Terms and Conditions

§ 1 Provider and Scope

The provider is Alexander Pauls, Walnussweg 4, 32339 Espelkamp, Germany, e-mail: kontakt@book-drop.de. These Terms and Conditions apply to all contracts concluded via book-drop.de between the provider and the customer, in the version valid at the time of the order. They apply to the digital products and services offered on book-drop.de; for the Book Service, the special terms in § 12 apply in addition. The offer is directed at consumers and business customers within the meaning of Sections 13 and 14 of the German Civil Code (BGB). Mandatory consumer protection provisions remain unaffected.

§ 2 Subject Matter of the Contract

The provider creates A+ (A-Plus) marketing images for Amazon product detail pages at the price shown on the respective product page.

The Cover Creator produces, after preview approval, a print-ready wraparound cover at the price shown on the respective product page.

The Interior Layout service (Buchsatz) produces, after preview approval, a print-ready book interior layout at the price shown on the respective product page.

The Strategy Package comprises a niche and title strategy delivered as a PDF at the price shown on the respective product page.

Marketplace license packages comprise finished book manuscripts including a grant of usage rights at the price shown with the respective listing.

The Book Service comprises a complete package provided as a service at the price shown on the respective product page.

Digital products are delivered digitally by e-mail, download link, or by being made available in the customer area. Processing times mentioned in marketing materials are non-binding indicative values based on experience; no specific delivery time is promised.

§ 3 Formation of Contract

The presentation of the offering on book-drop.de does not constitute a binding offer. The customer submits their offer by sending the order form and confirming the payment step that creates an obligation to pay (Section 312j (3) BGB) with Stripe. The contract is formed when the provider confirms receipt of payment.

§ 4 Prices and Payment

Prices are those shown on the respective product page or the respective marketplace listing. For customers in the European Union, prices include statutory VAT where applicable. The binding amount is in every case the price shown at checkout, including any applicable taxes. Payment is processed exclusively via the payment service provider Stripe Payments Europe Ltd. The provider does not receive complete payment instrument details.

§ 5 Immediate Performance and Expiry of the Right of Withdrawal

Upon receipt of payment, AI-supported generation begins immediately. The customer expressly consents to this immediate start of performance and, where a statutory right of withdrawal exists (consumers in the EU/EEA), acknowledges that this right of withdrawal expires once performance of the contract has begun (Section 356 (5) BGB). Without this confirmation, the order cannot be completed. Customers outside the EU/EEA do not have a statutory right of withdrawal; for them, the Refund Policy set out in our Right of Withdrawal & Refund Policy and in § 9 of these Terms applies.

§ 6 Customer Obligations and Guarantee of Rights

By uploading the cover and entering the texts, the customer warrants that they hold or have licensed all rights required for the submitted content and that its use within the scope of this service neither infringes the rights of third parties (in particular copyright, trademark, personality or unfair competition rights) nor violates applicable law. In the event of an infringement of third-party rights, the customer alone is liable; the customer indemnifies the provider against all third-party claims, including reasonable costs of legal defence.

§ 7 AI Notice and Nature of the Service

The delivered images and texts are generated fully automatically by generative AI models. A specific aesthetic quality, a specific commercial success, or the freedom of the outputs from third-party trademark, copyright or personality rights is neither owed nor warranted. The customer is obliged to review the outputs on their own responsibility before any publication.

§ 8 Usage Rights

The customer receives a simple, non-exclusive usage right in the delivered files, unlimited in time and territory, for use within the scope of their own publications on Amazon and comparable platforms.

§ 9 Warranty and Liability

The statutory warranty rights apply. For consumers, the statutory warranty rights for digital products under Sections 327 et seq. BGB apply. The provider is liable without limitation only for intent and gross negligence, as well as for damage resulting from injury to life, body or health. In all other respects, the provider's liability is limited to compensation for foreseeable damage typical for this type of contract; any further liability, in particular for lost profits, missed sales or indirect damage, is excluded to the extent permitted by law.

For customers outside the EU/EEA, the following applies to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law: the services are provided with professional care as described in these Terms; except as expressly set out in these Terms, the provider makes no further warranties or representations, and any implied warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are disclaimed. Statutory rights that cannot be waived under the law of the customer's place of residence remain unaffected.

Automatic refund in the event of a technical error. If, due to a technical error in the automated creation process, no deliverable result of the ordered product can be produced, the provider automatically refunds the full purchase price to the payment method used by the customer. No separate request by the customer is required. Depending on the payment method, the credit is issued within five to ten business days. Further statutory claims of the customer remain unaffected.

§ 10 Dispute Resolution

The provider is neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (Section 36 of the German Consumer Dispute Resolution Act, VSBG).

§ 11 Final Provisions

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Mandatory consumer protection provisions of the state in which the customer has their habitual residence remain unaffected. For orders placed via the English-language pages of book-drop.de, the contract language is English. Should any provision of these Terms be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected.

§ 12 Special Terms for the Book Service (Done-for-You)

Via book-drop.de/buchservice, the provider additionally offers a done-for-you book service. Its subject matter is the creation and delivery of a complete, publication-ready book package consisting of a manuscript, book covers (paperback, hardcover, e-book), a book description, A+ content and the complete KDP metadata including keywords. The price is a one-time fee of EUR 349, including statutory VAT.

Applying via the form is free of charge and non-binding and does not constitute the formation of a contract. A contract is only formed when the provider accepts the application, sends the customer a payment link and the customer makes the payment.

The work is created with substantial use of artificial intelligence; the final selection and editorial control are carried out by the provider. A specific commercial success is expressly neither owed nor warranted (Section 327h BGB).

Upon full payment, the provider grants the customer comprehensive, exclusive usage rights in the delivered work, unlimited in territory and time, so that the customer can publish and exploit it under their own name or a pen name. The details are governed by the license agreement enclosed with the delivery package, which is made available to the customer before the contract is concluded.

If the provider begins production before the withdrawal period has expired, the consumer's right of withdrawal expires upon complete performance of the service, provided the customer has expressly consented to the immediate start and has confirmed their awareness that the right of withdrawal is thereby lost (Section 356 BGB). The provider obtains this confirmation in text form before production begins.

§ 12a Special Terms for Marketplace License Packages

For purchases in the Marketplace, the license agreement available with the respective listing, governing the grant of rights pursuant to Section 31 of the German Copyright Act (UrhG), applies in addition. The license agreement becomes part of the contract upon purchase. Delivery takes place digitally by download.