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Ps and Qs Anthology Contract

AGREEMENT, entered into as of _____XXXXXXX________ between _________Ps and Qs_______________

(hereinafter referred to as "the Publisher") located in Erie, PA 16502, and

____XXXXXXXX_________________________ (hereinafter referred to as "the Author").

In consideration of mutual promises and forbearances, the parties agree as follows:

1. Author’s Grant. The Author grants the Publisher the right to publish their short story, titled __XXXXX___ a work expected to be approximately _____XXXXX_________ words hereinafter referred to as the “Work,” in electronic, paperback, and audio editions, in an anthology titled XXXXXXXXXX__.

The Publisher will pay for all costs (including cover design, editing, ISBN, and formatting) associated with printing/producing the Work. 

2. Rights Purchased.  It is understood and agreed that the Publisher may use this Work only in the manner specified in Section 1. The Author shall retain all other rights to the Work not specified here.

2.1. Previously Unpublished Works. This use of the Work by the Publisher entails the assignment of First World Anthology Rights for publication in the English language anywhere in the world. 

2.2. Previously Published Works. The Author grants the Publisher the right to reprint the text of the Story in the English language for publication anywhere in the world.

3. Payments and Royalties. No advances will be paid. From all earnings/royalties received by the Publisher for the above-mentioned collective Work, 100 percent of all profits after cover and editing costs will be distributed evenly to the contributing Author(s) via Pubshare. Payment will be made via Pubshare using whichever form the Author chooses through their accounts with each service. 

4. Author’s Warranties and Indemnities. The Author represents and warrants that he is the sole author of the Work, the Work is original, and no one has reserved the rights granted in this agreement. The Author also represents, to the best of his knowledge, that the Work does not contain any libelous material, and is not in violation of any rights of privacy or any other rights of third persons, and does not violate any existing common law or statutory copyrights. The Author agrees to hold the Publisher harmless against any judgment finally sustained that the Work contains libel, plagiarism, and/or invasion of privacy. No Artificial Intelligence was used in the creation of the work.

5. No Competing Publication. The Author agrees not to seek to re-publish or permit others to re-publish this Work in electronic or paperback format for one year from the date of publication unless released by the Publisher. Should an opportunity arise that the Author wishes to pursue, the contract may be revisited and re-negotiated at that time. This exclusivity will be waived if the Work is selected for a “best of the year” publication, provided that the Publisher is notified of the Author’s acceptance to such a collection.

5.1 Failure to Publish. If the Publisher fails to publish the Work within one year of the date of this agreement, all rights hereunder shall immediately revert to the Author. In such event, the Author shall retain any and all payments made under this agreement prior to such reversion.

6. Copyright. The Publisher agrees to list a copyright notice for the Work in the name of the Author in the front matter of the Work. 

6.1. Credit. The Author will be credited on the table of contents and at the beginning of the story as listed at the end of this contract. 

7. Additional Works. Except as set forth in the following sentence, the Publisher will make no alterations to the Work's text or title without the Author's written approval. The Publisher reserves the right to make minor copy-editing changes. 

8. Governing Law. This Agreement will, regardless of the places of physical execution, be interpreted and construed according to and under the laws and statutes of Pennsylvania, USA. 

9. Specific Details of 1st edition publication. The publisher will be responsible for any expenses incurred with the publication of the work in question. The work will be published by the Publisher using PubShare to distribute to Amazon and other retailers and Amazon Print On Demand. 

10. Promotion and Distribution. The Author and Publisher agree that the promotion of a work is a very important task that is required to succeed. Publisher agrees to promote the contracted work through its main website, social media pages, through its agents, and at any events they may be attending as the Publisher. In addition, the Author agrees to promote their own works on personal pages, social media, and at any events that they may be attending as the Author. 

The Publisher only has a small amount of operating capital. Purchased advertising will be considered on a case by case basis per submitted work. In addition, special sales and giveaways may be promoted periodically across all platforms in order to build readership and garner page reads, helping to build the reputation and ranking of the title.  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement as of the date first set forth

above.

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