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Contract Version Date:10/26/2019

CARPATHIAN VALLEY BOOK PUBLISHING, LLC, PUBLISHING AGREEMENT SUMMARY

Agreement is between Carpathian Valley Book Publishing, LLC ("Company"), and undersigned ("Author") -

This Agreement is between Carpathian Valley Book Publishing, LLC 

hereafter referred to as the "Company", and the Author or duly Authorized legal representative (herein represented as "Author"), in regards to the Work (herein represented as "Work") named at the end of the contract and shall be considered legal and binding in all countries, and its separate or conglomerate governments.

Carpathian Valley Book Publishing, LLC provides publishing

Services for self-published Authors through online bookstores where Authors can list and sell their print and electronic books, and through those channels distribute to third-party book retailers, such as Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com 

many other online and physical bookstore systems worldwide

through our distributor, IngramSpark).

Carpathian Valley Book Publishing, LLC PUBLISHING AGREEMENT 

SHORT FORM

- Payments to Authors are "commissions", not "royalties", because no rights are taken from Authors. 

- Commissions are paid on the fifteenth business day of the month to Authors whose unpaid commissions were $40 or more on the last day of the previous month. 

- Author is legally and financially responsible for the content 

of their book (libel, plagiarism, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright or trademark infringement, etc.). 

Company is not legally liable for anything related to the book or the Author's actions. 

- Author will not enter into agreements that conflict with the terms of this contract. 

- Author retains their copyright and is responsible for pursuing any entity that violates the Author's rights if they choose to do so. 

- Company can stop selling a book if the book is involved in a threatened or actual legal dispute. 

- Author agrees to submit files per the Company's specs. 

- Author agrees to keep Company current on all contact info. 

- Company offers the following book types - eBook, paperback,

Hardcover

- Company assigns ISBNs to print books Company assigns ISBNs to EPUB and MOBI eBooks. 

The ISBNs owned by the Company are not transferable and remain the property of the Company. ISBNs of terminated books are 

decommissioned. 

- If an author leaves the Company, the Author can't use the Company's name or ISBNs on the books they sell/distribute. They must refile for new ISBNs that do not include the Company Name and reprint their book with a new publisher whose name will be included in/on their book

Print books are submitted to Ingram Spark, the world's largest book distributor. Ingram Spark provides listing information to Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and numerous other online 

and physical bookstore systems worldwide (38,000+ retailers). 

EBOOKS are submitted to Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Apple 

and Kobo. While no store/distributor has ever refused to list a 

Carpathian Valley Book Publishing, LLC, title, the Company can't guarantee that every store will list and sell every title, nor that a store/distributor won't delist a particular title in the future. 

- Print books require an annual P.O.D. file hosting fee (currently $18) to keep a book in Ingram Spark's system- To avoid the annual fee, Author must notify the Company with their termination request at least one month prior to the anniversary date of the book. 

- Authors making changes to files that have already been converted/finalized and/or uploaded to the printer will incur additional fees.

- If the Company must re-do formatting work due to the author

uploading incorrect file(s) or older file(s) that do not include

the Company's most recent formatting work, additional fees will

be required. 

- Authors asking to make changes to their book file, book cover, prices, and other metadata AFTER a book is published

will incur a fee for each set of changes. 

- If Author owes the Company any fees, the Company reserves 

the right to keep selling the book until those fees have been recouped. 

- If Author wishes to reactivate a terminated title, a reactivation fee will be required. 

- Author must approve the final print version for production. Company approves final EPUB and MOBI files. 

If the Company discovers errors in a book, it can reject files and/or put a book on hold until the Author corrects 

those errors. 

- The Company's fees are not refundable except as explained in the Long Form contract below. 

- Author may set the price of the book/Work, provided it is at or above the minimum list price offered by the Company to make an acceptable profit for the Author and the Company. EBOOK retailers have stringent pricing requirements, as outlined in the Long Form contract below. 

- Author agrees not to list/sell their book for a lower price anywhere.

- Commissions vary based on the combined number of EBOOK and print book sales. See details in Long Form contract below. 

- Author agrees not to spam while promoting their book. 

- While the Author is responsible for promoting their own book, the Company reserves the right to distribute excerpts and/or review copies of the Author's book. The Author is responsible for sending print and/or electronic copies to reviewers at their discretion and expense. 

- The Company is the sole owner of the Company's website and URLs and does not redirect or post outside links on the website. 

- The Company owns its customer information. This data is not shared with anyone outside of the Company. 

- Company makes every effort to keep the website functioning but isn't responsible for outages. 

- Company is not responsible for errors appearing on websites or in databases it does not own. Company is not responsible for fees or other commissions that third parties fail to pay to the Company or the Author. 

