Publisher Agreement

EBOKIO Effective Date: 12 July 2026 Last Updated: 12 July 2026 Version: 1.0

Company: EBOKIO LTD, a private limited company registered in England and Wales

Applies to: www.ebokio.com, publishing.ebokio.com, and related services operated by EBOKIO LTD

This Publisher Agreement (the Agreement) is a legally binding contract between EBOKIO LTD, a private limited company registered in England and Wales (“EBOKIO”, “we”, “us”, “our”), and any author, publisher, rights holder, or other person or entity who uses the EBOKIO platform to submit, upload, list, distribute, or sell digital content (“Publisher”, “you”, “your”).

By creating a seller or publisher account, uploading any digital content, or enabling any listing through https://publishing.ebokio.com (the publisher portal) and https://ebokio.com (the storefront), or any related subdomains, dashboards, or tools (the “Platform”), you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Agreement in full.

This agreement must be read together with the other documents and laws related to the website, which form an integral part of it, taking into account the periodic updates to each of them.

In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any EBOKIO Policy, the document that expressly governs the relevant subject matter (for example, the Content Policy for content standards) shall prevail for that subject matter.

1. Parties and Scope

1.1 EBOKIO LTD is the operator of the Platform and provides a global digital marketplace for the publishing, sale, purchase, distribution, and digital download of electronic books and related digital content (“Digital Content”).

1.2 Publisher means any individual or entity that uploads, submits, lists, offers, manages, or sells Digital Content through the Platform, whether as an author, rights holder, or publishing organisation.

1.3 This Agreement governs your use of the Platform as a Publisher/Seller. Your general use of the Platform is also subject to the EBOKIO Terms of Service, which remain the primary contractual framework for all Users.

2. Definitions

In addition to the definitions in the EBOKIO Terms of Service, the following definitions apply:

“Works” means any ebooks or other Digital Content (including manuscripts, EPUB/PDF files, cover images, metadata, descriptions, sample chapters, bundled materials, and related assets) that you submit or make available through the Platform.

“Listing” means any product page, description, catalogue entry, or sales offer published on the Platform in respect of a Work.

“Net Receipts” means the gross amounts actually received by EBOKIO from paying customers for sales of a Work, less (a) applicable taxes (including VAT, GST, sales tax), (b) payment processor fees and charges, (c) any refunds, chargebacks, reversals, or price reductions, and (d) any other amounts expressly permitted under this Agreement or the EBOKIO Policies.

“Publisher Account” means the seller/publisher account that you create and maintain in order to upload Works and receive payouts.

“Subscription Plan” means the Free, Premium, or Pro plan on which your Publisher Account is held from time to time, as described in the EBOKIO Subscription Policy (Publishing).

“AI Tools” means the optional AI-assisted features that EBOKIO may make available to you, including the AI Cover generator, the AI Metadata Autofill tool, and the Writing Studio. The AI Metadata Autofill tool includes the AI Author Co-pilot, an assistant that helps you draft titles, descriptions, keywords, and other metadata for your Works. The Writing Studio includes story-bible and outline planning tools and Muse, an AI brainstorming assistant, together with AI character-portrait generation.

3. Relationship with EBOKIO Policies

3.1 This Agreement supplements, and does not replace, the EBOKIO Terms of Service. In particular, Part Five (Seller Obligations and Content Standards) of the Terms of Service applies to you as a Publisher.

3.2 The EBOKIO Content Policy governs content standards, prohibited content, content moderation, AI disclosure requirements, notice‑and‑action procedures, and catalogue eligibility for all Works made available on the Platform.

3.3 The EBOKIO Refund and Returns Policy governs customer refunds, cancellations, remedies for defective digital content, and the treatment of refunds and chargebacks in respect of Works sold through the Platform.

3.4 The EBOKIO Privacy Policy governs the processing of personal data, including any data relating to Publishers and purchasers of Works.

3.5 The EBOKIO Copyright Notice and Takedown Policy governs rights‑holder notices, takedown requests, counter‑notices, and enforcement actions relating to alleged intellectual property infringements.

