Get permission to use quotes and images in a book

Use this guide if your book includes quotations, images, charts, lyrics, poems or other material created by someone else. Permissions can take weeks, so start well before publication. This is general information about UK copyright; for complex or high-value use, seek advice from a qualified adviser or the Society of Authors.

Step by step

1. List all third-party material

   Go through the manuscript and list every quotation, image, chart, table and extract you did not create. Record the source, length and where it appears. Mark anything longer than a short quotation and all images.