What is a copyright page, and what goes on it?

In plain terms: the copyright page is the page near the front of a book that states who owns the work and carries the standard legal notices.

It's the small-print page you usually find right after the title page. Readers rarely read it, but a published book is expected to have one.

What typically goes on it

• The copyright notice — "© [year] [author]" — and an all rights reserved line.
• Edition / first publication details.
• The ISBN for that edition.
• A disclaimer — for fiction, the "any resemblance to real persons… is coincidental" wording; for non-fiction, a suitable equivalent.
• Optional extras: publisher and print location, cover/interior design credit, permissions for quoted material, a trademark notice, and an AI / text-and-data-mining restriction.

You don't have to write the legal wording

Bookbndr gives you a builder: tick the clauses you want and it assembles a correct, conventional copyright page for you. You can also switch to a manual editor to write your own.

→ To create yours: Add a copyright page.