Actually both situations can be common. Though, a lot of books get republished, particularly popular ones. The copyright if there is a new one will say "Copyright renewed" and the date. So the 1989 is accurate in this case. Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. -- Vance Havner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Blanks" <scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 2:23 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] copyright question Hi all, Just finished scanning a book which was originally copyrighted in 1989. It was recently republished, but the only visible copyright says 1989. So, my question is, when a book is republished, does it *have* to have a new copyright, or is what I've just described common, newly published, but with an older copyright? Thanks, Scott -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.0/63 - Release Date: 8/3/2005