Bill Myers - September 4, 2010

Here's a quick way to find public domain books on just about any subject. The secret is knowing what to look for and which search terms to use

Recently I posted an article in the members area of bmyers.com showing how one eBayer manages to earn almost $10,000 a month selling CDs filled with public domain books.

After posting that article, I was asked how the seller was able to find the books he has on his CDs.

Here's the secret:

He uses two simple Google search modifiers to quickly locate downloadable public domain books and reports on almost any subject.

The first Google search modifier is:

filetype:pdf - which tells Google to only display pdf files

And the second modifier is:

site:gov - which tells Google to only return results from government sites (which is where you'll find a lot of public domain books).

So, if searching for downloadable books on beekeeping, the Google search would be:

beekeeping filetype:pdf site:gov

You'd probably also want to search for:

beekeeping filetype:pdf site:edu

which would show pdf files from educational institutions - another source for public domain books and reports.

Knowing this simple secret can quickly help you find books and reports on just about any subject.

To see how these can be sold on eBay, be sure to check out 'Case Study: Selling 5,000 CDs filled with Public Domain Reports' in the members area of bmyers.com