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What does the “Bowker Statement of Use” mean for my copyrighted material?
A summary of the statement of use is provided below for easy reference:

By agreeing to the Statement of Use, do I give up the copyright of my publication?
No. Bowker supplies data about books. We are not requesting any copyrighted text from your title. In this document, Bowker is requesting the right to supply the data about your titles to our customers. In the industry, the information about your title is referred to as bibliographic data or metadata. These terms include title, author, price, cover image, etc, but does not include the physical book, video, audio or e-book that you are publishing. While we request an Annotation for each title, this can be Marketing Copy about your title, but it need not be copyrighted content from your title.

By agreeing to the Statement of Use, does Bowker distribute my books for me?
No. Bowker supplies data, not books. In this document, Bowker is requesting the right to supply the data about your titles to our customers. In the industry, the information about your title is referred to as bibliographic data or metadata. These terms include title, author, price, cover image, etc, but not the physical book, video, audio or e-book that you are publishing.