Can you sell scanned books?

However, as Shatzkin argues, you can’t actually sell an e-book because e-books aren’t physical goods. Instead, what you’re selling is a license. And because it’s a license, restrictions on lending and sharing make sense, even if consumers still play by the analogy.

Is scanning a book copyright infringement?

It’s legal to scan books—even if you don’t own the copyright—the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit held today. The Authors’ Guild sued Google, saying that serving up search results from scanned books infringes on publishers’ copyrights, even though the search giant shows only restricted snippets of the work.

Is it legal to sell eBook online?

A: Yes you can, as long as you do four things (five if you sell it in a public forum such as eBay) then you can sell the eBook original with its package intact when you have outgrown it or no longer need it. Here is the list of things you MUST do, otherwise you have not lived up to the law: 1.

Can I give my eBook to someone else?

It’s been well documented the limitations of ebooks. You can’t sell them used or give them away to someone else after reading them like you can with paper books. You can pass along ebooks if they are DRM free, but if you are buying them from a retailer like Amazon, the odds of getting a DRM free ebook are slim to nil.

What is FBA scan?

FBAScan is an application that will help you instantly identify any price for an Amazon product while you scout on a supermarket or a mall. Instant information (in less than 1 second) directly to your smartphone. While nowadays is best known as Scoutly, it was formerly known as FBAScan.

Can I make a copy of a book for personal use?

It’s legal to make photo copies of a book – all of it – for personal use. Even if you’ve borrowed the book from the library or a friend. It’s also legal for you to make a copy for a friend or let him use your copy to make his own copy.

Can you sell PDF books online?

Truth be told, you can sell any kind of PDF file. As long as you can put your content on a piece of digital paper; you can transform it into a PDF that you can sell to others later on.