[LM_NET] HIT: Is it an infringement of copyright to use book cover pictures when reviewing books on a blog?

[Donna Young <Donna.Young@POWHATAN.K12.VA.US>]

Thanks to those of you who responded. Several of you asked me to post a hit so here 
are the comments:
 
 
It should be okay if all the bibliographic info is present. I'd throw a bib. entry 
on the end of the blog to be safe with publisher & copyright etc.

I've gotten differing opinions on this....one that says it is and the
other that says publishers want libraries to use them for positive
reviews.  Depends on who you ask.  I use them on my blog. 

Amazon does it all the time as do other sales sites. I see covers of the
books on all book reviews and would consider this "fair use" because you
are not profiting from using the cover and it is on an educational
website.

Donna, you can copy them from Amazon.com, less than 10%!
 
 
Donna W. Young
 
Library Media Specialist
Powhatan Jr. High School
Powhatan, VA.
<mailto:donna.young@powhatan.k12.va.us> 
I am currently reading The Dogs of Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz.

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