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Terms of Service

EbookState · ebookstate.com Last updated: October 15, 2026

These Terms of Service (“terms”) apply to your use of ebookstate.com and to the services you buy from EbookState. Please read them, together with our Privacy Policy, Refund & Cancellation Policy and Delivery & Fulfillment Policy, before you accept a quote or pay.

1. Who we are

EbookState is an ebook studio offering ghostwriting, editing and proofreading, cover design, formatting and layout, publishing support, author marketing, audiobook production and author websites. EbookState is a brand operated by TOBODIGI LLC, a Maryland (USA) limited liability company, 7570 South Arbory Ln, Laurel, MD 20707, USA. When you buy from EbookState, your contract is with TOBODIGI LLC.

2. Enquiries, quotes and your agreement

Submitting a form, chatting with us or booking a call is an enquiry, not an order. A project begins only when you accept our written quote or proposal and pay the amount due. The quote or proposal sets out the deliverables, price, payment schedule, timeline and revisions for your project. If it conflicts with these terms, the quote or proposal wins for that project. Any rights that cannot be excluded by law still apply.

3. Prices and payment

Author packages are priced in US dollars: Starter Author Package US$199.00, Intermediate Author Package US$430.00 and Premium Author Package US$980.00. Ghostwriting, audiobook production, author websites and other custom work are quoted separately. Before you pay, your written proposal confirms the package or scope, total price, payment schedule (upfront or agreed milestones), timeline, revision process and any third-party costs.

We accept payment through Stripe or PayPal and, where agreed, Payoneer, using secure payment links or invoices. We will never ask for card details by email, chat or WhatsApp. Prices are in US dollars. If your card or account is in another currency, your bank or payment provider may apply its own exchange rate or international transaction fee, which we do not control. Unless your proposal says otherwise, invoices are due on receipt. If a milestone payment is overdue, we may pause work until it is paid. Prices on our website may change, but a change does not affect a quote you have already accepted.

4. Your responsibilities

You agree to give us accurate information, a complete brief, content and timely feedback, and to have the rights to everything you supply (text, images, logos, trade marks, data and code). You are responsible for checking and approving deliverables, including spelling, facts and legal compliance of your content, before you publish or print them.

5. Revisions, changes and timelines

Revisions, timelines and delivery methods are described in our Delivery & Fulfillment Policy and in your quote or proposal. Work outside the agreed scope, including new concepts, new features or a substantially changed brief, will be quoted before we start it. Timelines depend on your feedback, content and access, and on third-party platforms.

6. Cancellations and refunds

Cancellations and refunds are covered by our Refund & Cancellation Policy, which forms part of these terms.

7. Ownership and licences

Once you have paid in full, we transfer to you the rights in the final, approved custom deliverables we create for you, as described in your quote or proposal. Until full payment, we keep those rights and you may not use the work. Preliminary concepts, rejected alternatives and working files are not included unless your proposal says so. Third-party materials (such as fonts, stock images, themes, plugins, software libraries or AI/platform outputs) stay subject to their own licence terms. Where a paid licence is needed, we will tell you, and it is not included unless stated. You keep all rights in the materials you supply to us.

8. Portfolio use

Unless you ask us not to, or we have agreed to confidentiality, we may display completed work in our portfolio and marketing after it has been made public by you. We will never disclose confidential business information.

9. Confidentiality

We keep information you share with us for a project confidential and use it only to deliver our services, except where disclosure is required by law. We are happy to sign a reasonable non-disclosure agreement on request.

10. Acceptable use

We do not accept projects involving unlawful activity, content that infringes the rights of others, misleading or deceptive claims, hate speech, harassment, sexually explicit content, weapons, illegal drugs, gambling, or financial or health claims we believe are misleading. We may decline or stop a project that breaches this section. If we do, we refund any amount paid for work not yet performed. When using our website, you must not attempt unauthorised access, disrupt its operation or copy content that belongs to us or others.

11. No guarantee of results

We commit to delivering the agreed deliverables with reasonable care and skill. We do not guarantee business outcomes such as sales, revenue, leads, traffic, search rankings, advertising performance, social media growth, platform approval, book sales, royalties, reviews or bestseller status, or that any trade mark will be registered. Any examples, portfolio pieces or estimates are illustrations, not promises.

12. Publishing, rights and royalties

You keep ownership of your manuscript and final book files, subject to the licences of any third-party assets (such as fonts or stock images). EbookState takes no share of your royalties; retailer, distributor and printing deductions still apply. “100% royalties” means we take no royalty share. It is not a promise that your book will earn royalties. Books are published in accounts you own, and retailers decide whether to accept, list or remove a title under their own policies.

13. Your manuscript and content

You confirm that the manuscript and materials you supply are yours or that you have permission to use them, and that they do not infringe anyone’s rights, defame anyone or break the law. You are responsible for the factual accuracy of your book. We may decline content that breaks retailer content policies.

14. Use of AI-assisted tools

Our writers and editors may use software tools, including AI-assisted tools, to support research, drafting or editing, and all work is reviewed by a person. If you do not want AI-assisted tools used on your project, tell us before work starts. Some retailers (for example Amazon KDP) require you to disclose AI-generated content when you publish; if we include AI-generated text or images, we will tell you so you can answer accurately.

15. Third-party platforms and services

Our work may rely on third-party platforms such as Amazon KDP, Kindle, Google Books, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble and other retailers and distributors. These platforms are governed by their own terms and may change features, pricing, review processes or availability at any time. We are not responsible for their acts or omissions. Third-party costs (ISBNs, retailer or distributor fees, proof and author copies, printing, shipping of printed copies, advertising spend, paid stock images or fonts, and other paid third-party charges) are your responsibility unless your proposal expressly includes them.

16. Warranties and disclaimers

Except as stated in these terms, in your proposal, or as required by law, our website and services are provided “as is”, and we disclaim implied warranties to the extent the law allows.

17. Limitation of liability

To the extent the law allows, TOBODIGI LLC is not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential loss, or loss of profits, revenue, data or goodwill, and our total liability for any claim relating to a project is limited to the amount you paid us for that project.

18. Indemnity

You agree to cover our reasonable losses arising from a third-party claim that materials you supplied, or your use of the deliverables in breach of these terms or the law, infringe someone’s rights or break the law.

19. Termination

Either of us may end a project by written notice if the other materially breaches these terms and does not fix the breach within 10 business days of notice. You may cancel at any time under our Refund & Cancellation Policy. On termination, you pay for work completed up to that date, and we deliver the work you have paid for.

20. Resolving concerns and governing law

If you have a concern, please contact us first at info@ebookstate.com so we can try to resolve it. We aim to respond within 2 business days. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute that we cannot resolve informally will be heard in the state or federal courts located in Maryland, unless the law where you live gives you the right to bring a claim in your local courts. Nothing in these terms limits rights you have under consumer protection laws that cannot be waived.

SMS Terms

Program name: EbookState Support, operated by TOBODIGI LLC. If you opt in on our website form, or text us first, we send text messages about your enquiry only: customer support replies and order updates. We do not send marketing texts. Message frequency varies. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out at any time; you will receive one confirmation message and no further texts. Reply HELP for help. Consent to receive texts is not a condition of purchase. For support, contact info@ebookstate.com or call +1 928 436 4863. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. See our Privacy Policy for how we handle your information.

21. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms for future use of our website and future projects. Changes do not affect a project you have already agreed to, unless you agree in writing.

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