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The Great American Idea Book : How to Make Money from Your Ideas
The Great American Idea Book How to Make Money from Your Ideas Author:Bob Coleman, Deborah Neville Written by a businessman and a patent attorney, this book answers that proverbial query, "How do I protect my idea?" and explains how you can use copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, licensing agreements, and so forth to do so. It also answers the "how much" questions, as in how much will it cost to do a record demo or get a patent. It doesn't... more » claim to be more than an overview and should be used in conjunction with more in-depth books on the specific subjects covered. There are occasional glitches (the usefulness of mailing copyrightable material to yourself in a sealed envelope is questionable, and while the section on patents is excellent, the information on doing searching at patent depositary libraries needs correcting), but most advice seems sound. The writing is readable and upbeat, even humorous, and uses plenty of real-life examples to make its points. Recommended for collections serving small business, inventors, or the artistic community.« less