Watermarking PDFs and ebooks

sbucciarel

Banned 15 years ago

Originally Posted by WillDL

Can anyone recommend a good software to automatically watermark PDFs and ebooks?

I use A-PDF Watermark: Add PDF Watermarks. [A-PDF.com]

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MichaelParsons

15 years ago

This might not be exactly what you;re looking for, but if you create the source document in WORD (oven OOO) you can add a watermark, or even an image as watermark :

1.On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Background group, click Watermark
2.Do one of the following:
Click a predesigned watermark, such as Confidential or Urgent, in the gallery of watermarks.
Click Custom Watermark, click Text watermark and then select or type the text that you want. You can also format the text.
3.To view a watermark as it will appear on the printed page, use Print Layout view.

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ray777

15 years ago

How would the watermark stop theft? It seems a person could just strip the text out of there and make a new PDF.

I think I read once that when you put something on the internet there is really no way to stop theft.

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Alexa Smith

Banned 15 years ago

Originally Posted by ray777

I think I read once that when you put something on the internet there is really no way to stop theft.

I think that's probably true, but since very simple steps can probably stop at least 95% of it, it's very well worth doing.

If you sell PDF's through e-Junkie, you can elect to have the purchaser's transaction details stamped on every page, which must discourage many people from uploading them illicitly to subfusc-headwear sites.

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Alan Petersen

15 years ago

I would worry more about your customer's experience than thieves. A watermark on every page can be annoying, ticking off your customers. You can give it a try but I would think your paying customers would find it intrusive. I would. But that's just me.

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MichaelParsons

15 years ago

Another thought I have is to use the Free PDF Program: WinPDF (not an affiliate link).

You then "Print it to PDF", and you can create a locked (password protected) PDF.

If you use OOO or Word, you can put your URL and (C) info in the footer of every page, and it cannot be printed, copied/pasted or altered and your main site info is always there, so its not so bad if they resell it on you.

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Don Schenk

15 years ago

Originally Posted by MichaelParsons

Another thought I have is to use the Free PDF Program: WinPDF (not an affiliate link).

You then "Print it to PDF", and you can create a locked (password protected) PDF.

If you use OOO or Word, you can put your URL and (C) info in the footer of every page, and it cannot be printed, copied/pasted or altered and your main site info is always there, so its not so bad if they resell it on you.

You can also password protect when creating the .pdf in Open Office. In the .pdf setup window, one of the tabs is: "Security." You can set a password in there too.

:-Don

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WillDL

15 years ago

Watermarking doesn't stop theft, but it does reduce theft by making it slightly more effort. What it really reduces is random piracy of a document through file sharing sites. It is a lot easier to track down who initially let the file slip.

But what I'm talking about is watermarking legal documents to inform readers they are private and confidential and the penalties for unauthorized viewing and reproduction. Used in house as an extra safety precaution on memos and briefs we send to, or on behalf of, clients. My Lawyers are old fashioned and I'm trying to lead them, slowly, into the wonderful world of a paperless office.

Hooray for working in house for a law firm!

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Watermarking PDFs and ebooks

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