This contract is made between the two parties whose complete details are provided in the attached contracting form, referred to herein as "the first party" (the author / holder of literary rights) and "the second party" (the publisher / publishing house), collectively referred to as "the parties." In accordance with the provisions of the Egyptian Civil Law No. 131 of 1948, the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Law No. 82 of 2002 (especially Articles 138-178 concerning copyright and related rights), the Commercial Law No. 17 of 1999, the Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020, and the applicable laws and regulations in the Arab Republic of Egypt, this agreement aims to regulate the publishing relationship between the first party (the author / holder of literary rights) and the second party (the publisher / publishing house), whereby the author grants the publisher the right to publish, distribute, and market their literary or scientific work (book, research, short story collection, poetry collection, or any other written work) in return for agreed royalties, while preserving the moral rights of the author (the right of attribution and the right to object to distortion), and defining the responsibilities of each party regarding editing, printing, distribution, marketing, translation, adaptation, and publishing rights in other markets, the mechanisms for calculating royalties, providing financial reports, conditions for reprinting, conditions for compensation and penalties, all within a framework of transparency and adherence to the highest standards of the publishing industry and the regulations governing it in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The parties have agreed to the following:

Article (1) Definitions of the Contract
1- The following words and expressions - wherever they appear in this agreement - shall have the meanings assigned to each of them, unless the context requires another meaning:
2- The contract: refers to this book publishing agreement in its entirety, including its terms and appendices, and its preamble shall constitute an integral part thereof.
3- The author: the first party to this contract, who is the natural person that authored the literary or scientific work, and is the holder of the moral and material rights to the work.
4- The publisher: the second party to this contract, who is the natural or legal person (publishing house, publishing institution) that obtains the right to publish and distribute the work, and is responsible for printing, marketing, distributing, and commercially exploiting the work.
5- The work / book: the literary, scientific, or intellectual work authored by the author, and specified in detail in appendix (1) of this contract, including the title, subject, number of pages, and images (if any).
6- Copyright: the literary and financial rights of the work, including the rights of reproduction, distribution, translation, adaptation, exportation, and exploitation of the work worldwide.
7- Royalties: the percentage of the sale price (or net sales) due to the author for each copy sold of the book, as specified in article (5) of this contract.
8- Sale price: the price determined for the book (cover price) at which it is sold to the public, agreed upon by the two parties.
9- Net sales: the total sales revenue minus discounts, taxes, shipping fees, and any other agreed-upon costs.
10- Edition: a set of printed copies of the book produced in a single printing process.
11- Reprint: printing additional copies of the book after the first or subsequent edition has sold out.
12- New edition (revised): a new edition of the book that contains substantial modifications (addition of chapters, update of information, correction of errors) with the author's consent.
13- Distribution: the process of distributing copies of the book to libraries, distributors, electronic platforms, and sales markets.
14- License period: the duration during which the author grants the publisher the right to publish the book, as specified in article (3) of this contract.
15- Related parties: including subsidiaries, parent companies, sister companies, as well as directors, employees, contractors, consultants, agents, and representatives.

Article (2) Subject of the Contract and the License Granted
1- Firstly: The work subject to publication:
2- The author grants the publisher the right to publish the following work, detailed in Appendix (1) of this contract:
3- Title of the book:  
4- Name of the author:  
5- Type of book:  
6- Description of the book:  
7- Estimated number of pages:  
8- Illustrations / Images (if any):  
9- Target audience:  
10- Secondly: The publishing rights granted:
11- The author grants the publisher the following rights, according to the terms specified in this contract:
12- The right to print and publish the book in Arabic (or the agreed language).
13- The right to distribute the book in local and international markets (according to the specified geographical scope).
14- The right to market and promote the book by all means (advertisements, exhibitions, digital platforms).
15- The right to reprint upon depletion of copies (while respecting the author's rights to modifications).