- Company is not be liable for delays or non-performance of Services caused, nor non-payment of commissions, by any of our third-party vendors or suppliers. 

- Company is dismissed from its obligations if events occur affecting the Company or printer/distributor, such as natural disasters, acts of God, fire, power, war, terrorism, etc., if the Company is judged legally bankrupt, or if the Company's relationship with the printer is terminated. 

- The Company will only be responsible to the Author for the unpaid commissions at the time of insolvency. 

- With the exception of beneficiaries in the event of the Author's death, the Company will not transfer files, accounts, or any other item to or between third-party individuals or companies. 

- Terminating Authors must request copies of their production files upon termination. If an Author requests copies of their files after termination, a $25 fee will be charged for the Company to pull files from archives. 

- If the Company terminates the contract, the Author has 30 days from the date of termination to request copies of their files without incurring the fee.

- The company only retains files for two years after a book is terminated. 

- This agreement does not create a partnership, nor an employee/employer relationship. 

- Costs can rise with little or no notice. All prices and fees are subject to change without notice. 

- Author may not share/divulge proprietary information about the 

Company to third parties. Confidential information is the property of the Company. 

- Authors will be alerted to any contract changes via email.

- The Company is not responsible for electronic file transmission problems. 

- The Author's continued participation in the Company's program will constitute the Author's acceptance of such changes or modifications. 

- It is extremely important that all Authors keep the Company current on their contact information, and that they check their personal emails frequently to look for any new messages from the Company. 

This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the United States 

of America and the state of North Carolina. The parties agreed that except as specifically provided herein, all disputes arising under this Agreement shall be settled by binding arbitration in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and submitted to the American Arbitration Association for final disposition.

BELOW IS THE LONG FORM OF THE CONTRACT - PLEASE READ THE CONTRACT IN ITS ENTIRETY!

Carpathian Valley Book Publishing, LLC - PUBLISHING AGREEMENT - LONG FORM

This Agreement is between Carpathian Valley Book Publishing, LLC 

hereafter referred to as the "Company", and the Author or duly Authorized legal representative (herein represented as "Author"), in regards to the Work (herein represented as "Work") named at the end of the contract and shall be considered legal and binding in all countries, and its separate or conglomerate governments. 

*** If a title has more than one Author, all Authors must submit a copy of the Company's contract!

Carpathian Valley Book Publishing, LLC provides publishing

Services for self-published Authors and online bookstores where Authors can list and sell their print and electronic books, and distribute these to third-party book retailers, such as Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com many other online and physical bookstore systems worldwide (38,000+ retailers, libraries, schools and distribution partners in 195 countries through our distributor, IngramSpark).

REGARDING RIGHTS GRANTED TO Company

Carpathian Valley Book Publishing, LLC DOES NOT TAKE ANY COPYRIGHTS FROM Authors, therefore, payment to Authors are Commissions, not Royalties. Henceforth, the term "commissions" is used in the contract verbiage below. 

The Author grants the Company the non-exclusive right to

distribute their print book and EBOOK, giving all rights to the Company to publish, distribute/sell the Work in either printed or digital format including, but not limited to computer disk, data bases, CD ROM, and any and all other computer and computer 

related or digital based storage medium, known and unknown.

PRINT BOOKS - Author grants the Company the non-exclusive right to publish the Work in print format through print-on-demand (P.O.D.). 

EBOOKS - Author grants the Company the non-exclusive right to publish the Work in electronic format for distribution to its EBOOK distribution and retail clients including, but not limited

to, Amazon (Kindle), Barnes and Noble (NOOK), Apple

(iBookstore) and Kobo. 

REGARDING WORK SUBMITTED

The Author hereby states that the Work submitted to the

Company is free and clear of any counts of libel,

plagiarism, breach of privacy or misrepresentation of facts.

The Author also states that the Work, if biographical or "as

told to the Author" is, to the best of the Author's

knowledge, factual and true. The Author agrees to pay the

Company's legal fees and any resulting judgment for any

threatened legal action, lawsuit, and/or judgment against

the Company if legal action arises from any known or unknown

libel, plagiarism, breach of privacy or misrepresentation of

facts, whether known or unknown by the Author, medical

and/or legal damages, copyright infringement or any other

legal dispute related to the authenticity, character or

content of the Author's books. 

The Author hereby states that the Work does not infringe on

the privacy of any third party; that he or she is the owner of

any trademarks and/or trade names associated with the Work;

that the Work does not constitute obscenity (though the 

Company DOES publish erotica), hate literature, or illegal 

content, does not portray child abuse, does not portray anyone

under the age of 18 in a graphic sexual act (even in fiction), 

and does not contain nude photos.

