This agreement made and entered into on this _______ day of __________, by and between Sirius Publications, (a division of MSG.Net, Inc.), (hereinafter the "Publisher") and
__________________________________________________ (hereinafter the "Author") for the Work entitled___________________________________(the "Work".)

I. Author grants to Publisher non-exclusive world-wide electronic rights to the Work. This shall apply to all uses of the Work in digital formats including all online formats, Internet, World Wide Web, CD ROM, diskette, DVD, or any other on-line or digital format now in existence or hereinafter employed. Contract shall be in force from the date of contract to ten full years from the date the book is made available on the site. Contract may be renewed by mutual consent of author and publisher or discontinued as outlined below. Author agrees to submit the Work to a total of ten (10) e-book reviewers within one month of their book appearing on the site. Author will copy Publisher on the correspondence with reviewers to verify that this part of the agreement was fulfilled.

II.Author represents and warrants to Publisher that (i) Author holds all required rights and interest in and to the Work necessary for Publisher to publish the Work under the terms of this Agreement, (ii) Author has the right to grant the rights with respect to the Work and its intended use for this Agreement, (iii) the Work does not infringe on any copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right of any other person, (iv) the Work does not contain matter which is libelous, slanderous, an invasion of privacy, an unlawful appropriation of name and likeness, defamation of character, or is otherwise injurious to the rights of any other person and that Author has obtained all necessary consents prior to submission to Publisher.

III .Publisher shall publish the Work in electronic format no later than three months after the acceptance by Publisher of the completed Work. In the event of delay from causes beyond the control of Publisher, the publication date may be postponed accordingly. The work will be offered for sale for at least twelve (12) consecutive months under normal circumstances.

IV. Publisher shall pay to Author royalties in an amount equal to 50% of the net revenue generated and collected by Publisher from any sale of the Work or the sale of any portion of the Work. Net revenue is defined as retail price for the electronic Work or portion of the electronic Work less returns and discounts and fees including credit card transaction fees. Publisher is authorized to withhold a 10% reserve against returns. Publisher may offer Works at a discount at its discretion. No royalties shall be paid for free copies furnished to the Author, reviewers, sample or promotional copies. Publisher shall forward to Author a royalty statement and payment twice yearly, based on the preceding sales. All fund amounts herein shall be in United States dollars.

V. The author shall secure US and other appropriate copyright to the work. Copyright: The author warrants that this work is not currently in the public domain. If this work has been copyrighted, a photo-copy of the copyright registration should be submitted to the publisher. It is understood that all rights to print or publish electronically do hereby remain the non-exclusive right of Sirius Publications.

VI. Promotion of the Work:

A. Author grants to Publisher the right to promote the Work in any manner, including catalogs, advertisements and online promotions. Author agrees to cooperate with Publisher in promoting the work. Publisher shall have sole discretion with respect to the marketing, promotion, price and discounts of the Work on the Internet or other digital networks pursuant to the Agreement. The publisher shall to the best of its ability ensure that the copyright notice shall appear in accordance with U.S. Copyright Law, showing the author (or duly assigned representative or entity) as the owner and holder of the copyright to the work.

B. Author’s Name and Publisher’s Trademark: The Publisher shall have non-exclusive right to use the Author’s name, likeness, and biographical material for the purpose of advertising, publishing, and promoting the work itself, its title, and all material, including characters in the work, through their use on or in connection with the merchandise.  Author retains the right to characters, series titles or trademarks they developed and the publisher shall have non-exclusive use of same to needed to publish and promote authors work. Author may use a pseudonym or their real name. We do not require exclusive use of the name.

C. The Author shall not have the rights to, or in, any trademark, service mark trade name, or logos used by the Publisher, unless expressly permitted to do so in writing. The Author may, with publisher's permission, have limited use of the Publisher's logo in approved promotional material. Author may also use the cover illustration in their promotional materials. Author may not provide the Publisher's copyrighted cover for use to other publishers such as audio, print, etc. without permission and probable remuneration for such use.

VI . Publisher will not be liable for lost manuscripts or defective disks. Author should always keep a backup copy.

VIII. Failure to deliver acceptable, final revised manuscript in the length of time agreed upon, within reasonable limits, will void this contract.

IX. "Cover" art may be provided by and copyrighted by the publisher. However, if the author has cover art he/she wishes to provide, author must warrant that provided art, whether hand, computer, or photo generated, is either owned by the author or doesn’t infringe on any copyrights. Author provided art needs to meet certain specifications, so if the author wishes to submit cover art, check with us before preparation. Publisher has final approval on all art used, in consultation with author.

