Terms of Service, Community Gathering Conduct, and Inquiry Guidelines

These Terms of Service and Store Policies take effect on November 10, 2026. This version supersedes all previous oral, written, or preliminary representations regarding online catalogue listings, physical store visits, bulk order reservations, and event attendance at Loudmouth Books.

By browsing loudsmouthindy.com, submitting an inquiry through our digital forms, communicating via bookseller chat, or participating in bookstore programming in Indianapolis, Indiana, you enter into a binding legal agreement governed by these terms.

These terms represent an agreement between you and Loudsmouthindy, trading publicly as Loudmouth Books, an independent bookstore and community literary platform founded in 2024 by author Leah Johnson in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Our legal and physical contact address is:

Loudmouth Books operates as a registered business in Indianapolis and maintains active professional standing in regional independent bookseller associations.

Loudmouth Books operates as an independent bookstore and cultural platform specialising in literature, diverse authors, queer storytelling, titles confronting racial and social justice, banned and challenged books, small-press poetry, and regional Indiana writing. Our physical presence spans brick-and-mortar operations and community pop-up bookstore installations across Indianapolis.

The website loudsmouthindy.com serves as an informational catalogue, literary archive, community calendar, and direct inquiry portal. The website does not provide automated self-checkout, digital wallet debiting, or recurring subscription billing. All acquisitions occur through personal bookseller consultations, institutional invoicing, or direct physical transactions at our Indianapolis storefront.

Nothing displayed on loudsmouthindy.com constitutes a binding commercial offer to sell or an open contract for purchase. Displayed figures, specifications, paper stock descriptions, and inventory highlights represent non-binding estimates and informational references.

The formal procedure through which an inquiry becomes an order is strictly sequential:

• Inquiry Submission: The visitor submits title, classroom quantity, or institutional curation parameters via our online inquiry form, telephone (317-492-9446), or direct email.
• Inventory & Rights Verification: Leah Johnson or a bookstore curator verifies publisher availability, physical inventory status, print-run allocations, and applicable shipping windows.
• Written Quotation: Loudmouth Books issues an explicit written quote specifying ISBN, trim size, binding grade, applicable taxes, delivery timelines, and payment instructions.
• Mutual Acceptance: An order becomes final and legally binding only upon mutual written confirmation and issuance of a formal invoice or completion of an in-person register transaction in Indianapolis.

We reserve the right to decline any inquiry for out-of-print editions, titles subject to publisher embargoes, or bulk orders that conflict with our community standards or distributor agreements.

All prices and estimates are stated strictly in United States Dollars (USD). Individual physical retail books in our curated collection are priced between $13.99 and $32.00 USD per book, depending on whether the volume is a pocket-format paperback, extended trade paperback, or archival clothbound hardback.

Quotes for bulk institutional curation, classroom reading packages, and indie small-press services depend on six verified production variables:

• Publishing Rights: Institutional licensing, public lending permissions, and small-press distribution terms.
• Print Run Volume: Order quantity, package scaling, and freight consolidation from indie publishers.
• Editing Depth: Scope of editorial curation, annotated reading guides, or educational syllabus design.
• Design & Typography Scope: Custom bookplate stamping, bespoke archival slipcases, or customized dust jacket typography.
• Turnaround Scheduling: Standard 14-day curation lead times versus expedited delivery requirements.
• Print & Binding Format: Selection between lightweight mass paperback, smyth-sewn lay-flat binding, French flap covers, or foil-stamped hardcovers.

Admission to our public literary events, book discussions, and youth clubs is 100% free of charge. We do not charge admission fees for community gatherings.

Visitors and patrons agree to interact with Loudmouth Books in a manner consistent with civil discourse, mutual respect, and community safety. When using loudsmouthindy.com, you shall not:

• Deploy automated crawlers, scrapers, bots, or extraction scripts against our catalogue, event listings, or staff profiles.
• Transmit automated spam, spoofed inquiry payloads, fake contact records, or malicious code through guci587.php or ropudf3.php.
• Attempt to probe, breach, bypass, or tamper with website headers, security mechanisms, or administrative directories.
• Misrepresent an affiliation with Loudmouth Books, Leah Johnson, or our partner authors and publishing presses.

Public Event Code of Conduct: Loudmouth Books hosts over 150 free public community gatherings annually. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy for hate speech, harassment, homophobic or transphobic slurs, racial intimidation, or disruptive behavior aimed at authors, booksellers, or attendees. Individuals engaging in hostile conduct will be immediately removed from the premises or virtual broadcast and permanently barred from future events.

All original written content, editorial commentary, curated bibliographies, typography layouts, vector marks, logo outlines (including assets/logo.svg and assets/logo-inverse.svg), and site design on loudsmouthindy.com are the exclusive intellectual property of Loudsmouthindy and Leah Johnson, protected under United States and international copyright and trademark laws.