The Author states that the Work is not currently in the

public domain and that the Author is the sole owner and

copyright holder of the work, with full power to enter into

this contract. The Author states that if the Work has

previously been published, in whole or in part, that Author

currently holds all copyrights to the Work and that the

Author is legally permitted to enter into this agreement.

The Author releases the Company from any responsibilities

relating to any legal actions incurred by the contents of the

Work or the actions of the Author.

The Company is not legally responsible in any way whatsoever

for the Author's Work nor the work of the Author's editor(s), 

co-Author(s), or anyone assisting the Author with their book. 

The Company is not liable to any third party for the Work, 

regardless if the Company had any knowledge or could have 

reasonably known of any illegal or unlawful content in Work. 

The Company reserves the right to terminate any title that 

violates any of these terms and conditions, or for any reason 

whatsoever. If a third party complains about the Work, 

the Company reserves the right to place the Work on hold 

while an investigation takes place, or to terminate 

the Work, at the Company's discretion. 

Author agrees to not enter into any agreements with any

individual or entity that will conflict with the rights 

granted to the Company as stated in this contract

without first terminating Author's contract with the Company

under the terms of this agreement. This means if the Author 

is already under an exclusive contract for the Work, or 

is offered an exclusive contract in the future, the Author 

must terminate this contact with the Company. 

If Author's book provides any type of legal, medical, 

financial or lifestyle advice, a legal disclaimer must be 

provided in the book. * * * The Company can provide examples at 

the Author's request* * * * 

The copyrights of the Work(s) belong to the Author. If the Author wishes to register a copyright or apply for a Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) they can, of course, do so. 

Authors electing for a Library of Congress Control Number are

required to send a copy of their book to the Library of Congress

at the Author's expense. Details are available from The Company and the Company can assist the author with this for a fee.

The Company reserves the right to stop advertising and

selling books and to freeze all unpaid commissions for any

Author whose book(s) are involved in a legal dispute or

threatened/pending legal dispute.

The Author agrees to submit the Work according to the

Company's specifications.

If, during the existence of this Agreement, any entity makes

unauthorized use of the Author's Work, it is the sole

responsibility of the Author, at their discretion, to take 

legal action as may be required to restrain such wrong,

or to seek damages. The Author shall bear all costs and 

expenses of legal actions and, subsequently, the Author 

shall keep all remunerations resulting from the legal actions.

The Author is responsible for keeping the Company current on

any and all email address, mailing address and phone number changes. The Company may be forced to terminate an Author's contract without notice if the Author does not respond to numerous communication attempts from the Company.

A reactivation fee is required if an Author wishes to

reactivate their book after termination. If the Author orders 

copies of a terminated title, the reactivation fee 

(currently $175) will be added to the cost of the order. 

When an email message is sent to an Author whose account is with the Company, it is sent to the Author's primary email address on file with the Company. If an Author uses an email service that 

hard filters incoming email for spam (most ISPs do), this 

may create communication difficulties for the Company and 

the Author. Therefore, the Author is encouraged to provide the Company with at least two email addresses from different services to further prevent communication difficulties. 

If the Author gives any other person or firm access to their email and that person infringes on the confidentiality of the Author’s account with Carpathian Valley Book Publishing, LLC, (the Company),and the Author then suffers any losses, financial or otherwise, from that, then the Author is responsible for taking action against that individual. The Company cannot be responsible for losses incurred if an Author allows a third party to access their email enabling a third party to use the author’s email to communicate on their behalf to the Company. (For example: If you are about to go through a divorce, or if you have a falling out with someone who has your email information, immediately change your email and contact the Company right away with your new email address!) 

If the Author has new contact information, even a new email, this MUST be submitted to the Company separately. For security reasons the Company can't accept Author Account change requests via email. Please send all changes in contact information in written form via letter, signed by the Author, to: Carpathian Valley Book Publishing, LLC, P.O. Box 249, Belews Creek, NC 27009

REGARDING THE FORMAT OF WORK

The Company sells Works in two formats: electronic (EBOOK)

and Print-On-Demand (P.O.D.).

Works in electronic format are delivered to the customer as

digital files. The Author acknowledges that, because of the

digital nature of these files, it is possible for them to be

replicated and distributed illegally once they are purchased

by the customer, and outside of the control of the Company.

The Author agrees to not hold the Company liable if such a

situation occurs.

Works in P.O.D. format are delivered to the Author as

physical books and printed on a per-order basis. A Work in

P.O.D. format comes in two forms:

Black and white-interior print books:

1.) SOFTCOVER, glossy or matte color cover (Author's choice)

2.) HARDCOVER, with a glossy or matte color jacket (Author's choice)

Works can only be in P.O.D. format if the Author is accepted

in the Company's P.O.D. program, pays the required fees, and

delivers the Work per the Company's specifications.

