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Lulu's Terms and Conditions

By purchasing Published By You - UK & Republic of Ireland distribution service you are agreeing to the terms below:

1. Lulu, in liaison with the UK ISBN Agency, will provide a single ISBN prefix and corresponding set of 10 ISBNs. ISBNs are typically processed and assigned within 5 business days.
2. Lulu will ensure that all information on your application is correct and includes all necessary contact information. Lulu will send your completed application form to the UK ISBN Agency for verification and processing.
3. Purchasing the ISBN prefix and distribution through Lulu is non-refundable. Either party may terminate this agreement with 30 days notice.
4. The first ISBN in numerical order within the set of 10 will be assigned to your book and the publisher name that you have provided will be listed as the publisher in all bibliographic feeds.
5. The remaining 9 ISBNs will be allocated to you for later use. Please contact Lulu at distro@lulu.com (quoting your publisher name and ISBN prefix) when you wish to use any of these remaining 9 ISBNs. A charge of £ tbc for processing and setting up distribution will apply to each of the remaining 9 ISBNs when required.
6. By signing this agreement you confirm that you are the official, registered publisher of this book(s) and have the necessary authority to use ISBN(s); that you have the necessary rights and permissions in the content of this book(s), and that you have world distribution and sales rights. Lulu holds no liability for any infringements of these rights and permissions.
7. Lulu will function as an agent providing distribution, promotional and/or marketing services.
8. You will be responsible for any orders you place or cause to be placed with retailers for this title.
9. Lulu, on behalf of you, the publisher, will be the prime source of bibliographic data on your book. Lulu will feed data to the UK ISBN Agency (Nielsen Book Services) and R. R. Bowker in the US, and other industry databases. These companies will in turn feed other companies within the industry. The data will identify you as the publisher.
10. You have the responsibility to inform Lulu of any changes to your registered publisher information (address; contact telephone number, etc.). If you withdraw your book from Lulu’s Published By You service then it becomes your sole responsibility to update the Agencies with information on publisher, book and availability.
11. You agree to purchase a copy of your book from Lulu for review prior to approving the first copy as well as any future revised copies.
12. (tbc) You agree to set your Lulu Marketplace price equal to or greater than your Lulu Retail price.
13. (tbc) A book’s listing may be withdrawn from distribution channels at any time. You may request your book be removed from distribution at any time. After such request, Lulu will start the process of withdrawing your book from availability in retail channels. It may take 6-8 weeks or longer for your listing to be completely removed. Lulu reserves the right to remove your book from distribution at any time for any breach of this agreement or our general Membership Agreement.

UK ISBN Agency's Terms and Conditions

1. You agree that any ISBN prefix assigned to you, and the ISBNs associated with that ISBN prefix, can only be used to identify your publication(s) and must not be used for any publications by any other publisher.
2. You understand that an ISBN prefix or individual ISBNs cannot be transferred or reassigned to another publisher except in the case of one publisher being wholly acquired by another.
3. You confirm that you will only assign ISBNs to appropriate products namely books, as stipulated in the ISBN Users Manual 5th edition (downloadable from http://isbn-international.org/en/manual.html).