X. Publisher will make every effort to maintain the web site and update it on a regular basis. Publisher will not be liable for site downtime or interrupted transmissions.

XI. Publisher shall have the right to do editing of the Work to insure proper style, spelling, grammar, formatting and insure salability of the Work.  Publisher shall not make any changes, or additions to, or eliminations from the work without the consent of the author.

XII. "Other" Sales Clauses:

A. Clause for royalties on books sold at conferences, signings, etc, and in stores, either online or "physical": Author will receive 25% royalty of the net retail price after the store or organization's deduction. Author has the option of striking the outside sales clause. However, their books will not then be available at stores or signings unless they purchase books at retail, or purchase their discount option books to use.

Accept__________________ Decline__________________ (Please initial one choice)

B. Author initiated sales: Royalties on bulk sales that the author initiates shall be an additional 1% royalty for each 500 book sales increment reached, up to a maximum of an additional total royalty add-on of 10%.

C. E-book Reader Companies and their sales outlets clause: These sales, which are basically downloads through a distributor, will be paid on 50% net of Publisher's retail price to that company or price sold at through the company, less their commission. Presently commissions range from 25% to 60%. (Example: Retail price of $5 less e-reader company's commission of 50% = Net of $2.50. Author receives 50% of $2.50 as royalty.)

Author has the option of striking this clause. In that event, their work will not be made available to the e-book reader companies.

Accept__________________ Decline________________ (Please initial one choice.)

Accept Decline (Please initial one choice.)

D. Books On Demand clause:

In the future, Author will have the option to publish the Work as a book on demand, which will be a perfect bound copy provided through a Book on Demand company. Such company may require a fee from the Author which will be the Author's responsibility. Publisher and Author will agree upon royalties to be paid on these books as a separate agreement.

Author has the option of striking this clause. In that event, their work will not be made available to the book on demand printers.

Accept__________________ Decline________________ (Please initial one choice.)

XIII.Notwithstanding the terms set out above, contract may be terminated by either the Author or the Publisher with a 90-day written, certified mail notice or other receipted delivery service, and all rights granted the publisher will revert to author at the time of such termination.

In the event of termination by the author, Publisher shall have the right to sell any remaining disk inventory after the termination date, for which the Author shall receive their regular royalty. Author will have the option of purchasing any remaining disk inventory at 50% of retail price. If, in the sole determination and discretion of Publisher, further marketing,  publication and sale of the Work will no longer be a profitable venture,  Publisher may discontinue publishing, distributing and selling Work. Publisher may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving Sixty (60) days written notice to Author providing Publisher pays all amounts due Author within that time. In the event of termination of this Agreement, Publisher shall have sixty (60) days after notice is received in which to stop offering the Work, and if any sales are made during this time, then royalties shall remain payable to Author. Termination of this Agreement by either Author or Publisher shall not affect the rights of any Purchaser.

XIV.Author shall indemnify and hold harmless Publisher from and against all claims, suits, demands, actions and proceedings, judgments, penalties, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees and costs), losses or liabilities of any kind which may arise or result from (i) the Work, or any part thereof, infringing the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of any other person, (ii) from breach of any foregoing representations or warranties of the Author, and (iii) any misuse by any End User of any information or alleged information contained in the Work. With respect to the foregoing indemnification: (i) Author shall notify the Publisher of and keep fully advised of any claim or suit; (ii) Publisher shall have the right to participate, at its expense, in any suit instituted against it and to approve any attorneys selected by the other party to defend it, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and (iii) Author assuming the defense of a claim or suit against the Publisher shall not settle such claim or suit without the prior written approval of the Publisher, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or  delayed. It is understood and agreed that Author shall have the non-exclusive right to take all necessary legal actions against any  infringement of the Work.

XV. If any of the provisions, or portions thereof, of this Agreement are invalid under any applicable statute or rule of law, they are to that extent to be deemed omitted and the balance of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

XVI.This is the complete Agreement between Publisher and Author and supersedes all proposals, oral or written, and all other communications between the parties relating to the subject matter of the Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified orally. This Agreement may be modified in a written Agreement signed by both parties.

XVII.This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the U.S. State where the Publisher resides, presently Illinois. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in that state and agree that any action, suit or proceeding between the parties hereto shall be brought in that state.

XIX. This Agreement shall not make either party the agent of the other, nor create a partnership, joint venture or employer-employee relationship between the parties. Author acknowledges that it has no power to obligate or bind Publisher in any manner whatsoever.

XX.The waiver by either party of any default or breach of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent default or breach. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties named herein and their respective successors and assigns.

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