If a Work in P.O.D. format is in both softcover and hardcover

forms, a separate book cover and a new ISBN are required for each edition. Author will be charged a separate setup and cover

(optional) fee for each edition if these are not already included in the publishing package the Author chose at the time signing on with Carpathian Valley Book Publishing, LLC, (the Company).

All print and EBOOK editions are required to have an ISBN. 

The Company will assign ISBNs to both print and EBOOKS. 

Authors of EPUB and MOBI EBOOKS must use ISBNs assigned 

by the Company (one for the EPUB version and one for the 

MOBI version). Third-party EBOOK retailers will not accept 

EBOOKS with ISBNs not owned by the Company.

ISBNs IN EBOOKS

The Author acknowledges the following:

1.) ISBNs are not transferable. The ISBN assigned by the

Company is registered to the Company, and must remain the

property of the Company.

IMPORTANT - The Author is not permitted to distribute or 

sell the EBOOK version of their book through other retailers

unless they have removed the Company's name and ISBN from 

their EBOOK file(s), purchased their own ISBN, and placed 

that ISBN in their EBOOK file. Authors can't assume 

ownership of an ISBN if they have not purchased that ISBN themselves, because it is registered to the Company. Authors can't directly sell or distribute products that are registered 

under the Company's ISBN.

ISBNs IN PRINT BOOKS

In the case of a Work in P.O.D. format that has been assigned

an ISBN owned by the Company, the Author acknowledges the

following:

1.) All sales for the Work must be processed by the Company because the Company is the publisher of record in the distributors' and bookstores' systems.

2.) Upon termination of this contract, the ISBN is unassigned

from the Work and decommissioned. ISBNs are not transferable

and can't be used on a book published by another publisher,

or printed by another printer, even if the Author owns the 

ISBN. A new ISBN must be assigned each time a book is 

republished, regardless who owns the ISBN.

3.) If the Author's book is terminated for any reason, and

then reactivated for any reason, the most recent version of

the Company's contract will automatically be in effect. 

REGARDING SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE Company

The Company provides services to support the Author in the

publishing and sale of the Work. Those services include:

1.) Making the Author's Work available to the consumer though IngramSpark Global Distribution Program. 

While the Company provides listings to IngramSpark for print

books, and to a variety of online retailers and distributors

for EBOOKS, and while no firm has ever refused to list and

sell one of the Company's books, those retailers and/or

distributors are not required to list any particular title

for sale. Listings offered by retailers and distributors are

at the discretion of each particular company. Any store or

distributor can also choose to remove a book at any time, and

for any reason. Retailers and distributors may also refuse to

remove old listings of out-of-print books because doing so

may damage their customer purchase histories. They may simply

change the listing to "inactive" (or a similar term), but

still keep the product page online. Many online retailers

sell used books and allow third parties to also sell used

books. For these reasons, nobody can force an online retailer

to remove an old listing for an out-of-print book.

2.) Fulfilling orders for the Work by processing the

customer's payments and delivering the Work in the format the

customer paid for.

3.) Handling customer support inquiries.

4. Distributing the Author's commissions for each sale of

the Work to the Author provided the Author's unpaid commissions exceed $40.00. Payment Schedule would be as in this example: Payment on the Author’s unit sales are reported from our distribution partners to Ingram Spark. Ingram Spark will report both print and EBOOK sales to the Publisher (the Company) approximately one week after month-end and will pay monies to the Publisher approximately 90 days of the sale. As an example: sales that are reported the first week of May(which would be sales made in April), would be paid to the Publisher (the Company) approximately 90 days later (the first week of August), AND the Publisher (the Company) would then send out commissions to authors approximately the second to third week of August. 

5.) Other than the services provided for a fee in the book publishing packages for book cover design and formatting, as well manuscript preparation services, the Company does not

offer in-house editing but can provide a list of freelance

editors on request. 

Third-Party EBOOK Retailers/Distributors

MOBI is the EBOOK file format used by Amazon for the Kindle.

EPUB is the EBOOK file format used by everyone else. 

BASIC EPUB/MOBI: EPUB/MOBI Conversion and Distribution for Authors of books with very simple formatting who require EPUB and MOBI formatting and conversion, and subsequent listing/distribution.

A QUOTE IS REQUIRED FOR COMPLEX EPUB/MOBI: Formatting/Conversion for Authors of books with more complex formatting, i.e.: charts, footnotes, more than 2 photos, etc. Authors of these books are provided with a free estimate – but they must ask prior to placing deposit and signing contract.

