Book contract

Enter into the contract:
Contributor: ________ Press, hereinafter referred to as Party A;
The author ____ is hereinafter referred to as Party B.

In order to make a quick release of the book and a good book, Party A invites Party B to write a manuscript, and the two parties agree to sign this contract and jointly abide by it.

Article 1 Name of the manuscript

1. Copyright name: ____

2. Translation name: ____
This translation is the original famous name: ____
Original author's name and nationality: ____
Original publisher and place of publication, year: ____

Article 2 Requirements for the manuscript

Article 3 Full-page words or illustrations

Article 4
According to the relevant regulations, the initial price is ____ yuan per thousand words.

Article 5 The date of submission shall be ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Article 6 Party A's Responsibility

1. After receiving the manuscript, Party A shall notify Party B that it has received the manuscript within ____ days and review it within ____ months to inform Party B whether to adopt or revise it. Otherwise the manuscript is considered accepted.

2. If Party A has no requirements for modification of the manuscript, Party A shall sign a publishing contract with Party B within the prescribed review period.

3. If Party A proposes to modify the manuscript, Party B shall modify the return within ____ months. Party A shall review it within ____ months.

4. The manuscript shall be revised in accordance with the publication requirements, and Party A shall sign a publishing contract with Party B within the review period. If the modification still fails to meet the requirements, Party A shall notify Party B in writing to terminate this contract and return half of the manuscript to Party B. However, Party B shall pay Party B a draft fee of ____ yuan according to the draft, as compensation for Party B's labor.

5. After the signing of this contract, if the manuscript reaches the publishing level: due to Party A’s reasons, the publishing contract cannot be signed, and Party B should pay the basic manuscript ____% and return the manuscript to B. Due to the change of objective situation, the publishing contract cannot be signed. Party A Party B shall pay ____% of the basic manuscript, and the manuscript shall be retained by Party A for ____ years. If a third party wishes to publish the manuscript within this time limit, Party B must first ask Party A whether to publish it. If Party A does not intend to publish, Party B has the right to terminate this contract and return the manuscript to a third party for publication. If the above retention period is exceeded, Party A shall return the manuscript to Party B, and this contract shall lapse by itself.

6. After Party A receives the manuscript, if Party loses or loses the manuscript, Party A shall compensate Party B for the economic loss of ____ yuan.

Article 7 Party B’s Responsibility

1. If Party B fails to deliver the manuscript on time, Party A shall pay Party A a penalty of ____ yuan for each delay of one month.
2. If the manuscript is modified by Party B, Party B will not be able to return the revised manuscript on time. For each one-month extension, Party A shall pay Party A a penalty of ____ yuan.
3. If Party B terminates this contract due to force majeure, Party B shall pay Party A a penalty of ____ yuan.
4. If Party B submits the manuscripts of Party A to other publishing units or journals, Party B shall pay Party A a penalty of ____ yuan.

Article 8 After the signing of the publishing contract between the two parties, the contract will be invalid.

This contract is made in two copies, each party holding one copy.

Party A: ____
Representative: ____
address:____
phone:____
Date of signature: ____
Party B: ____
Representative: ____
address:____
phone:____
Date of signature: ____

Book contract

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