The subscription is set up by writing to the desk through the contact page; we do not run a self-serve checkout. The reason is practical — many subscribers are institutional and need an invoice with a specific reference, a particular billing address, or VAT treatment under their national rules. Quoting from a form is faster for both sides than reverse-engineering it from a payment receipt.
We accept payment in Egyptian pounds (EGP) for clients with Egyptian bank accounts and in euros (EUR) or US dollars (USD) for international clients. EGP payments clear through the local desk; international payments arrive via SWIFT transfer to the Asyut bank, typically within two working days. Card payments are not supported at this scale; the administrative overhead is disproportionate to the subscription volume.
An invoice is issued at the start of every billing period. Reader and Library tiers can cancel at any time from the account page; access continues until the end of the paid period. The Field tier carries a six-month minimum because of the printed mailings — the first two notebooks are printed and shipped before the second invoice is issued, and we need to recover the print cost.
VAT: as an L.L.C. registered in Egypt under VAT ID 748-302-916 we charge Egyptian VAT to Egyptian subscribers; international subscribers are billed at zero-rate under the standard export rules and are responsible for any reverse-charge VAT in their own jurisdiction.