3.6 The EBOKIO Trusted Author Badge Policy governs the eligibility, verification, issuance, display, suspension, and removal of the EBOKIO Trusted Author Badge, where you apply for, hold, or display that badge.

3.7 The EBOKIO Household Terms govern Family Share, the household library-sharing feature available to EBOKIO Plus subscribers, including how titles may be made available to household members for in-app reading. Family Share is one of the forms of digital supply licensed to EBOKIO under clause 5, and does not transfer ownership of, or grant permanent downloads of, the Works.

3.8 The EBOKIO Subscription Policy (Publishing) governs the Free, Premium, and Pro publisher subscription plans, including plan fees, royalty rates, AI Tool allowances, publishing and author-profile limits, billing, cancellation, plan downgrade, non-payment, and changes to plans.

4. Publisher Registration and Eligibility

4.1 To submit and sell Works, you must register and maintain a valid Publisher Account and comply with all EBOKIO onboarding requirements, including provision of accurate tax and payout details. EBOKIO will carry out Know-Your-Customer (KYC), Anti-Money-Laundering (AML), or sanctions-screening checks only where it has reasonable grounds to doubt your identity, or to address fraud, sanctions, money-laundering, or other legal-compliance risk, or where required to do so by applicable law.

4.2 You represent and warrant that:

you are at least 18 years of age (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, if higher);

you have full legal capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement;

if you act on behalf of a company or organisation, you are duly authorised to bind that entity; and

you are not subject to any sanctions, regulatory prohibitions, or other restrictions that would prevent you from lawfully using the Platform.

4.3 EBOKIO may refuse, suspend, or terminate your Publisher Account where verification requirements are not satisfied, where there are reasonable grounds to suspect fraud, unlawful activity, or policy violations, or where required by law or a competent authority.

4.4 One Account per Publisher. Each Publisher may hold and operate only one Publisher Account. You must not create, operate, or control more than one Publisher Account, and you must not register or maintain any duplicate, secondary, or additional account, whether in your own name or through another person, alias, business name, or entity, except with EBOKIO’s prior written consent. For clarity, holding several author profiles or pen names within your single Publisher Account is permitted in accordance with your Subscription Plan (see the EBOKIO Subscription Policy (Publishing)) and does not amount to holding multiple accounts. Without limitation, you must not use additional or duplicate accounts to circumvent any plan limit (including the Free Plan publishing limit or the AI Tools allowances), to obtain benefits to which you are not entitled, to evade a suspension, termination, restriction, or other enforcement action, or to manipulate sales, rankings, reviews, or discovery. Where EBOKIO reasonably believes that you hold or control more than one Publisher Account in breach of this clause, EBOKIO may, acting reasonably and subject to applicable law, suspend, restrict, merge, or terminate any or all of the affected accounts, withhold or reverse related payouts, and remove affected Works, in accordance with clauses 11 and 14.

5. Grant of Rights to EBOKIO

5.1 Ownership Reserved. As between you and EBOKIO, you retain all title and intellectual property rights in and to the Works, subject to the rights and licences expressly granted under this Agreement. The licence granted to EBOKIO is non-exclusive, and you remain free to publish, distribute, or sell the Works through other platforms or channels of your choice. Your ownership of the Works, and your continued access to Works you have already published and to your author profiles, do not depend on any paid Subscription Plan and are not affected by a move to the Free Plan or by non-payment of subscription fees (see clause 7.1C).

5.2 Licence to EBOKIO. You hereby grant to EBOKIO a worldwide, non‑exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, royalty‑bearing licence for the term of this Agreement to:

host, store, reproduce, convert, transcode, and technically process the Works in any digital format supported by the Platform;

create, display, and distribute Listings, previews, and sample pages for the Works;

make the Works available for purchase, download, browser‑based reading, cloud access, or other forms of digital supply through the Platform;

apply digital rights management (DRM), watermarks, encryption, and other technical measures to protect the Works; and

use titles, cover images, metadata, and short excerpts from the Works for the purposes of operating, promoting, and marketing the Platform and the Works.

