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Q&A In a business novel can characters read real books?

I’m considering writing a piece of business fiction to discuss some agile and testing principles. Given the wide number of books in this area it seems most appropriate to have characters discover t...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Liath‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:10:36Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/37062
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Liath‭ · 2019-12-08T09:10:36Z (almost 5 years ago)
I’m considering writing a piece of business fiction to discuss some agile and testing principles. Given the wide number of books in this area it seems most appropriate to have characters discover the answers to their troubles through their reading.

I’d much rather do this than suggest the answers popped into their heads with blasts of brilliance. After all, characters have to work for their successes and it seems a much better way of doing it than adding a reading list at the end.

Are their any ramifications of characters reading real books, following real blogs, and using real websites? Could I get into copyright trouble?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-06-19T18:56:41Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 5