The answer to both is no. Com is a royalty paying publisher. Com held the copyright and all rights to its publication the author could not follow up in submittals to paper publisher or screen rights and other possible avenues of publishing. Com requires the author to secure their own copyright so as to protect the author's interest. The contract begins with the signing of the contract.
Renewals are thereafter in periods of two years.
Example first renewal would be through calendar years 2003 and 2004. Com and its Authors. Com or the author, but by retail outlets, wholesale distributors and other eReaders. These agreements are tailored to meet each entity's requirements. Com is continually searching out additional marketing opportunities and having the contract posted can confuse the situations.