5.3 Sub‑Licensing to Partners. To the extent EBOKIO chooses to distribute Works through third‑party channels or partners, you authorise EBOKIO to grant sub‑licences or distribution rights to such partners to perform any acts reasonably necessary for the sale and delivery of the Works, subject to terms consistent with this Agreement.

5.4 No Obligation to Publish. Nothing in this Agreement obliges EBOKIO to accept, host, publish, promote, or continue to distribute any Work. EBOKIO may curate its catalogue at its sole discretion, acting reasonably and subject to mandatory law.

6. Publisher Obligations and Content Standards

6.1 You are solely responsible for the Works and for all Listings, metadata, cover images, descriptions, categories, and promotional materials that you provide.

6.2 You represent, warrant, and undertake on a continuing basis that:

you are the sole owner of, or hold all necessary rights, licences, permissions, and authorisations to upload, publish, distribute, market, and sell the Works worldwide through the Platform;

the Works and all associated materials do not infringe any copyright, trade mark, database right, moral right, design right, privacy right, publicity right, or any other right of any third party;

the Works are lawful in all jurisdictions in which they are made available, and do not contain defamatory, obscene, hateful, fraudulent, or otherwise unlawful or prohibited material;

the Works comply fully and continuously with the EBOKIO Content Policy, including all rules on prohibited content, duplicate content, AI‑generated or AI‑assisted content, and low‑quality content;

the Works are complete, correctly formatted, free from material errors or corruption, and compatible with the devices and reading environments disclosed in the Listing;

all metadata, descriptions, categories, keywords, and other Listing information are accurate, not misleading, and reflect the actual nature and content of the Work.

6.3 You must not upload, submit, or list any Work which:

is wholly or substantially written by artificial intelligence in breach of EBOKIO’s Content Policy;

is duplicate, cloned, minimally modified, scraped, or otherwise commercially abusive;

is pornographic, sexually exploitative, or involves sexualisation of minors;

promotes hate, violence, self‑harm, terrorism, or criminal conduct; or

violates any other prohibitions set out in the EBOKIO Content Policy.

6.4 You agree to promptly correct and re‑upload any Work where a material defect, formatting error, or inaccuracy is identified, at no cost to affected customers.

6.5 EBOKIO may, at any time and without prior notice where reasonably necessary, remove, restrict, de‑index, suspend, or disable access to any Work or Listing that it reasonably believes violates this Agreement, the EBOKIO Policies, applicable law, or third‑party rights, or that poses legal, safety, reputational, or payment risk.

7. Pricing, Royalties, and Payouts

7.1 Pricing. Subject to any minimums, maximums, or promotional rules communicated by EBOKIO, you may propose list prices for your Works in the currencies supported by the Platform. EBOKIO may allow you to change list prices from time to time, subject to reasonable technical and operational constraints.

7.1A EBOKIO Pricing Discretion. As the Merchant of Record, EBOKIO sets the final retail price at which each Work is sold to customers, and will use reasonable efforts to respect any list price you propose under clause 7.1. EBOKIO may adjust the retail price to reflect currency conversion, rounding, local market pricing, and tax-inclusive or tax-exclusive display as required in each territory.

EBOKIO may reduce the retail price of a Work only for legitimate commercial purposes, which include (by way of example and not limitation) running promotions, discounts, sales, vouchers, bundles, and price-matching. EBOKIO will exercise this discretion reasonably, in good faith, and not arbitrarily or capriciously. Where the retail price is reduced, your royalty is calculated on the Net Receipts actually received for that sale, as defined in clause 2. Nothing in this clause excludes or limits any right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded or restricted under applicable law.