** There are NO ANNUAL FEES charged for EBOOKS. Annual fees

only apply to print books.

BLACK-AND-WHITE-INTERIOR PRINT ON DEMAND (P.O.D.) BOOKS

The Company charges set-up fees that vary based on the

program chosen by the Author, as well as an annual P.O.D.

file hosting fee (currently $18) for a Work in P.O.D. format. 

This fee enables the book to remain in the Ingram Spark distribution system. Ingram Spark is the world's largest book distributor.

COLOR-INTERIOR PRINT ON DEMAND BOOKS REQUIRE DIFFERENT PROCESSES AND PRICING!

The color-interior printing process is entirely separate and requires different processes and prices. Color-interior books require payment of formatting fees (they vary by book length and

number of images). POD file hosting and other fees, such 

as setup and cover design, remain the same. The process fees for color-interior print will be provided prior to processing of the package the author has chosen. 

BOOK PAGE/DATABASE CHANGES

Authors are provided with an Author Intake Form to gather information about their book, as well as a form to fill out for their requirements for their book cover design. The Author must provide this information as the Company then provides the information to Ingram Spark for print books) and Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple, and Kobo (for EBOOKS) Making changes to databases (price, book description, and/or any other listing information) is time-consuming, and can result in third-party retailers temporarily listing a book as "out of print", which can delay sales for customers. If the Author has any changes to make to any listings on these sites, or to information the Author previously provided for the Company or IngramSpark, a fee must be paid to process each batch of requested changes, which will be quoted at that time, as fees may differ due to the variation/complexity of changes that may need to be made. Fee(s) will be quoted to the author prior to any changes being made. 

REPLACE PDF/EBOOK AND/OR EXCERPT FILES

If the Author needs the Company to replace the PDF version 

of the PRINT OR EBOOK and/or excerpt appearing on the Global distribution of book retailers, an additional fee will be incurred. 

ANNUAL POD FILE HOSTING FEE

Hosting fees are charged on an annual basis (usually around the anniversary date of the author’s first book publication with the Company).  Authors are notified by email when the hosting fee is due. The Company may, at its discretion, deduct the annual fee from commissions due or ask the author to make payment via PayPal to the Company. The hosting fee is effective and due once the Author registers for the P.O.D. program. Hosting fees are not refundable and are not pro-rated and not included in the print book/EBOOK publishing packages offered by the Company.

TERMINATION OF CONTACT AND HOW IT AFFECTS ANNUAL PRINT HOSTING FEE

If the Author wants to terminate their contract before the next hosting fee is due, they must notify the Company at least one month prior to the anniversary date of their book's publication. If the printer bills the Company for that year and the Author has not yet terminated their contract, the  Author must pay for the entire hosting fee for that year,

even if they choose to terminate their contract at that time.

The fee is non-refundable and cannot be pro-rated. Basically, 

once the printer bills the Company, we cannot get a refund.

However, Carpathian Valley Book Publishing, LLC, (the Company) at their discretion, may terminate the contract for any reason, with or without cause.

ALL AUTHORS - If the Author fails to pay the annual fee, or

otherwise owes the Company any fees for any reason, and if the Work is terminated, and if the Author requests copies

of their files, the Company reserves the right to delay

sending those file copies to the Author until the Author has

paid any fees owed to the Company. 

Negative amounts in the Author's account that are not 

paid within 30 days will accrue interest of 12% per annum

(or 1% per month). A negative balance may occur due 

to the Author not paying the annual POD file hosting 

fee and other fees the Author may owe the Company for services.

REACTIVATING A TERMINATED BOOK

It is time-consuming and expensive for the Company and the 

printer to remove and then re-add books to the systems! If

an Author wishes to relist/reactivate a terminated title, a $175.00 reactivation fee must be paid. The Company may, at its discretion and for any reason, choose not to relist a terminated title.

FINAL APPROVAL FOR PRINT BOOK and EBOOK DISTRIBUTION

The Company will not deem a Work in either Print or EBOOK format to be final without the Author's approval. Therefore, the responsibility of deeming a Work in either Print or EBOOK format to be final and ready for sale is borne by the Author. However, if errors are discovered later that were in the final version of the manuscript approved by the Author, the Author agrees to pay a post-print-galley processing fee to have the errors

corrected. Books with errors can harm the Author's and the

publisher's reputations.

The Company reserves the right to delay publication of the

Work, or to remove the Work from the market, until the errors

have been corrected. If the errors were the result of the

Author's mistakes, a fee must be paid for the corrections

before the book can be activated or reactivated. 

The text of the title of the book must match on the cover,

in the interior file, and in the distributor's system.

