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Mage Orange Publishers’ Publishing Terms & Conditions

 

  1. Mage Orange provides both full-fledged/ traditional/ sponsored publishing as well as self-publishing options. 
  2. For Self-Publishing we have pre-specified plans/ packages, that can be customized if necessary. In the case of Sponsored Publishing, Mage Orange will be at the sole discretion to adopt a perfect plan or upgrades in the future. 
  3. Disclaimer: for the 100% sponsorship program, please note that at all times it may not be possible for Mage Orange to offer a 100% sponsorship, as for this program, we largely depend on 3rd party investors and our own profits and growth statistics, which is never constant. However, as a full-fledged publisher, we always try our best to support the best of best authors. Other Sponsorship options are the 75%, 50% and 25% Sponsorships.
  4. It is at our sole discretion to accept or turn down any “matter” provided by a writer, especially for Sponsored Publishing.
  5. We only accept pre-typed matter in Microsoft word document.
  6. The author is required to sign an “agreement” prepared on mutually decided terms and conditions before we start processing the publishing request.
  7. Images and/ or drawings, if any, must be provided by the Author and must not contain any work used without credits and/ or the written permission of its creator. The author has to declare this in writing or in the agreement.
  8. Services like professional-level editing, professional-level designing or art or sketching, digital marketing (Facebook Ads, Twitter Ads, Google Ads, Amazon Ads, YouTube Ads), are to be purchased separately or as add-ons.
  9. We will not ship to the author or the 2nd party or any such party, print copies of the book other than sample copies or author’s samples. It must be understood that we are a publisher and not a printing press.
  10. For Sponsored Publishing, Mage Orange will solely hold the rights to print and/ or distribute/ sell the copies of the book in any form or enter into an agreement with another publisher or person. The author will have the accreditation and credits and will be paid royalty. 
  11. In the case of Self-Publishing, the distribution rights will be held by the Author.
  12. In the case of Sponsored Publishing, the Authors will be provided with suggestion and instructions from time to time which can improve the sales and reach of the book. The Authors will be required to act on these suggestions and instructions. As an example, such suggestions/ instructions may be related to social media account or page creation, organic posting, Amazon Authors’ page creation, etc.
  13. There is no restriction on marketing rights for any type of publishing.
  14. In Any Type of Publishing, free copies or highly discounted copies distributed as such for promo will not be considered for Royalty Calculation.
  15. The publishing cost for Sponsored Publishing or Self-Publishing can be paid in select cases or for specific countries after one version either pre-order or digital or print is live.
  16. Books will be published in three sections or series- Gold, Classic, and General. The writers will have no influence over this in any case whatsoever. Books that are proven in the market will enter into the Gold Series. Regarding entry into the Classic series, the decision of the editor-in-chief of Mage Orange Publication will be final in all regards.
  17. By submitting the “matter” or “manuscript” to Mage Orange, the writer or client expresses his intense “faith” and “goodwill” in Mage Orange and indemnifies Mage Orange against any lawsuit or charges of counterfeit, copyright, or as the case may be.
  18. Natural calamities, epidemics, or pandemics may affect all working procedures.
  19. All payments for royalties or any other purpose will be made primarily through “PayPal.” Payoneer or Wire Transfer will be secondary options and may not be possible at all times. Authors who possess an active bank account can easily link it with a PayPal Account. Learn more about PayPal here. Indian Writers can be paid via “Direct Bank Transfer.” Please note that we shall not be responsible or answerable for any commission charged by your bank or any third party whatsoever.
  20. All quoted prices w.r.t plans, packages, and proposals will be inclusive of all charges.
  21. All communication can be made to the following emails: [email protected] / [email protected]