Annex No.3
Types of services provided by Ridero

The Ridero delivers the following services using the Service:

  1. Creation and laying out of the Book;

  2. Editing of the Book text;

  3. Conversion of the Book text to the following formats: epub3, fb2, mobi, pdf;

  4. Support of the Ridero Personal Assistance, which involves a creation of the Book / E-book based on a work task sent by the User;

  5. Printing and delivery of the Book to the address specified by the User;

  6. Downloading the Book file in available formats;

  7. Intermediary service of the sale of the Book in the online stores;

  8. Cover design of the Book / E-book;

  9. Professional Proofreading

Annex to the Rules
The Scope of the Services: creation and laying out of the Book text,
proofreading of the Book text, conversion of the Book text to the formats epub3, fb2, mobi, pdf

The User can use the following services using the Service and its functions without the support of the Ridero advisors:

  1. Creation and laying out of the Book text;

  2. Editing of the Book text;

  3. Conversion of the Book text to the formats epub3, fb2, mobi, pdf or other available formats;

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The Scope of the Services: support of the Ridero Personal Assistance

  1. Support of the Ridero Personal Assistance involves an assistance with the use of the Service features, including the preparation of the Book / E-book based on the text file sent by the User.

  2. The Ridero Personal Assistance communicates with the User by phone and/or by email in order to duly deliver the service properly.

  3. The fees for the support of the Personal Assistance are the following:

    1. Basic plan: €49.00, subject to below par. 4. This plan includes the publication of the text of no more than 15 author's sheets without graphics and images, as well as a selection of the cover from the Ridero templates.

    2. Standard plan: €99.00, subject to below par. 4. This plan includes the publication of the text of no more than 10 graphics and images, as well as a selection of the cover from the Ridero templates.

    3. Premium plan: €199.00, subject to below par. 4. This plan includes the publication of the text of no more than 20 graphics and images, as well as a selection of the cover from the Ridero templates.

  4. If the amount of the text sent by the User exceeds 1 million characters or the text contains more than 20 graphics and images or elements with an above average complexity, the Ridero notifies the User of the need to make an extra pay specified in the notice or refuses to deliver the service.

  5. If the User receives the information on the need to make an extra pay referred to in above par. 4 from the Ridero, the User has the right to:

    1. Withdraw from the service of support of the Personal Assistant. In this case, Ridero will refund the User a fee paid for the service within 3 business days.

    2. Order the service of support of the Personal Assistant after making an extra pay, specified by the Ridero.

  6. The Ridero begins to deliver the service of support of the Personal Assistant after receiving the full amount of the fee owed to it.

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The Scope of the Services: printing and delivery of the Book to the specified address

  1. The service involves the printing of the Book and its delivery by Ridero to the address specified by the User.

  2. During the delivery of the service, the Ridero also checks the layout of the Book and submits the final layout of the Book for the User's approval.

  3. The User is obliged to approve the final layout of the Book and the Book cover before its sending to print. For this purpose, Ridero submits the files containing the dummy layout of the Book and the Book cover for the User's approval.

  4. Since the filing of the order for printing the Book, Ridero guarantees that ISBN is issued for the Book at the User's option and the User is not required to make an extra pay for it.

  5. The fee for the service of printing the Book is indicated in the appropriate icon in the Service, when the User selects the service of Book printing.

  6. This fee also includes cost of delivery of the Books to the address within the territory of the European Union specified by the User.

  7. Shipping is carried out by a courier company.

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The Scope of the Services: downloading the Book files in available formats

  1. The User can order to Ridero company the service of downloading the Book files in 4 formats: epub, mobi, fb2, and pdf.

  2. The downloading the Book file in epub format is free of charge.

  3. The downloading the Book file in mobi, fb2, pdf formats is paid. In this case:

    1. It is necessary to pay a fee in the amount of 9 (nine) € to download a the Book file in all above formats;

  4. After payment of fee in full which is due to Ridero, the User has the right to:

    1. Make changes to the downloaded file;

    2. Download the file in these formats within one year from the date of payment of the fee as many times as he or she sees fit.

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The Scope of the Services: intermediary service of the sale of the E-book in the online stores

  1. The User can order to the Ridero the intermediary service of the sale of the E-book in the online stores. The User can order the intermediary service of the sale in all or some online stores that are listed in the business offer of Ridero by flagging the appropriate icon in the Service.

  2. The User grants the Ridero the license to use the E-book, i.e. the Work and its parts in order that Ridero duly delivers the intermediary service of the sale. If the Work contains the photographs of natural persons, the User also authorizes Ridero to distribute their images. The license and consent to the distribution of the image are granting to the extent specified in the corresponding icon of the Service or in an email sent to the User.

  3. The E-books are sold by the distributor or in the online store under the terms of the distributor and the store.

  4. When ordering to the Ridero the intermediary service of the sale of the E-books by the distributor or in the online store, the User defines in the Service an amount of money which he of she would like to earn by the sale of one copy of the E-book. The price of the E-book in the selected distribution channel will be defined in the calculator in the Service.

