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Book Publishing Contract Agreement made on the date between Name of Author of referred to herein as Author and Name of Publisher a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of with its principal office located at herein as Publisher. Sale of Right to Publish Author grants sells and assigns to Publisher the exclusive right to publish in the English language in book form in the United States and Canada the material now entitled Title of Book hereinafter called the Work which...Title may be changed only by mutual consent. Copyright Publisher agrees simultaneously with the publication of the Work to copyright it in the name of Author in the United States and Canada* Publisher shall imprint in each copy on the title page or its reverse side the notice Copyright year of first publication by Name of Author. Warranty Author represents that Author is the sole proprietor of the Work the Work does not infringe any existing copyright the Work has not previously been published...in book form and to the best of Author s knowledge the Work contains no libelous or other unlawful matter. Author shall indemnify Publisher against any claim demand or recovery finally sustained in any proceedings brought against Publisher by reason of any violation of proprietary right or copyright or any unlawful matter contained in the Work. Publisher shall notify Author of any such claim demand or action and give Author such reasonable time as the exigencies of the situation will permit to...meet such claim or to undertake its defense. Delivery of Manuscript Author shall deliver to Publisher on or before date a complete copy of the Work. If Author fails to deliver the manuscript on or before the above-prescribed date the time for Publisher to publish the Work may be correspondingly extended* Galley and Page Proofs Publisher shall submit galley and page proofs of the Work which Author shall read correct and return within number days of receipt. The proofs shall conform to Author s...final manuscript except as altered by mutual Agreement and shall have been proofread by Publisher. Any additional expense incurred by reason of changes from or additions to Author s final manuscript requested by Author in excess of of the original cost of composition shall be charged against the first installments of royalties due under this Agreement provided that Publisher shall promptly furnish an itemized statement of such additional expenses and make available at its office the corrected...proofs for inspection* Publication in or from the text at its own expense in such format as Publisher deems best suited to its sale at a catalogue retail price of not less than per copy in cloth style on or before date. Should Publisher fail to publish the Work by that date all rights granted to Publisher under this Agreement shall terminate at the option of Author and revert to Author. Such option may be exercised by posting a notice to that effect addressed to Publisher by registered mail...after the default* In the event of delay caused by strikes fires or other contingencies beyond Publisher s control the publication may be postponed accordingly.