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A licensed home for clean ebooks and audiobooks. We review every application personally — usually within 3 business days.

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AAbout you

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BYour work

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Books Published *

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CYour audience

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DContent standard + agreements

All Ages
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Clean
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Mature Clean
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Not Allowed
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  • No swearing or blasphemy
  • Mild exclamations only (e.g., "oh my gosh," "heck," "dang," "geeze," "holy cow")
  • Mild non-swear vulgarities used sparingly (e.g., "crap," "pissed," "freaking")
  • Religious exclamations (the Lord's name as an exclamation) used sparingly
  • Very mild swears used sparingly: "h**l," "d**n," "a**"
  • Cut-off or self-censored swear words
  • Occasional stronger but still less explicit swears
  • "b**h," "s**t" used sparingly, not habitual
  • Any use of the f-word, including cut-off or self-censored forms
  • Racial, ethnic, or identity-based slurs
  • Habitual or heavy profanity