Book-Blip.com Author Terms and Conditions
(Version IV)
To list my book or books at the BOOK-BLIP BOOKSTORE I have read and agreed to the following terms:
- 1) I understand and agree that by listing my book/books and/or short story/stories for sale on the Book-Blip Bookstore that it in no way changes my ownership and copyrights to my works/intellectual properties. Book-Blip.com does not have any ownership or copyrights to my works.
- 2) If I am not an independent/self-published author (not associated with any formal publishing house), and I am under contractual and legal agreements with a publisher/publishing house, I hereby confirm that I have coordinated with my publisher regarding listing my book(s) for sale at the Book-Blip Bookstore and that they, my publisher, have authorized/agreed to this and that they have also read and understood the Terms and Conditions laid out herein. Book-Blip.com cannot be held accountable for any disputes arising at a later date between my publisher and myself regarding listing of my books - and in the event of such unresolved dispute, Book-Blip.com retains full rights to summarily remove my book(s) from its store without incident or repercussions to Book-Blip.com
- 3) I understand and agree that by listing my book(s) and/or short story/stories for sale at the Book-Blip Bookstore that I am authorizing Book-Blip to sell my books in the e-Book formats which I have chosen from the options they offer (EPUB, PDF, MOBI and AUDIO BOOKs), at an agreed upon sale-price, and that Book-Blip is authorized by me to promote and advertise my books through their site, using any legal and available promotional and social media channels they choose to engage.
- 4) I understand and agree that Book-Blip.com offers discount coupons to shoppers. My book(s) and/or short story/stories might be subject to such discounts based on the listed price(s) of such, and in such cases, my remittance would be reduced proportional to the value of the discount offered at the time of sale.
- 5) I understand and agree that Book-Blip.com will transfer the revenues from sales of my books and/or short story/stories to my PayPal account, or as otherwise arranged. The payout sum (paid at the end of each month based on sales between the 1st and last day of that month), is as follows:
- the payout figure is based on the EXACT listed price of my book at the time of the sale which includes any discount used by the shopper
- the transaction fee charged by the credit card agency/company (PayPal) is automatically deducted by them from the total sales price
- an 8% service fee is deducted by Book-Blip.com
- The final sum transferred to my account will be based on US dollar value. I understand there could be minor variances in the final amount received in my PayPal account as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange values between countries and that Book-Blip.com is not accountable in any way for variances caused as a result.
- 6) I understand and agree that Book-Blip.com is authorized to retain a copy of my book(s) and/or short story/stories in whatever format I have provided (EPUB, PDF, MOBI and AUDIO), and that Book-Blip.com is authorized to administer the delivery of sold books to the end customer.
- 7) I understand and agree that it is my responsibility to ensure that Book-Blip.com has the requisite formats to deliver, and that they are provided, by me, with updated versions in the event that I make any revisions to my book(s).
- 8) I understand and agree that Book-Blip.com is in no way responsible for any copyright infringements or illegal copying or pirating of my books and/or short story/stories that may occur after the point of sale and delivery to the end customer.
- 9) I understand and agree that it is entirely within my rights to request that Book-Blip.com remove my book/books and/or short story/stories from their site at any time I choose. I also understand and agree that Book-Blip.com retains full rights to remove my book(s) and/or short story/stories from their site if they deem it is necessary, without repercussion whatsoever.
- 10) I understand and agree that Book-Blip.com is NOT a publishing agency, forum or platform, and that Book-Blip.com is solely an eBook Store for e-Books and/or short story/stories sold in EPUB, PDF, MOBI and AUDIO formats.