar? They're all free to download.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:16 PM   #6
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:21 PM   #7
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If you're in the UK, then the Life+70 rule should apply. Basically just look up the author on Wikipedia, see when they died, and if it's more than 70 years ago, then the book will be okay for you to download under UK copyright rules.

Also, there are also more recent books which the authors have released into the public domain or licensed for re-distribution under Creative Commons, which will also be okay.

Here's Wikipedia's List of countries' copyright lengths and a direct link to their entry on UK copyright law for more info.
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