Terms
The agreement for using FossPress. Last updated 5 September 2026.
FossPress is a publishing platform: it publishes an author's book under the Foss Publishing imprint and runs its go-to-market across multiple channels (ads, reviewer and community outreach, listings, retail and more), and gives the author one honest view of what's working. These terms cover your use of our website and Author Portal and, when you add a book, the publishing arrangement itself.
FossPress is the trading name of Foss Publishing, the publishing imprint of record. Your agreement is with Foss Publishing. Nothing is charged upfront.
You keep the copyright in your work and you keep every NON-BOOK right: film, television, stage, radio drama, merchandising, games and any adaptation that is not a book.
When you add a book you grant Foss Publishing the EXCLUSIVE right to publish, distribute and sell it as a book in ALL formats (print, ebook and audiobook), in ALL languages and in ALL markets worldwide, including the right to license translations and book editions to third parties, for the full term of copyright, subject to the ending clause below. Nobody else, including you, may publish or sell a book edition of the work while this arrangement runs.
You confirm that you own or hold these rights, that you have the authority to grant them, and that the work is your own; where a sales platform requires a content disclosure (for example Amazon KDP's AI-generated content declaration) you agree to answer it honestly. You indemnify us against third-party claims arising from a breach of these confirmations.
There is no upfront fee and the core service never charges one. FossPress earns a 15% share of net receipts from every sale of the book; you receive the remaining 85% after costs.
FossPress is an acting platform, not the party at risk: EVERY cost of publishing and selling your book is yours and is recouped from your share before anything is paid out: production and print costs, distribution and platform fees, postage, review and sample copies, advertising you approve, returns, refunds, chargebacks, cancellations and any costs those cause. Nothing is invoiced to you upfront: if your share in a period does not cover the costs, the balance carries forward against future sales and is never demanded in cash unless you end the arrangement early (see below).
We account quarterly and pay any balance due within 30 days of the quarter end, with a statement listing sales, costs recouped and your share. Any paid advertising is run within limits you approve; we won't commit your money to a new channel or a raised budget without your say-so. An optional premium plan adds extra hands-off features for a monthly subscription, clearly priced before you subscribe, cancellable any time and never required.
We work hard to reach readers, but sales, reviews and rankings depend on many factors outside our control (the market, the platforms, the book itself). We can't and don't guarantee a specific number of sales, reviews or readers.
Either side can end the arrangement on 30 days' written notice. On ending we stop new activity, withdraw the book from sale within 60 days (keeping the right to sell existing stock for 6 months), settle the revenue share due, and the exclusive publishing rights revert to you once any carried-forward costs are settled. ISBNs registered to the Foss Publishing imprint stay with the imprint; you may republish under your own. On request we remove your data (see the Privacy Policy).
When you buy a book directly from us (for example through our Stripe checkout) the contract is with Foss Publishing. Delivery is by post within the United Kingdom, normally within 7 working days. Under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 you may cancel within 14 days of receiving the goods and return them for a refund; return postage is yours unless the goods are faulty. Trade (sale-or-return) packs are refunded per unsold copy on return.
To the extent the law allows, FossPress is not liable for indirect or consequential losses. Nothing here limits any liability that cannot lawfully be limited.
These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction.
Questions about these terms? Reach us through our contact form.
