Comments for Karen Commins https://karencommins.com/ Atlanta Audiobook Narrator Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:47:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Comment on What’s an industry-standard offer for audio rights? by Kristy https://karencommins.com/2025/04/whats-an-industry-standard-offer-for-audio-rights.html#comment-7349 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:08:42 +0000 https://www.karencommins.com/?p=13953#comment-7349 Interesting article, thank you! I wasn’t aware this was possible.

]]> Comment on I’m Writing a Book! by Karen Commins https://karencommins.com/2026/01/im-writing-a-book.html#comment-7064 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:34:41 +0000 https://karencommins.com/?p=14307#comment-7064 In reply to Alex.

Thanks so much for your enthusiasm and interest, Alex! I can’t wait to reveal the topic!

Karen

]]> Comment on I’m Writing a Book! by Alex https://karencommins.com/2026/01/im-writing-a-book.html#comment-7063 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:03:50 +0000 https://karencommins.com/?p=14307#comment-7063 Very exciting! Can’t wait to hear what the book is about. Excited to follow your journey as you bring it to life.

]]> Comment on Digitizing My Journals With Evernote by Karen Commins https://karencommins.com/2026/02/digitizing-my-journals-with-evernote.html#comment-7054 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:07:18 +0000 https://karencommins.com/?p=14370#comment-7054 In reply to Mimi Jones Hedwig.

Thanks for the kind words, Mimi!

120 journals! WOW!

A while back, I took an author’s course about utilizing your journal entries. I didn’t really learn much from her review-and-repurpose process. However, I was appalled by her advice to DESTROY the journal after you’d re-read it! That would be akin to cutting off my arm with a rusty saw!

I look forward to the day that I, too, will have over 120 journals!

Karen

]]> Comment on Digitizing My Journals With Evernote by Mimi Jones Hedwig https://karencommins.com/2026/02/digitizing-my-journals-with-evernote.html#comment-7030 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:48:12 +0000 https://karencommins.com/?p=14370#comment-7030 What a fantastic idea! Thank you for it. I have 120+ handwritten journals and haven’t known what to do with them. Best of luck with your writing project!

]]> Comment on Public Domain Narration Headquarters by Karen Commins https://karencommins.com/2022/05/public-domain-narration-headquarters.html#comment-6893 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:00:29 +0000 https://www.karencommins.com/?p=12074#comment-6893 In reply to Karen Commins.

You can’t simply republish a Google PDF since each page is water-marked “Digitized by Google.”

Not only might it annoy readers, but that watermark wouldn’t pass the KDP standards for differentiation shown on this Amazon page:

— original translation
— original annotations
— 10 or more original illustrations

However, you are free to extract the text and images from the PDF and create a new document, which you could then publish on Kindle or any other format. Be aware that you will still need to meet 1 or more of the requirements above in order for KDP to publish your book.

Also, refer to this answer, which includes info about registering the US copywriter of your edition.

]]> Comment on Public Domain Narration Headquarters by Karen Commins https://karencommins.com/2022/05/public-domain-narration-headquarters.html#comment-6892 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:42:02 +0000 https://www.karencommins.com/?p=12074#comment-6892 Reposting and paraphrasing a question I received in email —

May I republish a Kindle edition from a PDF of a Public Domain text that was digitized by Google?

]]> Comment on Change Starts With Your Thoughts and Words by Karen Commins https://karencommins.com/2026/01/change-starts-with-your-thoughts-and-words.html#comment-6724 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:17:07 +0000 https://karencommins.com/?p=14259#comment-6724 In reply to Emily.

Thanks for the kind words, Emily!

]]> Comment on I’m Writing a Book! by Karen Commins https://karencommins.com/2026/01/im-writing-a-book.html#comment-6723 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:16:39 +0000 https://karencommins.com/?p=14307#comment-6723 In reply to Cynthea Burns.

Thanks so much for the nice note, Cynthia!

]]> Comment on Public Domain Narration Headquarters by Karen Commins https://karencommins.com/2022/05/public-domain-narration-headquarters.html#comment-6722 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:58:48 +0000 https://www.karencommins.com/?p=12074#comment-6722 In reply to Karen Commins.

As of 1 January 2026, all books published in the US in 1930 are in the Public Domain.

Be aware that an edition on Amazon may still be copyrighted if the rights holder changed the text.

Two parts of this answer particularly apply here:

1. Once a work becomes Public Domain, it’s always in the Public Domain.
2. I wouldn’t record from the published edition as I wouldn’t know whether the rights holder had made any changes to the text. Instead, I would find the original version.

My guide Planning Your Trip to Public Domain World has more info.

I hope this info helps. Best wishes for your success!

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