is it illegal to sell other peoples ebooks?
Posted by admin | Filed under Law & Ethics
I was just wondering if it was illegal to sell other peoples ebooks for 50 cents each on a website? I would get the money, they get the ebook, no problem right? I did not pay for the ebooks and that made me think that i shouldn’t sell them, its a continuous sell so it would be copies of the ebook.
June 1st, 2010 at 1:10 pm
just be careful.do check the rights listed on that ebooks
June 3rd, 2010 at 12:33 pm
It is if you do not have a resell license. You are looking for what is referred to as PLR (private label rights) products. These can be ebooks, articles, websites that can be copied, software, etc.
There are a lot of sites out there that sell very cheap PLR or give it away for free. One of the best free ones is:
June 5th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
you can not sell/resell the work of an author unless you have an agreement with him/her. The fact you obtained the ebook(s) for free does not matter.