The Author agrees to pay the Publisher:

A one-time setup fee of £0.

An annual maintenance fee of £0.

Royalties:

The Publisher agrees to pay the Author royalties as follows:

Website Sales (Casover.com and other Publisher-owned websites):

Exclusive Agreement: 40% of the net revenue generated and collected by the Publisher from any sale of the electronic Work or portions thereof.

Non-Exclusive Agreement: 25% of the net revenue generated and collected by the Publisher.

Other Outlets (e.g., Amazon Kindle, Kobo, Lulu Press):

Exclusive Agreement: 35% of the net revenue generated and collected by the Publisher from any sale of the electronic Work or portions thereof.

Non-Exclusive Agreement: 25% of the net revenue generated and collected by the Publisher.

Net revenue is defined as the retail price of the Work or portion of the Work, less returns, discounts, and applicable printing or delivery fees.

The Publisher is authorised to withhold a 10% reserve against potential returns.

No royalties shall be paid for free copies furnished for promotional purposes, review, or sampling.

Payments will be forwarded monthly via PayPal, provided royalties earned exceed £10. Balances below £10 will roll over to the next month. All payments will be made in pounds sterling.

The Publisher may, at its discretion, offer the Work at a discount for promotions or sales.

The Author warrants that:

The Work is original and does not infringe any copyright, trademark, or proprietary rights of third parties.

The Author has the legal right to enter into this Agreement and grant the rights specified herein.

The Work does not contain defamatory, obscene, or unlawful content.

The Author agrees to:

Provide the Work in a finalised format acceptable to the Publisher.

Collaborate with the Publisher on promotional efforts, including providing interviews, excerpts, and additional materials as reasonably requested.

The Publisher shall:

Handle editing, formatting, and distribution of the Work at its discretion and cost.

Promote the Work to the best of its ability through online and offline channels.

Provide the Author with royalty statements and payments as outlined in this Agreement.

The Publisher retains the right to determine the retail price and discounts of the Work.

a. Sales Clauses: Clause for royalties on books sold at conferences, signings, etc, and in stores, either online or "physical": Author will receive 25% royalty of the net retail price after the store or organisation's deduction. Author has the option of striking the outside sales clause. However, their books will not then be available at stores or signings unless they purchase books at retail, or purchase their discount option books to use.
Author has the option of striking this clause.

b. Short Run Printing clause: In the future, Author will have the option to publish the Work via short run printing, which will be a mass market paperback provided through a printing company. Such company may require a fee from the Author which will be the Author's responsibility. Publisher and Author will agree upon terms and on royalties to be paid on these books as a separate agreement.
Author has the option of striking this clause.

Notwithstanding the terms set out above, contract may be terminated by either the Author or the Publisher with a 30-day notice via email using the termination form on this page (The other party must confirm receipt via a reply email), and all rights granted the publisher will revert to author at the time of such termination. 

If, in the sole determination and discretion of Publisher, further marketing, publication and sale of the Work will no longer be a profitable venture, Publisher may discontinue publishing, distributing and selling Work. Publisher may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving 30 days written notice via email to Author providing Publisher pays all amounts due to Author within that time. Termination of this Agreement by either Author or Publisher shall not affect the rights of any Purchaser.

Author shall indemnify and hold harmless Publisher from and against all claims, suits, demands, actions and proceedings, judgments, penalties, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees and costs), losses or liabilities of any kind which may arise or result from

The Work, or any part thereof, infringing the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of any other person,

From breach of any foregoing representations or warranties of the Author, and

Any misuse by any End User of any information or alleged information contained in the Work.

With respect to the foregoing indemnification:

(i) Author shall notify the Publisher of and keep fully advised of any claim or suit;

(ii) Publisher shall have the right to participate, at its expense, in any suit instituted against it and to approve any attorneys selected by the other party to defend it, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and

(iii) Author assuming the defence of a claim or suit against the Publisher shall not settle such claim or suit without the prior written approval of the Publisher, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. It is understood and agreed that Author shall have the non-exclusive right to take all necessary legal actions against any infringement of the Work.

If, in the sole determination and discretion of Publisher, further marketing, publication and sale of the Work will no longer be a profitable venture, Publisher may discontinue publishing, distributing and selling Work. Publisher may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving 30 days written notice via email to Author providing Publisher pays all amounts due to Author within that time. Termination of this Agreement by either Author or Publisher shall not affect the rights of any Purchaser.

a. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales where the Publisher resides. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales; agree that any action, suit or proceeding between the parties hereto shall be brought in that jurisdiction.

b. If during the existence of this agreement the copyright shall be infringed, the Publisher may, at its own expense, take such legal action, in the Author's name if necessary, as may be required to restrain such infringement or to seek damages therefor.

The Publisher shall not be liable to the Author for the Publisher's failure to take such legal steps. If the Publisher does not bring such an action, the Author may do so, in his name at his own expense. Money damages recovered for an infringement shall be applied first toward the repayment of the expense of bringing and maintaining the action, and thereafter the balance shall belong to the Author, provided, however, that any money damages recovered on account of a loss of the Publisher's profits shall be divided equally between the Author and the Publisher.