Our simple contract allows you to know what to expect when publishing your book with us.  It is clear and written in plain language, ensuring that you won't experience any surprises or avoidable problems.  You may print the book publishing agreement from your computer by clicking on the printer icon from the above set or download the PDF version of the Publishing Agreement to your computer.

This Agreement is between Infinity Publishing (IP) and your name __________________________ (author) for the work titled ___________________________________ Said parties entered into this Agreement on this date ________/________/________; whereas, the author wishes IP to publish the work and grants IP the nonexclusive right to edit, format, print, advertise, distribute and sell and ship the work in any way IP deems appropriate, and grants IP the right to distribute the work world wide, and collect all monies for books sold by IP; IP agrees to pay royalties on a monthly basis to the author, beginning with the last day of the first full month of publication.

Infinity Publishing (IP) will (upon receipt of a signed Agreement, acceptable files, and payment):

1) assign one of its ISBNs to the book and submit relevant information about the work to the "Books in Print" database.
2) create a barcode for the back cover (necessary for bookstore related sales) and enter the book into their digital book printing system so that the book may be printed.
3) create Web pages for the work in order so that it may be sold on its e-commerce Web site, www.buybooksontheweb.com
4) provide information about the work to third-party sellers to enable them to sell the work, but will not be responsible for the turnaround times, submission policies, listing policies, errors, or sales policies of any third party.
5) design a professional book cover for the work by laying out the spine, front and back cover text, and will use either royalty free artwork of its own acquisition or accept acceptable artwork from the author to create a book cover for the work.
6) pay the author a royalty of 30% of IPís suggested list price on full-price sales of books sold by IP.
6a) pay the author a bonus royalty of 75% of the difference between IPís suggested list price and actual list price on full-price sales of books whose list price is set higher by the author than IPís minimum list price.
7) pay the author 15% royalty on sales of books whose list price is set at IPís suggested list price and are sold by IP at less than full price.
7a) pay the author a royalty percentage higher than 15% on sales of books whose list price is set higher than IPís suggested list price and are sold by IP at less than full price by creating a new wholesale royalty percentage that will include: 15% of the average wholesale price based on 40% off IPís suggested price, plus 45% of each dollar added to the suggested list price with the sum being divided by the actual list price resulting in the royalty percentage that will be applied to all discounted sales.
8) retain the right to establish the discounted price to all purchasers, including, but not limited to distributors, bookstores, schools, libraries and quantity purchasers.
9) not be held responsible for errors in the book including, but not limited to spelling errors, grammar, punctuation, style of work, page numbering, corrupted files, computer formatting errors, missing fonts, and will issue a printed proof book to the author for review and to describe any problems that the author wishes IP to fix.
10) reserve the right to reject any work for any reason, at any time.
11) reserve the right to market the work, using methods it deems appropriate and have the right to market and distribute the book world wide.
12) mail royalty statements to the author in addition to monthly royalty checks for amounts due over US$20.
13) is not responsible for, but will endeavor to care for and return submitted photos and artwork; and will not return any submitted CD disks, floppy and zip disks.
14) issue a Form-1099 as required by the Internal Revenue Service only for royalties exceeding US$600 in any year.

The Author:

1) will pay IP a one-time setup fee of US$499; and will also provide payment for any optional additional service chosen by the author, such as: one of IPís marketing packages that range from US$125 to US$470; copyediting at US$0.013 per word; the scanning of photos, graphics, or illustrations at US$7 per scan; or inclusion of the work in IPís extended distribution program at a cost of US$149 that utilizes the third party, Ingram/LSI.
2) is a resident of the US or Canada; and if in Canada, agrees to submit an additional $75 towards the base setup fee.
3) maintains that he or she is the sole author of work and owner of the copyright and all of the contents of the work and has full power to enter into this Agreement; that he or she has not engaged in plagiarism with respect to the work; and that the author, if submitting work that is to include any content that does not originate from the author or to which the author does not own the copyright to, has obtained the copyright ownerís written permission to use any such material and will provide IP with a copy of all written permissions for use at the time of submission to IP, and that all such uses will be so noted in the work; and will send a copy of Copyright Form to IP after the form has been stamped and returned to the author by the Library of Congress.
4) guarantees IP that the work is accurate, is not in violation of anyoneís privacy, is not injurious, obscene, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise a violation or infringement of any federal, state, or local law, statute, or code, and further agrees to hold IP, its employees, directors, shareholders, representatives, heirs and assigns, harmless for any damages resulting from any litigation resulting from publication of the work.
5) further guarantees IP that the work, IF fiction, does not include the name and/or likeness of any actual person, living or dead; and that all characters in the fictional work who may have been derived from actual persons have altered names, altered physical attributes, and are placed in altered locations so as to negate any similarity or likeness between the actual person, location, or event, and the fictional character, location.
6) agrees that IP shall not in any way acquire ownership of the work and that the author is free to pursue any and all publishing ventures that do not involve the use of IPís logo, barcode, copyright page, or ISBN.
7) grants IP the right to provide services including but not limited to, the worldwide distribution of the book, advertising, sales, and printing of the work.
8) agrees that IP is not responsible for editing, misspelling, rewriting, page-numbering, indexing, reviewing, or any other errors in the work.
9) understands that IP will take the authorís digital book file and do its best to fix any obvious problems resulting from the file being transferred to IPís computers before sending the author a first proof book; and that any changes that are made to the book thereafter, regardless of their origin, will be made at the authorís request and expense at a rate of $50 per hour, excluding 30 free items requested by the author to be made by IP at no charge after the author has received the first proof book; and recognizes that correctable items can be the result of errors by the computer, by IP, or by the author, and recognizes that 30 free corrections does not apply to books submitted as hardcopy only or in PDF format.
10) reserves the right to discontinue the selling of the work by IP by providing written notice to IP, and acknowledges that IP is not responsible for copies of the work that have already been manufactured, sold, and/or distributed to the market.
11) will provide a Social Security number as required by the Internal Revenue Service, so that IP could issue a Form-1099 if necessary.
12) understands that signature below ratifies all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

General Provisions:

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA. All monetary transactions will be in US dollars only. This written Agreement contains all and is the only Agreement, and supersedes any other agreement, oral, written, or otherwise construed as a prior agreement between the author and IP. This Agreement cannot be appended, changed, modified, word or words added or deleted except by the mutual written agreement of the author and IP; and further, is binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns of the author and IP.

Title of Work: __________________________________________________________________
(as it will appear on the book)

Author's Legal Name: ____________________________________________________
(as it will appear on royalty checks)

Author Name ___________________________________________________________
(as it will appear in the book. Legal and pen name do not have to be the same)

Author's Address ____________________________________________________________________
(where we will mail royalty statements and checks)

Author's Street/legal Address ______________________________________________________________
(where we will ship book orders ... no P.O. boxes please)

Author's (daytime) Phone Number ________________________________

Author's (evening) Phone Number ________________________________

Fax Number ______________________________

E-mail Address _____________________________________________________________
(print clearly!)

Social Security number (required by Tax Code) ________________________________

Signature of Author and/or Author's Agent______________________________________________

(Circle one) I am paying by: Check Money Order Credit Card

If paying by credit card circle the type of card:

(Circle one) MasterCard Visa Discover American Express
Clearly write the card number and its expiration date:

Credit card number:__________-____________-__________-__________
Exp. Date: _____/_____

The five-digit Zip Code of the billing address of this card is: _______________

Signature of cardholder:__________________________________________

My book is setup to be printed this size (circle one): 5.5" x 8.5" 8.5" x 11" 8" x 8"

My book contains ____ pages; therefore the suggested retail price of my book should be $_____ .95
(Refer to our book pricing guidelines in our book, Become a Published Author, or on our Web site at: www.infinitypublishing.com/bookpricing.htm

I have decided to price my non-fiction book higher than the suggested retail price: Yes No
(You may increase the price of your book by a minimum of US$2.00)

If so, list the new retail price of your book: $ ______.95

I am submitting a properly prepared disk with this submission (circle one): Yes No

My disk has one complete file containing my book (circle one): Yes No

My disk has files containing a 100 word book description and 100-word author's bio
(circle one): Yes No

My disk has a file containing a 1,000-word excerpt from the book (circle one): Yes No

My disk has a file containing a 30-word or less description of my book: Yes No

NOTE: failure to follow our guidelines, or submitting corrupted files, incomplete work, etc. will result in delays and/or extra charges.

Provide us with no more than three individual words that best categorize your book:
(e.g. "Historical, Fiction, War" or "How-To, Computers, Technical" or "Self-help, Spiritual, Religious" etc.).

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You will receive confirmation by mail that we have received your submission.
We recommend that you send your materials via a method that uses tracking or
delivery confirmation.
We will ship your first proof in approximately 6-8 weeks from when we
receive your properly prepared materials.
Turnaround times can vary -- so please be patient.
We will contact you during the coming weeks only if there is a problem or question.
Proof books are sent to you via UPS 2-day service to your street address.
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