  5. The prices referred to in above par. 4 are recommended. Taking into account the advertising policies of the distributors and online stores, these distributors and stores have the right to:

    1. Change the price defined in the calculator in the Service, according to the pricing policy of the distributor and the online store. In this regard, the User can earn an amount different from the amount specified by him in the field "I want to earn" in the Service.

    2. Change the final price defined in the calculator.

  6. The Ridero does not charge commissions for the intermediary service of the sale of the E-books. The author earns the whole amount, which the Ridero received from the distributor and/or store. The price of the E-book in the online store is determined according to the sales policy of the online store and the rules listed in par. 5. The difference between the price of the E-book, calculated in the Service according to the expected earnings of the author, and the sales price in the online store is a commission fee charged by the online store but not by Ridero

  7. The Ridero company delivers the intermediary service of the sale of the E-books in the online stores using the subcontractor Ridero IT Solution SIA, therefore the payment of the fees for the sold copies of the Book / E-book can be made by this entity. The User can track the sales statistics of the E-books in the Service. The sales statistics is the ground for the calculation of the fee which is due to the User.

  8. The payment of the fees is made upon the application of the User, the minimum payment amount is 25 €. Each payment is reduced by the amount of the technical fee (12 €) and the payable tax, specified by the applicable economic laws. The minimum payment, technical fee, and tax deductions relate to the total liabilities of Ridero to the User and are charged only once at each payment.

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The Scope of the Services: intermediary service of the sale of the print-on-demand Book

  1. The User can order to the Ridero the intermediary service of the sale of the print-on-demand Book in the online stores. The User can order the intermediary service of the sale in all or some online stores that are listed in the business offer of Ridero by flagging the appropriate icon in the Service.

  2. The User grants the Ridero the license to use the E-book, i.e. the Work and its parts in order that Ridero duly delivers the intermediary service of the sale. If the Work contains the photographs of natural persons, the User also authorizes Ridero to distribute their images. The license and consent to the distribution of the image are granting to the extent specified in the corresponding icon of the Service or in an email sent to the User.

  3. The print-on-demand Books are sold by the distributor or in the online store under the terms of the distributor and the store.

  4. When ordering to the Ridero the intermediary service of the sale of the print-on-demand Books by the distributor or in the online store, the User defines in the Service an amount of money which he of she would like to earn by the sale of one copy of the Book. The price of the Book in the selected distribution channel will be defined in the calculator in the Service.

  5. The prices referred to in above par. 4 are recommended. Taking into account the sales by the distributors and in the online stores and subject to coordination with the User, the new price can be defined in the calculator in the Service: The User accepts the change in the amount of his or her earnings. However, the fee is uniquely determined as the amount approved by the User in the field of the Service, which indicates the sales price of the print-on-demand Book.

  6. The User can track the sales statistics of the print-on-demand Books in the Service. The sales statistics is the ground for the calculation of the fee which is due to the User.

  7. The payment of the fees is made upon the application of the User, the minimum payment amount is 25 €. Each payment is reduced by the amount of the technical fee and the payable tax, specified by the applicable economic laws. The minimum payment, technical fee, and tax deductions relate to the total liabilities of Ridero to the User and are charged only once at each payment.

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The Scope of the Services: Cover Design

  1. The Ridero may create a cover for the Book by the request of the User and subject to his or her instructions by: - Selection of appropriate graphics or use of images/photographs selected by the User; - Offer of up to three different versions of the cover; - Rework of the cover selected by the User, taking into account the instructions of the User; - Preparation of the final cover for both the digital and print versions of the Book (in paperback and in hard cover).

  2. The service is delivered by Ridero for a fee. The service fee of Ridero is from 120 € including VAT.

  3. The User is obliged to fill out the order form for the cover design in order that the Ridero company duly delivers the service. The User can go to the form by clicking the appropriate link in the Service.

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The Scope of the Services: Professional Proofreading

  1. At the request of the User, the Ridero delivers the proofreading services, which involve: - Correction of spelling and punctuation errors, as well as gross stylistic errors in the text and on the cover of the Book; - Check for correctness of the bibliography, footnotes, quotes, dedications, etc.

  2. There are two options of the "Professional Proofreading" service:

    1. Proofreading and making the changes in the Service (the corrected text that is ready for publication is displayed without highlighted changes),

    2. Proofreading and making the changes in the text document (the proofreading is performed in the track changes mode: the User receives a corrected text and the text with highlighted changes, as well as the comments on the changes if any; if the Book has been previously posted in the system it is necessary to create it again before the printing using the text corrected by the proofreader).

  3. The service is delivered by Ridero for a fee. The fee of Ridero is 20 € (including VAT) per author's sheet (40,000 characters) or 2 cents (including VAT) per line for poetry

  4. The minimum cost of proofreading is 20 € (including VAT). It is 1 author's sheet for prose and 700 lines for poetry. It is possible to order the "Professional Proofreading" service for shorter texts. In this case, the minimum cost of 20 € is used for all such texts.