7.1B Publisher Subscription Plans. Your Publisher Account is held on one of three subscription plans — Free, Premium, or Pro. The plans, and their fees, royalty rates, AI Tool allowances, publishing and author-profile limits, cover variations, billing, cancellation, and changes, are set out in full in the EBOKIO Subscription Policy (Publishing), which forms part of this Agreement. The plan on which your account is held from time to time is shown in your Publisher Account dashboard.

7.1C Plan Downgrade, Non-Payment, and Retention of Content. The treatment of your Publisher Account if you cancel a paid plan, if it lapses, or if a renewal payment fails — including the reversion of your royalty rate, AI Tool allowances, cover variations, and author-profile limits to Free Plan levels, and your retention of all Works you have already published and your existing author profiles — is set out in the EBOKIO Subscription Policy (Publishing). Buyers who have already purchased your Works are not affected and continue to enjoy the rights described in clause 14.4.

7.2 EBOKIO Commission and Royalties. For each paid sale of a Work to a customer through the Platform, your royalty is a percentage of the Net Receipts for that sale determined by your Subscription Plan at the time of the sale, and EBOKIO retains the remaining Net Receipts as its platform commission. The royalty rate applicable to each plan is set out in the EBOKIO Subscription Policy (Publishing). Your current plan and royalty rate are shown in your Publisher Account dashboard. If your plan changes (including a move to the Free Plan under clause 7.1C), the new rate applies to sales occurring after the change takes effect. Any further tiered, promotional, or future changes to these percentages will be notified to you in your Publisher Account dashboard and will take effect in accordance with the amendments procedure in the EBOKIO Terms of Service.

7.3 Taxes. Where EBOKIO is required by law to collect and remit VAT, GST, sales tax, or other applicable taxes on customer purchases, such taxes will be deducted before calculating Net Receipts. You are solely responsible for your own tax obligations, including income tax and any VAT or similar taxes arising from royalties or earnings received under this Agreement.

7.4 Payouts. Payouts of accrued royalties are made on a two-monthly cycle (approximately two months in arrears, after the close of the relevant reporting and review period, to allow for refunds, chargebacks, and returns). Payouts are issued by the withdrawal methods made available in your Publisher Account dashboard, currently:

Electronic bank transfer (EFT): minimum payout £30 (or local-currency equivalent);

PayPal Payouts: minimum payout £30 (or local-currency equivalent); and

Wire transfer: minimum payout £100 (or local-currency equivalent).

If, at the end of a payout cycle, your available balance is below the minimum applicable to your chosen withdrawal method, the balance is not paid in that cycle; it carries over and is added to your balance in the following cycle, and so on until the applicable minimum is reached.

You are responsible for providing and maintaining accurate, complete, and up-to-date payout and bank details. EBOKIO is not responsible for payments that are delayed, lost, or misdirected as a result of incorrect, incomplete, or outdated details that you have provided.

Payouts made via PayPal, banks, or intermediary institutions may be subject to processing fees, currency-conversion differences, or other charges imposed by PayPal, the banks, or those intermediaries. Such charges are borne by you as the recipient unless EBOKIO states otherwise, and may be deducted from the amount you receive.

EBOKIO may also:

withhold, delay, offset, or reverse payouts where there is a pending dispute, refund claim, chargeback, fraud investigation, or compliance review; and

deduct platform fees, commissions, applicable taxes, and any refunds, chargebacks, or subsequent adjustments from your current or future earnings.

7.5 Reporting. EBOKIO will provide you with reasonable access to sales and earnings reports for your Works through the Publisher Account dashboard. You must review such reports promptly and notify EBOKIO of any apparent discrepancy within a reasonable period; failing which, the reports shall be deemed accepted, without prejudice to any non‑excludable statutory rights.

8. Refunds, Chargebacks, and Adjustments

8.1 Customer rights to cancellations, refunds, repairs, replacements, price reductions, or other remedies for defective digital content are governed by the EBOKIO Refund and Returns Policy and applicable consumer protection law.

8.2 Where a refund, chargeback, or price reduction is granted in respect of a Work, EBOKIO may debit, withhold, offset, delay, or reverse the corresponding amounts from your current or future earnings, including any associated fees or administrative costs to the extent permitted by law and the EBOKIO Policies.

