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.
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. 18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the indicia used to identify the current owner of the publication includes the social security number of the current owner of the publication, which is marked by the current owner of the publication beneath the second sticker prior to securing the third transparent sticker over at least a portion of the indicia used to identify the current owner of the publication.