Terms of service — readable on purpose.
These terms govern every project. Your individual contract restates the ones that matter to your project specifically — nothing important lives only in fine print.
effective date: 20 July 2026 · written in plain english on purpose
The service
Top eBook Ghostwriters provides ghostwriting, editing, formatting, cover design and publishing-assistance services as described on this website and specified in your project contract. We are a service provider, not a publisher: we never acquire rights in your work, never publish through our own accounts, and never take royalties.
Payment
| Deposit | 50% of the fixed project price secures your writer and schedule; the balance is due on final manuscript delivery. |
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| Payment plans | Available for projects over $3,500 (£3,000): 50% / 25% / 25% monthly, interest-free. |
| Price changes | Your quoted price is fixed. Additional fees can arise only from client-requested scope changes, and only with your written agreement in advance. |
Your obligations
Good books need your input: timely feedback on chapters (target: within 7 days), reasonable availability for interviews where the project needs them, and truthful source material. Delays on your side pause delivery timelines; they don't create penalties.
Rights and ownership
All work is performed as work-for-hire. On payment, 100% of copyright, royalties and credit in the delivered work transfer to you, worldwide and permanently, per the signed agreement. Full detail: Rights & Copyright.
Confidentiality
We keep your project, your materials and your identity confidential by default, indefinitely. An NDA is available on request at no charge. Our writers are bound by equivalent confidentiality terms. We will never name you as a client without written consent.
Guarantees and liability
The milestone guarantee (summary · full policy) is part of these terms. We do not guarantee sales, rankings or bestseller status — no honest provider can. Our total liability on any project is capped at the amount you paid for it. Nothing limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited, or your statutory consumer rights.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Consumers retain any mandatory protections of their home jurisdiction. Disputes go first to a real conversation with us — we mean that — and formally to the courts of England and Wales or your local courts where consumer law so provides.
Questions about any of this? Just ask.
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