Last updated: 7 September 2026
These terms govern your use of continentalunitedpublishing.com and the services provided by Continental United Publishing (“we”, “us”, “our”), a publishing services company with offices at 39 West 29th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001, United States. By using this website or engaging us for a project, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site or our services.
Our services
We provide ghostwriting, editing and proofreading, book cover design, formatting and layout, publishing and distribution, and book marketing. Descriptions and any prices shown on this website are for information only and are not an offer to contract. The scope, fee, schedule and deliverables for your project are set out in the written proposal, quote or project agreement we issue to you. Where anything in that agreement conflicts with these terms, the project agreement controls.
Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old and able to enter into a binding contract. If you engage us on behalf of a company, you confirm that you are authorised to bind it.
Your responsibilities
- Provide the material, information, approvals and feedback we need, within the timeframes agreed.
- Make sure everything you give us is accurate, and that you own it or have permission to use it. This includes text, images, research, interviews, quotations and any third-party material.
- Review drafts and deliverables promptly and tell us clearly what needs to change.
- Keep your own copies of the material you supply.
You are responsible for the factual accuracy of your book, including any claims, advice, names, events or statements it contains.
Intellectual property
Your work
On full payment of the agreed fee, all rights in the finished manuscript, cover artwork and other deliverables created specifically for you transfer to you. You own the work and may publish it under your own name. Our writers do not claim authorship credit, royalties or a byline unless your project agreement says otherwise.
Until payment is made in full, we retain the rights in the deliverables and no licence to use, publish or distribute them is granted.
Our work
We retain ownership of our own tools, templates, processes, internal working documents and any pre-existing material we bring to a project, together with the content of this website: text, layout, graphics and our name and logo. Nothing here transfers those to you, and you may not copy or reuse the contents of this website without our permission.
We will not name you or show your book as a sample of our work without your written consent.
Confidentiality
We treat your unpublished manuscript and project materials as confidential and share them only with the team working on your project, each bound by confidentiality obligations. We are happy to sign a separate non-disclosure agreement on request. See our Privacy Policy for how we handle personal information.
Fees and payment
Fees, payment schedule and invoicing terms are set out in your project agreement. Work is generally scheduled once the agreed initial payment is received, and remaining payments fall due at the milestones stated in that agreement. Fees are exclusive of any taxes, bank charges or third-party platform costs unless stated otherwise. We may pause work on overdue accounts.
Revisions and refunds
Revision rounds, acceptance criteria, cancellation and any refund entitlement are governed by the individual project agreement you sign with us. Because our work is bespoke and produced specifically for you, entitlements vary by project and are agreed in writing before work begins. If you have a concern about the work, tell us and we will try to resolve it.
Timelines
Delivery dates are estimates based on the scope agreed and on receiving your material and feedback on time. Delays in approvals, changes to scope, or circumstances outside our reasonable control will move the schedule accordingly.
Publishing, distribution and results
Where you ask us to publish or distribute on your behalf, we work with third-party platforms and retailers. Those platforms set their own terms, review processes, pricing rules and payment schedules, and we do not control them. We cannot guarantee that a platform will accept or continue to list a title.
We also cannot guarantee any particular commercial outcome. Nothing on this website or in our proposals is a promise of sales, revenue, rankings, reviews, media coverage, awards or any other result. Publishing outcomes depend on many factors beyond our control, including the market, timing and the book itself.
Content we will not work on
We may decline or stop work on material that is plagiarised, infringes someone else’s rights, is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, hateful, sexually exploitative, or that promotes violence or illegal activity. If we stop work for this reason, fees for work already performed remain payable.
Third-party services
Our website and services may link to or rely on third-party tools and platforms. We are not responsible for their content, availability or practices, and your use of them is governed by their own terms.
Disclaimers
The website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We do not warrant that it will be uninterrupted, error free or free of harmful components. Information on this site is general in nature and is not legal, financial or professional advice.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost revenue, lost sales or loss of data, arising out of or in connection with our services or this website, even if we were advised of the possibility.
Our total liability for any claim relating to a project is limited to the amount you paid us for that project.
Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, losses and reasonable legal costs arising from material you supplied to us, from your publication or use of the deliverables, or from your breach of these terms.
Termination
Either party may end an engagement in the manner set out in the project agreement. On termination, fees for work performed up to that point remain payable, and rights in unpaid deliverables remain with us. Sections on intellectual property, confidentiality, disclaimers, liability, indemnity and governing law survive termination.
Governing law and disputes
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Any dispute arising out of these terms or our services will be brought in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York, and you and we consent to the jurisdiction of those courts. Before starting formal proceedings, we ask that you contact us so we can try to resolve the matter directly.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms from time to time. The date at the top shows when they were last revised. Continued use of the website after a change means you accept the revised terms. Changes do not affect a project agreement already signed.
Contact us
Continental United Publishing
39 West 29th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Email: info@continentalunitedpublishing.com
Phone: +1 (504) 600-5872
