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graycyn · 11-12-2022, 04:48 PM

If an American author died in 1949, all his work is eligible for MobileRead upload, even if still under copyright in the United States, correct?

The author in question is Thomas C. Hinkle (1876–1949), children's western dog and horse story writer. I did not find any of his work on MobileRead, and I have a number of his early horse titles I could do.

Is there any issue with a title that was published posthumously, a year after the author's death? One of his titles that I have was first published in 1950.

One other question, I needed a cover image, so I found a suitable photo on Unsplash.com to work with. The Unsplash license is generous, you can modify and use the images however you want as long as you aren't selling them or compiling them for another similar site.

https://unsplash.com/license

So is creating a cover with an Unsplash.com image OK with MobileRead?

(Note: I'm still plugging my way proofreading against print on Under the Lilacs, that project's not gone by the wayside, it's just my eyes HATE reading print and it goes slow. I thought this simpler book might be a way for people to see if I've generally done OK with code/formatting.)

11-12-2022, 04:48 PM	#101
graycyn Wizard Posts: 1,591 Karma: 11722446 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NE Oregon Device: Kobo Sage, Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma, Kindle Oasis 2	If an American author died in 1949, all his work is eligible for MobileRead upload, even if still under copyright in the United States, correct? The author in question is Thomas C. Hinkle (1876–1949), children's western dog and horse story writer. I did not find any of his work on MobileRead, and I have a number of his early horse titles I could do. Is there any issue with a title that was published posthumously, a year after the author's death? One of his titles that I have was first published in 1950. One other question, I needed a cover image, so I found a suitable photo on Unsplash.com to work with. The Unsplash license is generous, you can modify and use the images however you want as long as you aren't selling them or compiling them for another similar site. https://unsplash.com/license So is creating a cover with an Unsplash.com image OK with MobileRead? (Note: I'm still plugging my way proofreading against print on Under the Lilacs, that project's not gone by the wayside, it's just my eyes HATE reading print and it goes slow. I thought this simpler book might be a way for people to see if I've generally done OK with code/formatting.)