AUTHOR AGREEMENT
Author Publishing & Distribution Agreement
This page defines the technical agreement framework for Crevilot Ventures authors. Final legal wording must be supplied or approved by the client and an appropriate legal adviser before it is treated as the final contract.
Framework status
Technical workflow: Active
Legal wording: Pending final client / legal approval for remaining clauses
Current version: framework-2026-09-14
Commercial model already confirmed
The marketplace commission model is already agreed for the technical build. Other legal and operational clauses remain placeholders until approved wording is provided.
AUTHOR SHARE
80%
Tracked as vendor earnings in Dokan.
BOOKSTORE SHARE
20%
Tracked as Crevilot Ventures admin commission.
Agreement areas to finalize
The sections below define the required business areas only. They are not legal clauses and should be replaced with client-approved legal wording.
Publishing & distribution scope
Crevilot Ventures is a non-fiction marketplace serving readers across English-speaking markets. Approved categories include spiritual and faith-based books, self-development, education and learning, business, leadership, memoir and related non-fiction. Fiction titles are not accepted for publication on the marketplace.
Copyright & ownership
Define ownership, licences, author warranties and copyright responsibilities. Final wording pending approval.
Payment schedule
Define payout timing, minimums, methods, reporting and any processing conditions. Final wording pending approval.
Refund rules
Define how refunds, chargebacks and reversals affect author earnings and bookstore commission. Final wording pending approval.
Discount & pricing rules
Define who may set or change prices, approve discounts and run promotions. Final wording pending approval.
Termination terms
Define notice periods, breach handling and how either party may end the publishing relationship. Final wording pending approval.
Books after an author leaves
Define delisting, remaining inventory, customer downloads, order fulfilment and archive handling after exit. Final wording pending approval.
Commission structure
Confirmed commercial model: 80% author earnings and 20% Crevilot Ventures commission. Crevilot Ventures also charges a fixed US$0.50 platform service fee per completed book sale. Third-party payment, banking, currency conversion, withdrawal and payout charges are borne by the author where applicable.
Agreement acknowledgement in onboarding
The website now records a technical acknowledgement when a new Dokan author completes registration. This is an audit trail for onboarding, not a substitute for final legal approval.
Registration
The author registration form requires acknowledgement of the current agreement workflow.
Audit record
The system stores acknowledgement status, timestamp, agreement version and agreement page URL against the vendor account.
Admin review
Selling access remains manually approved, giving Crevilot Ventures an approval checkpoint before publication.
Final legal version
When approved legal wording is supplied, the agreement version should be updated and existing authors should re-acknowledge that final version before continued publication.
Legal content still required
Before launch, the client or appropriate legal adviser should provide or approve the complete Author Publishing & Distribution Agreement covering the areas above. The current page deliberately avoids inventing copyright, payment, refund, pricing, termination or exit terms.