Book titles, cover artwork, excerpts, and author biographical materials displayed in our catalogue remain the property of their respective creators, publishers, and copyright holders. Such materials are presented strictly for identification, cultural commentary, and retail curation under fair use doctrine.

Custom photographs depicting bookstore shelves, bookbinding details, reading rooms, and small-press stacks are protected trade imagery. No photograph or written essay from this site may be reproduced, mirrored, or utilized for commercial purposes without prior express written consent from Loudmouth Books.

The website loudsmouthindy.com and all informational resources, reading schedules, and catalogue previews contained herein are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Loudmouth Books disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular literary or pedagogical purpose, accuracy of publisher bibliographic data, title availability, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that website functionality will be uninterrupted or error-free, that server connections will remain free of transmission latency, or that catalogue pricing will reflect real-time paper mill supply fluctuations prior to formal quote verification. Physical volumes ordered through written invoices carry only the warranties extended directly by the respective book manufacturers and publishing presses.

Under no circumstances shall Loudsmouthindy, Loudmouth Books, its founder Leah Johnson, booksellers, or community affiliates be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages arising from or connected to:

• Your access to, browsing of, or inability to access loudsmouthindy.com.
• Reliance on any informational catalogue entry, event scheduling notice, or estimated price range.
• Publisher delays, out-of-print title cancellations, or delivery disruptions by third-party freight carriers.
• Unauthorized transmission, server interception, or alteration of digital inquiry messages.

In all events, the aggregate liability of Loudmouth Books for direct damages under any legal theory shall not exceed the total amount actually paid by you to Loudmouth Books for the specific transaction in dispute during the twelve (12) months preceding the claim, or the sum of $50.00 USD if no commercial transaction took place.

Loudmouth Books reserves the absolute right, without prior notice or liability, to suspend, terminate, or restrict your access to loudsmouthindy.com, close active support chat sessions, refuse processing of inquiry submissions, or exclude individuals from public events if:

• You violate any provision of these Terms of Service or our Public Event Code of Conduct.
• Your conduct compromises the safety, dignity, or civil environment of our bookstore patrons, staff, or featured authors.
• We suspect fraudulent representation, automated scraping, or malicious network probing.
• Operational or legal constraints require temporary or permanent cessation of digital services.

Clauses relating to intellectual property, warranty disclaimers, limitation of liability, governing law, and dispute resolution shall survive any termination of service.

These Terms of Service, their interpretation, validity, and any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to your use of this website or interaction with Loudmouth Books shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the State of Indiana, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.

You agree that any legal action, suit, or proceeding arising under these terms shall be instituted exclusively in the state or federal courts located within Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. You expressly consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in such courts and waive any objection grounded in forum non conveniens.

Prior to initiating formal litigation, both parties agree to attempt good-faith informal resolution by transmitting written notice of dispute to [email protected] and allowing a thirty (30) day negotiation window.

Loudmouth Books reserves the right to amend, update, or revise these Terms of Service at any time to reflect operational changes, distributor guidelines, event programming protocols, or statutory updates under Indiana and United States federal law.

When changes are enacted, we will update the “Effective Date” displayed at the top of this document. Revisions take immediate legal effect upon posting at loudsmouthindy.com/terms/terms.html. Your continued use of the website or attendance at bookstore events after an updated version is posted constitutes binding acceptance of the amended terms.

Loudmouth Books is committed to digital inclusivity and equal access for all readers, patrons, and cultural community members. We design and maintain loudsmouthindy.com to conform with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards.

Our technical implementation includes:

• Contrast Ratios: High-contrast typography exceeding 11.2:1 for primary cream type on oxblood ground, and 6.9:1 for secondary notations.
• Keyboard Navigation: Fully operable tab sequences, persistent skip navigation link, and visible focus indicators across all links, buttons, and form inputs.
• Screen Reader Semantics: Structural landmarks (header, nav, main, footer), descriptive alt attributes for all trade photographs, and ARIA attributes for modal overlays and live chat regions.
• Responsive Geometry: Fluid text scaling via clamp(), tap targets exceeding 44px, and support for browser text zoom up to 200% without horizontal document clipping.
• Reduced Motion: Strict adherence to prefers-reduced-motion media queries, disabling automatic scroll effects and transitions when requested by user system settings.

If you encounter an accessibility barrier or require assistance accessing any portion of our catalogue or event listings, please contact our accessibility coordinator directly at [email protected] or call 317-492-9446. We address accessibility inquiries within two business days.

For questions regarding these Terms of Service, order policies, event guidelines, or accessibility accommodations, please contact our administrative desk:

We answer inquiries regarding store policies, book club guidelines, and bulk institutional curation within five business days.