8.3 If EBOKIO reasonably suspects misuse, abuse, piracy, repeated opportunistic claims, unauthorised account activity, or fraudulent conduct relating to purchases of your Works, EBOKIO may:

refuse or delay refunds;

restrict or suspend access to the Works;

withhold or reverse seller payouts; and

take any other action permitted by the EBOKIO Policies and applicable law.

8.4 Refunds Where a Work Is Removed. Where EBOKIO removes a Work, or disables access to it, because it infringes third-party rights or breaches the EBOKIO Policies or applicable law, and EBOKIO refunds Buyers who, after being notified, request a refund (as provided in the EBOKIO Refund and Returns Policy and the EBOKIO Terms of Service), you acknowledge that those refunds arise from your breach, and EBOKIO may recover the refunded amounts, together with any related chargebacks, fees, and administrative costs, from your current or future earnings in accordance with clauses 7.4 and 8.2.

9. Data Protection and Use of Customer Data

9.1 EBOKIO is the data controller of personal data processed through the Platform, as described in the EBOKIO Privacy Policy.

9.2 As a Publisher, you may receive limited customer information where necessary to complete transactions, fulfil support requests, or resolve disputes. You act as an independent data controller in respect of your own processing of such data and are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of customer data complies with applicable data protection laws.

9.3 You must not use customer data for unsolicited marketing, profiling, resale, or any purpose unrelated to the relevant transaction, unless you have a separate lawful basis under applicable law and comply with all applicable consent and marketing rules.

10. Intellectual Property Complaints and Takedowns

10.1 EBOKIO respects intellectual property rights and handles rights‑holder notices and takedown requests in accordance with its Copyright Notice and Takedown Policy.

10.2 If a rights holder submits a credible complaint alleging that a Work infringes their rights, EBOKIO may, at its reasonable discretion:

remove, disable, de‑index, or restrict access to the Work;

withhold or reverse associated payouts;

request evidence from you of ownership, licences, or permissions; and

suspend or terminate your Publisher Account in cases of repeated or serious infringement.

10.3 You may submit a counter‑notice or response in accordance with the Copyright Notice and Takedown Policy; however, EBOKIO is not obliged to reinstate any Work where it reasonably considers continued restriction necessary for legal compliance, safety, rights protection, payment‑provider compliance, fraud prevention, or other lawful reasons.

11. Fraud, Misuse, and Prohibited Conduct

11.1 In addition to the general User conduct obligations in the Terms of Service, you must not, and must not attempt to:

artificially inflate sales, rankings, or reviews of Works through self‑purchases, coordinated purchases, review manipulation, or any other deceptive practices;

open multiple Publisher Accounts without EBOKIO’s prior written consent, particularly for the purpose of evading enforcement or restrictions;

use the Platform to launder money, conceal the proceeds of crime, or engage in any financial fraud or unlawful conduct; or

circumvent technical measures, content restrictions, or enforcement actions.

11.2 EBOKIO may, acting reasonably and subject to applicable law, suspend or terminate your Publisher Account, remove Works, withhold payouts, and take any other lawful action where it has reasonable grounds to believe that you have engaged in fraudulent, deceptive, or unlawful conduct.

12. Publisher Liability and Indemnification

12.1 You are fully and solely responsible for the Works you upload, publish, and sell through the Platform, and for all claims arising from their ownership, legality, accuracy, quality, or infringement status.

12.2 You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless EBOKIO LTD, its directors, officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, losses, costs, damages, fines, penalties, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to:

any breach by you of this Agreement or any EBOKIO Policy;

any claim that a Work or Listing infringes any third‑party right;

any claim relating to the legality, accuracy, or quality of a Work or Listing;

any tax liability arising from your commercial activity on the Platform; or

any fraudulent, unlawful, or negligent conduct by you or your representatives.

