Author Terms and Conditions

(Updated 13 August 2023)

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To list my book(s) in the Escape the Box bookstore I have read and agree to the following Terms & Conditions:

1. I understand that by listing my works in the Escape the Box bookstore that iWIC does not retain any ownership or rights of my works. Those rights are solely the property of myself, the author.

2. If the book or books I want to list and sell in the Escape the Box bookstore are contractually published through a publishing house (not another store such as Amazon) I have coordinated with my publisher regarding listing my book(s) for sale at the Escape the Box 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. iWIC cannot be held accountable for any disputes arising at a later date between my publisher and myself regarding listing of my books in the Escape the Box bookstore - and in the event of such unresolved dispute, iWIC retains full rights to summarily remove my book(s) from its store without incident or repercussions to iWIC. Note: This clause does not apply to independently published books.

3. I understand and agree that by listing my book(s) for sale at the Escape the Box bookstore that I am authorizing iWIC to:

• sell my books in the formats they offer, at an agreed upon sale-price

• that iWIC is at liberty to increase the sale price on my book(s) to provide a more equitable return on sales.

• that iWIC is authorized by me to promote and advertise my books through their sites, using any legal and available promotional and social media channels they choose to engage.

4. I understand and agree that the Escape the Box bookstore offers discount coupons to shoppers, consequently, the remittance from sales of my books will be in proportion to the value of the discount offered at the time of sale.

5. I understand and agree that the Escape the Box bookstore will transfer the revenues from sales of my books and/or short story/stories to my PayPal account at the end of each month based on sales between the 1st and last day of that month. The sum transferred to my PayPal account will be minus an 8% service fee for the store, and the transaction fee charged by the credit card handling agency which is automatically deducted by them at the point of sale. 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 due to fluctuations in currency exchange values between countries and that iWIC is not accountable in any way for variances caused as a result.

6. I understand and agree that the Escape the Box bookstore does not alter or change anything regarding my works, and that it only lists and sells the formats as delivered to them by myself; and that it is my responsibility to ensure that updated versions of my works are provided to the store. 

7.  I understand and agree that if I request that iWIC converts my book document (PDF, Word Doc. etc. which I provide to them), that iWIC uses contemporary and free book conversion software to provide the conversion to ePub format, and that iWIC will send the conversions to me by email so that I can see and approve the conversion(s). If I disapprove of the conversion, it my responsibility to notify iWIC of the matter so this can be rectified. iWIC cannot be held responsible for any error in the conversion process.

8. I understand and agree that the Escape the Box bookstore is in no way responsible for any copyright infringements or illegal copying or pirating of my book(s) 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 the Escape the Box bookstore remove my book(s) from their site at any time I choose.

10. I understand and agree that the Escape the Box bookstore store retains full rights to remove my book(s) from their site if they deem it is necessary, without repercussion whatsoever.

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