Having different words in the title of a book in any of

these is not permitted under any circumstances. If the

Author submits inconsistent information, fees may be 

required to repair the Author's error(s).

FINAL APPROVAL FOR DISTRIBUTION – EPUB/MOBI FILES 

To create EPUB/MONI files, the Company uses the final, 

Author-approved version of the manuscript and cover used to 

create the Print-On-Demand (POD) version of the book. In lieu of that, the Company uses files provided by the Author. Because the 

Company makes no changes to these source files during the 

EPUB/MOBI conversion processes, the Company will not seek 

approval from the Author before distributing EPUB/MOBI files 

unless the Author specifically requests to see the final 

EPUB/MOBI files. If errors are discovered later that were 

in the final version of the manuscript submitted by the 

Author, the Author agrees to pay an EPUB/MOBI reformatting/

reconversion fee, which varies based on the complexity of the

formatting. If the errors are such that they result in making

the work unsellable, the Company may remove the Work from all

sales channels until the fee is paid by the Author and the

errors are corrected. If the errors were the result of the

Author's mistakes, the fee must be paid for the corrections

before the Company will do the new formatting/conversion work, 

and put the book on the market.

FILES WITH ERRORS

Occasionally, an Author will submit a final manuscript with

errors, poor-quality interior graphics, or a poor-quality 

cover. The printer reserves the right to refuse files 

that contain errors that may cause the Quality Control 

inspector to question or stop a print run (text too light, 

cover words off-center, poor-quality graphics, incorrect spine

measurement, etc.) The Company reserves the right to refuse

to sell a book that contains errors or design issues that can

result in harm to the Company's and/or the Author's

reputation. If an Author submits a manuscript or cover that

contains such errors, the Company will make the Author aware

of the problem(s) and will request corrections. If the Author

refuses to make such changes, the Company will not put the

book on the market, and will not refund the Author's fees

because the Company will have already processed files.

Revising the files with errors will require additional fees. 

REVISIONS TO PRINT AND EBOOKS

The print book files are entirely separate from the EPUB/MOBI

(EBOOK) files. Different programs must be used to create each

set of files. If an Author wishes to make changes to their book, they must pay for changes separately for each edition of the book (print and EBOOK), and they must submit separate revision files to the Company of the (print and EBOOK) for processing. 

If the Author submits a manuscript with fonts that are not

on the Company's list of acceptable fonts, and if those 

fonts later cause problems, won't embed in the PDF file, or 

result in rejection by the printer, the Author may need 

to pay a fee for a new file to be processed. 

If the Company must re-do formatting work due to the author

uploading incorrect file(s) or older file(s) that do not include

the Company's most recent formatting work, additional fees will

be required. 

BOOK COVER DESIGN 

The Company’s three book publishing packages include book cover design for both a softcover print book and EBOOK. There is a nominal charge should the Author require their book cover design to be adapted for use with a hardcover book. Authors who order cover design from the Company own all rights to their cover design and production files.

CONTRACT TERMINATION BEFORE PUBLICATION

We understand that Authors occasionally need to cancel their Carpathian Valley Book Publishing, LLC, contract for a variety of reasons. Author understands that the DEPOSIT to hold your position for formatting and design work is NONREFUNDABLE. 

Should an author request a refund after payment is made on the REMAINING BALANCE DUE (AFTER PAYMENT OF THE NONREFUNDABLE DESPOSIT) the author has Three (3) Business days after the FINAL BALANCE DUE HAS BEEN PAID to cancel the contract.  

HOWEVER, if any file transmissions or formatting work is completed on your book during that three business-day waiting period, Author Agrees to the Company retaining a 25% cancellation fee to cover labor and transaction costs associated with processing the initial order, the Author account, and the cancellation. 

REGARDING THE PRICING OF WORKS

PRINT BOOKS - The Author understands that the Company will work with the author to provide a fair price for their print book that will allow an acceptable profit margin for both the Author and the Company. 

EBOOKS: For EBOOKS with a counterpart paperback priced higher

than $22, the Author has the option to price the EBOOK at

their discretion. Maximum prices for EBOOKS with a hardcover

counterpart range from $9.99 to $19.99, depending on the

price of the hardcover book, but average approximately half

the price of the hardcover list price. 

IMPORTANT: Apple and other bookstores may choose not to list an EBOOK they feel is priced too high. Apple requires all EBOOK prices to end with ".99". (i.e. 9.99, 10.99, etc.)

