What Should Go On Your Copyright Page?

What can the page contain?A copyright page is usually at the front of the book behind the title. It not only states the copyright notice, but it gives the publisher's information, the edition number, the ISBN and cataloging date, any legal notices, other printing history and sometimes shows the year and number of the printing, which can look very confusing. You can also include any credits for photography, illustrations, edits etc on this page, too.I'm currently reading a book by Brandon Sanderson and to learn more, I had a look at what's included on his. Pick up the closest book to you and you'll see that a copyright page for a traditionally published novel can be long and complicated.Do I need to include it all?No, but you do have to use the copyright symbol ©, the word or abbreviation 'copr' and not just (c). After this should be the year and then the owner however it is known.For example, mine looks like this© 2017 E. Rachael Hardcastle.Before I give you the example I use in my new book I want to clarify that I found some copy and paste examples of ideal copyright pages fromthis website. Mine is based on the shortened version and amended as necessary. I highly recommend you give it a read. Full credit for the content goes to the creator.Here is the example I use.I removed the publisher's address and some other sections that, because I'm indie, don't really apply.Copyright © 2017 by E. Rachael HardcastleAll rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.Printed in the United States of AmericaFirst Printing, 2010ISBN:www.erachaelhardcastle.comAs always if you need help or clarification, please feel welcome to contact me.E. Rachael Hardcastle