Judgment Machines
Judgment Machines is directed by Zach Shallbetter in Spokane, Washington. Payments are processed by Stripe. Questions, cancellations, and refund requests go to hi@zachshallbetter.com.
TERMS / SALES
Terms of sale.
What you are agreeing to when you reserve the book or become a member, in plain language.
EFFECTIVE 2026-10-20
The book is charged at publication, not before.
Reserving the ebook ($14.99) or hardcover ($29 plus $6 US shipping) saves your card with Stripe and charges nothing. When the book is published we write to you, then charge the saved card the reserved price plus any applicable tax. No publication date is set. You may cancel at any time before the charge by writing to us; if the book is not published, you are never charged. If a charge fails or needs authentication, Stripe emails you a link to pay; the reservation lapses if it is not paid within 30 days.
Ebook by email; hardcover by post.
The ebook is delivered as a download link to the email you used at checkout. The hardcover ships to the US address you gave, after publication, with the ebook included. Formats and shipping times are confirmed in the publication email.
Billed in advance; cancel any time.
Membership is $6 / month or $60 / year, billed in advance and renewed automatically until you cancel. Cancel any time from the member portal; access continues to the end of the period you paid for, and no partial refunds are made for unused time except where the law requires. Members at publication receive the ebook of The Last Undo. Draft chapters are released to members at the author’s discretion, without a schedule. We will give 30 days’ notice of any price change.
If something is wrong, we put it right.
Write within 30 days of a charge and we will fix the problem or refund it. Hardcovers damaged in transit are replaced. Nothing here limits rights you have under the law where you live.
Prices are in US dollars.
Sales tax or VAT is added where it applies and shown before you confirm.
These terms may change.
The terms in force when you reserve or join apply to that order. Material changes for members are emailed in advance.