For EBOOKS for which there is no corresponding physical

product, books that are (1) not adult fiction or non-fiction

and not primarily text for reading, (2) enhanced books

(provided Publisher provides Apple with the standard

version), (3) New Release hardback books that lists for

more than $40, or (4) not a New Release hardback book,

The Publisher may set whatever Customer Price it deems

appropriate in its discretion, provided that Apple does not

have to make such eBooks available if Apple determines the

price is unrealistic." (Ref: Apple's Customer Pricing

Requirements)

Amazon and other EBOOK retailers have similar requirements

and most stores prohibit selling an EBOOK at a lower price

elsewhere. 

Rest assured the Company will work with the Author to ensure their EBOOK is priced fairly to assure maximum profitability. 

FAIR PRICING

The Author agrees not to sell the Work through other channels 

for a list price that is less than the list price the 

Author is selling the Work for through the Company and 

the Company's sales channels. Pricing a book lower than

the official list price given to IngramSpark (the distributor/printer) is expressly forbidden by Amazon. 

If Amazon finds a listing for your book for less than the 

official "list price," they reserve the right to 

remove the Work from Amazon. 

HOW THE COMPANY PAYS COMMISSIONS TO AUTHORS:

The company shares the NET profit paid to the Company by IngramSpark with the author, combining the Author’s print book and EBOOK sales.  The Company will provide the author a 60/40 distribution of the Publisher’s NET profit of the Author’s print and EBOOK sales provided on the monthly sales report from the printer/publisher, INGRAMSPARK. Example: If the Company’s NET sales for an Author for one month total 400.00, the Author will be paid 60% of the NET profit (240.00), and the Company will retain 40% of the NET profit (160.00)in lieu of the Company maintaining Author setup in Global Distribution system, maintenance of Author account, bookkeeping, clerical functions, processing of files and other functions required to maintain Author’s presence for print and EBOOK sales. 

REGARDING COMMISSION PAYMENTS

Commissions are only paid on sales deemed final. Criteria for

deeming a sale final are as follows:

1.) the sale has been processed by the Company's or

distributors'/retailers' sales and fulfillment system, and

2.) the proceeds of the sale have been deposited in the

Company's bank account.

· Only when these two criteria have been met can commissions

be credited to an Author's account.

Sales deemed final may be reversed by the Company or the

Company's client retailers/distributors in the following

circumstances:

1.) The customer requests a refund.

2.) A credit card is used for the purchase and the card

holder later issues a chargeback, which is defined as a

refusal to pay because the customer deems the charge

unauthorized,

3.) The customer pays with a check that is returned because

of insufficient funds or a stop-payment order,

4.) Any possible credit card or check fraud involving an

order for the Author's Works.

5.) Any pattern of suspected fraud, including any pattern of

fraudulent orders suspected by the Company or any other

bookseller or distributor. If a pattern of fraudulent orders,

or a single, large fraudulent order, are suspected, the

Author's contract may be terminated immediately, regardless

of the source of the fraud, and all funds will be put on hold

pending the outcome of any investigation. Authors will not be

paid commissions for orders placed at bookstores that are not

picked up and paid for by the ordering customer.

Because of the slow nature of credit card companies, a

chargeback may take several months to resolve. For this

reason, sales deemed final may be reversed at any time.

If a sale deemed final is reversed and the commission has

already been paid to the Author, the amount of the commission

paid will be deducted from future commissions owed to the

Author by the Company.

If future commissions owed to the Author by the Company are

insufficient to cover the cost of sales that have been

reversed, the Author is responsible for refunding the money

to the Company within 30 days. The Company reserves the 

right to bill the Author for any fees that are due if the Author does not respond to the Company email about insufficient commissions to cover reverse sales charges within five (5) business days. 

Commission payments are processed on the 15th business day

After receiving payment from the Printer/Publisher INGRAMSPARK SPARK but is dependent on the following: Payment on your unit sales are reported from our distribution partners to INGRAMSPARK. INGRAMSPARK will report both print and EBOOK sales to the Company approximately one week after month-end and will pay monies to the Company within 90 days of the sale. As an example: Sales that are reported the first week of May (which would be the sales made in April – the prior month), would be paid to the Company approximately 90 days later (the first week of August), And, the Company would then send out commissions to Authors approximately the second to third week of August (or whatever month would fall after the 90-day end of sale period for Books and EBOOKS. 

The Company observes standard holidays recognized in the United States. Commission payments are currently paid via PayPal.com but the Company reserves the right to mail checks in U.S. funds at any time as an alternative.

Authors need to obtain a PayPal account/provide the Company

with their existing PayPal ID, before the Company can send

their first commission payment. The PayPal ID is the email address the Author used to sign up for that service. 

If the Author provides the Company with an incorrect PayPal ID,

and if the Company then sends the Author's funds to that incorrect ID, the Author is responsible for recouping those funds from PayPal directly. 

