Publisher Agreement

Last updated: April 18, 2026

1. Overview

This Publisher Agreement ("Agreement") governs the relationship between you ("Publisher," "Author," or "You") and DigitalBooks ("we," "us," or "the Platform") when you upload, publish, or distribute written content through the Service. This Agreement is in addition to our Terms of Service.

2. Eligibility

  • You must be at least 18 years old to publish content on the Platform.
  • You must have the legal authority to enter into this Agreement.
  • If publishing on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization.

3. Content Ownership and License

Your Ownership

You retain full ownership of all content you upload to the Platform ("Your Content"). Publishing on DigitalBooks does not transfer ownership of your intellectual property to us.

License Grant

By uploading Your Content, you grant DigitalBooks a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free (subject to any revenue share agreement) license to:

  • Host, store, and display Your Content on the Platform
  • Make Your Content available to registered users for reading
  • Create and distribute excerpts, previews, and metadata for discovery and marketing purposes
  • Generate Style DNA fingerprints and provenance certificates for Your Content
  • Collect and use anonymized reading analytics related to Your Content
  • Format, convert, and optimize Your Content for different devices and screen sizes

License Termination

You may remove Your Content from the Platform at any time by contacting us. Upon removal, the license terminates, except for: (a) cached or archived copies that are automatically purged, and (b) anonymized analytics data derived from Your Content, which may be retained.

4. Representations and Warranties

By uploading content, you represent and warrant that:

  • You are the sole author or have obtained all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions for the content.
  • Your Content does not infringe any third party's copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights.
  • Your Content does not contain plagiarized material from any source.
  • Your Content does not violate any applicable law or regulation.
  • Your Content is not defamatory, obscene (involving minors), or otherwise illegal.
  • If Your Content was created with the assistance of AI tools, you have reviewed and take responsibility for the final work.

5. Content Standards

The Platform reserves the right to decline or remove content that:

  • Infringes intellectual property rights
  • Contains illegal content or promotes illegal activity
  • Contains sexually explicit content involving minors
  • Constitutes harassment, hate speech, or incitement to violence
  • Is spam, duplicative, or machine-generated without meaningful human curation
  • Misrepresents authorship or attribution

We may review content before or after publication and remove content that violates these standards without prior notice.

6. Revenue Sharing

Revenue sharing terms, if applicable, are governed by a separate Revenue Share Addendum agreed upon between you and DigitalBooks prior to any monetization of Your Content.

The Platform may offer various monetization models including but not limited to:

  • Free-to-read with advertising revenue share
  • Subscription-based access with page-read royalties
  • Direct purchase with percentage-based royalties
  • Premium/early access chapter pricing

Specific rates, payment schedules, and thresholds are detailed in the applicable Revenue Share Addendum. No revenue share is implied by this Agreement alone.

7. Analytics and Data

As a Publisher, you will have access to reading analytics for Your Content, including:

  • Total reads and unique readers
  • Chapter-level engagement and completion rates
  • Binge rate (chapter-to-chapter continuation)
  • Reader demographics (aggregated and anonymized)
  • Reading session patterns

Individual reader identities are never disclosed to Publishers. All reader data shared with Publishers is aggregated and anonymized.

8. Exclusivity

This Agreement is non-exclusive unless otherwise specified in a separate written agreement. You are free to publish Your Content on other platforms simultaneously, unless you have entered into an exclusivity arrangement with DigitalBooks.

9. DMCA and Infringement Claims

If we receive a valid DMCA takedown notice regarding Your Content, we will:

  • Remove or disable access to the identified content
  • Notify you of the takedown
  • Provide you the opportunity to submit a counter-notification

Repeated infringement claims may result in permanent removal of your publishing privileges.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless DigitalBooks, its officers, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from: (a) Your Content, (b) your breach of this Agreement, or (c) your violation of any third party's rights.

11. Termination

Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time:

  • You may terminate by removing all Your Content and closing your publisher account.
  • We may terminate your publishing privileges for violation of this Agreement, our Terms of Service, or at our discretion with 30 days written notice.
  • In cases of copyright infringement or illegal content, we may terminate immediately without notice.

12. Governing Law

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. Any disputes arising from this Agreement shall be resolved in the courts of Kent County, Delaware.

13. Contact

Questions about this Agreement? Contact us at publishers@digitalbooks.app.