21. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein an inked stamp is used to imprint indicia on at least one of the top edge, the bottom edge and the front edge of the plurality of pages of text of the publication, to identify that this publication is protected by a means for current ownership identification.
12. An ownership verification apparatus used for identifying the current owner of a publication having an outer cover, and a plurality of pages of text, each page having a front side, a back side, a top edge, a bottom edge, a bound edge and a front edge, the ownership verification apparatus comprising: a) a first sticker for securement to a portion of the outer cover of the publication; b) a second transparent sticker for adhesive securement to one of the selected pages of the text of the publication, the second transparent sticker positioned to extend beyond the top edge of the selected page of text; c) a tab secured to at least a portion of the second transparent sticker which extends beyond the top edge of the selected page of text; d) indicia identifying the current ownership of the publication inserted below the second transparent sticker; e) a third transparent sticker for adhesive securement over at least a portion of the indicia used to identify the current owner of the publication; and f) a fourth sticker for adhesive securement over at least a portion of the indicia used to identify the current owner of the publication, said fourth sticker having indicia thereon cancelling the current ownership identification in preparation for the resale of the publication.