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CONTRACT BETWEEN AUTHOR AND Samie Sands Agreement as of (date)When you sent in your submission, and it was accepted into the anthology, both parties agreed to the terms in this document.1. GRANTThe Author hereby grants and assigns Samie Sands the one-time right to publish a print and E-book anthology in all countries of the world using the submitted story. After one-time use in the publication, all rights revert to the author. The story can then be republished or reused. No permission needs to be sought from the Publisher.2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIESThe Author represents that he/she is the sole proprietor of the Work and that the Work to the best of his/her knowledge does not contain any libelous matter and does not violate the civil rights of any person or persons, does not infringe any existing copyright. The Author shall hold harmless and indemnify the Publisher from any recovery finally sustained by reason of any violations of copyright or other property of personal right; provided, however, that the Publisher shall with all reasonable promptness notify the Author of any claim or suit which may involve the warranties of the Author hereunder; and the Author agrees fully to cooperate in the defense thereof.3. PUBLICATIONThe Publisher agrees to publish the Work in book form not later than twelve months after the delivery of the completed Work.4. EDITING AND PROOFREADINGThe Publisher will edit and proofread stories. Typically, the edits are ‘light’ and include removal of excess adverbs, redundancies, typos, misspelled words, etc. 5. ROYALTIESNo royalties are paid to the authors, any profit from the anthology will be put into advertising the book. (Blog Tours, Paid Advertising, Google Ads, AMS Ads, etc)Author will receive an anthology in PDF format. Author has the option to buy books in bulk at a discount, to sell for profit at book fairs, book readings, fairs, bookstores, etc. at the retail price.?None of the profits need to be returned to the publisher. (None of the sales by Authors can be offered by internet, since this would conflict with agreements with online publishers.)6. ADVERTISING/REVIEWSIt is advised that each author in the anthology will try to advertise the Work using social media, traditional print, word of mouth, or other media. It is requested that each author ask associates and family for reviews on Amazon or Goodreads. 7. DISTRIBUTIONThe Anthology will have Expanded Distribution through Amazon. Most online retailers, bookstores, and libraries find books through purchasing relationships with these large distributors. 8. ARBITRATIONAny controversy or claim arising out of this agreement or the breach thereof shall be settled by arbitration. But all attempts will be made to ensure the Publisher can work out a solution with the Author directly.9. NOTICESAny written notice will be delivered by electronic means. It is requested that author check email frequently for instructions.10. PRIVACYSamie Sands will not give any information about authors to third parties without prior consent. When you sent in your submission, and it was accepted, both parties agreed to the terms in this document.Author’s Signature:Publishers Signature: ................
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