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In the industry, the name of your self-publishing company is referred to as an imprint. In traditional publishing, popular imprints are publishing houses like Random House or Penguin. But with independent publishing, you get to decide what you want to call your imprint.

The short answer is yes, they can. However, copyright laws restrict the use of identical titles for copyrighted works. This means that if two books share the same title, the authors or publishers must make sure that there is no confusion between the two.

One consideration is whether you want to accept payment in the name of your imprint. A bank will want to see proof that you are authorized to be ?doing business as? (DBA) this name, and you will need to formally register the fictitious name. Check with your city, county, or state.

Title refers to an individual document, such as a book or article. Publication Title means the title of a whole journal, newspaper or magazine.

How to create an imprint Select an imprint name. This is the fun part! ... Research your imprint name. Once you have come up with some choices for your imprint name, do your research. ... Register the imprint name. ... Create a website. ... Create a logo. ... Consider trademarking your imprint name.

File a Fictitious Business Name Statement. Once you have decided on your imprint name, file a Fictitious Business Name Statement (FBN Statement) with the county where your business will be located. Some people will call this a DBA (doing business as) filing. It is a simple and inexpensive task.

You won't be able to update your book's title and/or edition once your book has been published, but you can publish it with the updates as a new title. See our help page to create a book.