13. EBOKIO’s Liability

13.1 Nothing in this Agreement excludes or limits EBOKIO’s liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

13.2 Subject to the foregoing and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, EBOKIO’s aggregate liability to you arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and your use of the Platform shall be limited in accordance with the limitation of liability provisions set out in the EBOKIO Terms of Service.

14. Term and Termination

14.1 This Agreement takes effect when you first create a Publisher Account or submit a Work and remains in force until terminated by you or EBOKIO in accordance with this clause.

14.2 You may close your Publisher Account and withdraw your Works at any time using any account‑closure or delisting tools made available on the Platform or by contacting support.

14.2A Account Recovery Period (30 Days). If you close or delete your Publisher Account, the account is deactivated immediately and is retained in a restorable state for thirty (30) days, and your Works are withdrawn from sale immediately. You may restore your Publisher Account within those thirty (30) days by logging back in or by contacting support@ebokio.com, in which case your account, your author profiles, and your previously published Works are reinstated and your Works are relisted. Closing your Publisher Account cancels any paid Subscription Plan immediately, so no further subscription fees are charged; if you restore the account within the 30-day period and the subscription period you have already paid for has not yet expired, the plan and its benefits are reinstated automatically for the remainder of that paid period, and otherwise you will need to subscribe again. After the thirty (30) day period, the Publisher Account is permanently closed and cannot be recovered and your Works are permanently removed from the catalogue, subject to EBOKIO's retention obligations under the EBOKIO Privacy Policy and applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, Buyers who purchased your Works before their withdrawal keep their purchased copies permanently, as described in clause 14.4, and any royalties already accrued remain payable to you in accordance with clause 7.4.

14.3 EBOKIO may suspend or terminate your Publisher Account, remove Works, and/or cease providing services to you where it has reasonable grounds to believe that:

you have materially breached this Agreement or any EBOKIO Policy;

you have engaged in fraudulent, deceptive, or unlawful conduct;

your Works present legal, regulatory, safety, payment, or reputational risk; or

EBOKIO is required to do so by law, a court order, or a competent authority.

14.4 Upon termination:

the licences granted to EBOKIO in respect of the Works will cease, subject to a reasonable period for operational wind‑down;

EBOKIO may retain copies of Works and related records as reasonably necessary for legal, regulatory, compliance, backup, and dispute‑resolution purposes in accordance with the Privacy Policy; and any rights, obligations, or liabilities that have accrued prior to termination (including payment and indemnity obligations) shall survive. For the avoidance of doubt, where a Buyer has already purchased a Work before its removal or before termination, EBOKIO retains a perpetual, non-exclusive licence to continue hosting and providing access to that already-purchased copy to that Buyer, so that the Buyer's purchase and reading rights are not affected by your withdrawal of the Work or the closure of your Publisher Account.

15. Amendments

15.1 EBOKIO may amend, update, or replace this Agreement at any time by posting a revised version on the Platform and/or notifying you by email or via your Publisher Account, in accordance with the amendments procedure set out in the EBOKIO Terms of Service.

15.2 The updated Agreement will take effect on the date specified in the notice. Your continued use of the Platform as a Publisher after that date constitutes your binding acceptance of the updated Agreement. If you do not agree, you must cease using the Platform as a Publisher and close your Publisher Account.

16. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

16.1 This Agreement and any non‑contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer rights that apply under the laws of your country of residence.

16.2 Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be subject to the jurisdiction provisions set out in the EBOKIO Terms of Service.

17. Miscellaneous

17.1 If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect to the maximum extent permitted by law, with such modification as may be necessary to reflect the parties’ commercial intent.

17.2 Nothing in this Agreement creates a partnership, joint venture, employment, franchise, or agency relationship between you and EBOKIO. Neither party has authority to bind the other.

17.3 This Agreement, together with the EBOKIO Policies expressly incorporated by reference, constitutes the entire agreement between you and EBOKIO in relation to your activities as a Publisher on the Platform and supersedes all prior understandings relating to the same subject matter.

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