If the Author provides the Company with a PayPal ID

belonging to someone else, the Author is responsible for collecting those funds from that individual or entity. 

Commission payments are only made on Author accounts with

outstanding balances of $40.00 U.S. or more. Accounts with

outstanding balances of less than $40.00 are not paid

until the 15th business day of the month after they reach

these thresholds, or until the account is terminated,

whichever happens first.

For co-authored Works where more than one individual owns

the rights to the Work, the Company will distribute one

payment payable to one name/account, or to a Company owned

by both/all Authors and designated as the Authors' book's

designated payee, or to one individual representing all

Authors, which is the individual who paid the setup fees 

and who primarily corresponded with the Company during the

publishing process. The Company cannot distribute separate

commission payments to Authors of co-Authored works. All

Authors of Works published by the Company MUST complete this

contract.

Per United States federal tax law, the Company must obtain

the social security number, along with the name and address,

of all Authors who are United States citizens. For this

reason, the Company must request and keep on file the

Author's social security number when the Author's contract

is submitted.

If the Company issues a commission by check, the Company 

will not re-issue missing commission checks (those that 

don't arrive at their destination) for a minimum of 

four weeks. Mail does go astray, though rarely. Forwarded

mail takes longer to arrive. Canceled checks are expensive

to process. Banks don't always catch canceled checks and

occasionally allow them to clear. For all of these reasons,

the Company allows extra time to determine what has happened

to checks that don't arrive promptly at their destinations.

In most cases, the missing checks eventually arrive at their

destination. 

For PayPal payments, Authors must contact PayPal if they 

have questions about their PayPal account. The Company 

can't access an Author's PayPal account, nor contact PayPal

on behalf of the Author. Funds sent via PayPal are available 

to Authors much faster than mailed checks. Any fees charged 

by PayPal are the responsibility of the Author.

The Author agrees to notify the Company immediately if their

PayPal ID changes (the email address the Author uses for

their PayPal account). If the Author provides an incorrect

PayPal ID to the Company, the Author is responsible for 

attempting collection of those funds from PayPal. 

If the Author fails to notify the Company of a change to

their PayPal ID within five (5) business days of such change,

and if PayPal fails to automatically return those funds to 

the Company, the Author is responsible for negotiating with 

PayPal to attempt to collection those funds from PayPal.

· COMMISSIONS THAT CAN'T BE DISTRIBUTED FOR ANY REASON ARE 

HELD FOR ONE YEAR PRIOR TO BEING DONATED TO A CHARITY 

OF THE COMPANY'S CHOOSING

AUTHOR CONTACT INFORMATION 

It is very important for Authors to keep the Company 

updated on their contact information, as well as for 

Authors to check their EMAIL frequently for Author Account monthly for any correspondence from the Company. 

COMMISSIONS THAT CANNOT BE DISTRIBUTED

If the Author is owed commissions, and if the Company cannot

distribute those commissions for any reason (see

list below), commissions owed shall be set aside 

for twelve months from the date of each non-deposited/ 

returned check, or from the date when PayPal

"returned" a commission payment to the Company, 

or from the date each commission payment is put 

on hold because of the Author's failure to provide 

the information listed above (including a valid PayPal

ID). If, after twelve months, the Author or Author's 

legally designated representative has failed to claim 

unpaid commissions, the commissions shall be deemed 

charitable funds, and donated to a non-profit organization 

of the Company's choice. The Company donates funds to local 

soup kitchens, children's charities, and organizations 

that provide support to U.S. soldiers and their families. 

Examples of reasons the Company may need to donate 

the Author's unpaid commissions to a charity:

* the Author has not provided the Company with their 

PayPal ID within five (5) days of the Company emailing a request to the Author

* the Author has not notified the Company of a change/

update to their PayPal ID

* the Author has not responded to the Company's 

request for updated information within five (5) business 

days of the Company emailing the Author

* Author's commission checks are returned to the Company by

the post office

* the Author has failed to deposit the Company's 

commission checks within two months of the date

those checks were mailed

* the Author has failed to notify the Company of 

any undelivered checks within two months of the date

those checks were mailed

* in the case of U.S. Authors, the Author has not 

provided the Company with a valid social security 

number or federal tax I.D. number

AUTHOR ADDRESS OR CONTACT INFORMATION CHANGE

Author will notify the Company of any new address or change

in contact information (email or otherwise) before the change 

takes place so correspondence will not be interrupted. The 

Author should expect a response from the Company within 

three (3) business days that your new address has been 

received and processed. 

EXCHANGE RATES 

Amazon calculates exchange rates of EBOOK sales based on the date the sale occurs in their foreign stores, not on the date they pay publishers