Publishing Agreement
The
following is a Publishing Agreement between Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx (“Author”) and The
Small Business Company (“The Company”).
Author
and The Company are entering into this Agreement to publish and market a book
titled The
Greatest Book on Coaching for Small Business (hereinafter
referred to as "the Work").
The
following sets forth our understanding in regards to respective rights in the
Work and any royalties or other considerations to which both parties may be
entitled pursuant to this Agreement.
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The
copyright in the Work shall be secured and held in the name of Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx for the term of the copyright, and for any additional or
new
copyright which may hereafter be embodied in any copyright law throughout
the world.
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| 2. |
The
authorship of the published Work shall be listed as: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx.
The
Company will ensure that this name appears in marketing materials,
on the
jacket, and title page of the Work.
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| 3. |
The
Company
shall provide 500,000 shares of common stock (at par value $0.0001)
to
Author for the exclusive right to publish the Work for a period of
five
(5) years from the date of this
Agreement.
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| 4. |
All
moneys, advances, proceeds and other considerations which may become
payable to The Company with respect to this Agreement and from the
sale,
lease, license or other disposition of any and all rights in and
to the
Work now existing or which may hereafter come into existence shall
first
be used to reimburse any outstanding expenses incurred printing,
publishing and marketing the Work; remaining funds (the profits)
shall be
apportioned between Author and The Company as
follows:
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Author
- 25%
The
Company - 75%
| 5. |
In
non-sales/marketing applications such as training, samples, or reviews,
no
royalties shall be distributed to
Author.
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| 6. |
The
Company intends to market the Work through its web site, through
online
book sellers, and potential affiliate marketing relationships and
industry
associations.
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| 7. |
The
terms of this Agreement shall be coextensive with the life of the
Work
unless amended to in writing and agreed upon by both
parties.
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| 8. |
Each
party hereto warrants and represents to the other that any material
written or provided by them in connection with the Work is not in
any way
a violation of a copyright or common law or right of privacy and
that it
contains nothing of a libelous, obscene or illegal character, and
each
party agrees to indemnify and hold the other party harmless against
any
loss or damage arising out of a breach of any of the foregoing warranties
or the other incorrectness of any of the foregoing
representations.
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| 9. |
The
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding and continue
to
the benefit of the executors, administrators and successors of each
party.
Respective signatures herein below by Author and The Company
representatives shall constitute this to be a complete and binding
agreement between both parties. This Agreement may not be assigned
by any
party without prior written consent of the other party, except that
any
party may assign his share of the gross proceeds hereunder to a third
person, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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Signed
and agreed to:
_____________________________________________ Date:__________________
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
_____________________________________________ Date:__________________
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
COO The Small
Business Co.
_____________________________________________ Date:__________________
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
CEO The Small
Business Co.
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