can I publish my book I wrote by just mailing it to myself and keeping it sealed?

Question

Should I send it certified or registered mail or just regular mail?
I sent the manuscript via email to someone and I am afraid they might try to make money by publishing it.

Answer 1

That does not make it published, this only copy rights it. you would need to contact a publisher to publish it but I would copyright it first so you have proff it is yours.

Answer 2

Do you mean copyright? Because publishing implies someone will have to read it, and keeping it sealed means it wouldn't be able to be read. If you're just trying to prove you had it finished by a certain date, and so it is your work, just any postmark will do (and yes, you would keep it sealed at that point).

Please, never send a manuscript to someone you don't trust. If it is not someone you know and trust or someone you've found through a reputable search for writing or publishing information, you probably should not have sent it.

If you're looking to copyright something, use this:
http://www.copyright.gov/

Answer 3

Your supposed to mail it to yourself before you send it to someone else for publishing. Leave it unopened. The idea behind this is that you cannot patent a book. So if someone were to plagiarize your work , you supposedly are protected by having a sealed government dated (postage stamp) copy prior to any date they can (supposedly) come up with. Your never supposed to break the seal, unless it goes to court.

Answer 4

mailing it to yourself is a poor mans copyright not a publication and if you have already "let the cat out of the bag" it may be too late to copyright it. any mailing works as long as you don't open it.but good luck!

Answer 5

your book is still your book.

Answer 6

why not?